October 5, 2024

Photoshopped

This past week in my opening sermon for the American Idols series, I tackled our culture’s fascination with beauty, particularly as women receive the brunt of it.  Here are a couple of links that will help you explore further the impact that Photoshop has had on our images of beauty.

Metropolitan Magazine (a spoof) thanks to Girlpower

Fillipa Hamilton and Ralph Lauren thanks to ABC.com (check out the other “photo editing flubs”)

Photoshop of Horrors thanks to Jezebel.com

Dove Evolution video – A remarkable short video about the evolution of a real woman into a billboard ad:

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Or check out the original website by Dove for several other similar videos.