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A few wks after Christie Brinkly's marital woes were made public, she was on the cover of a magazine that said "This is the face of 53" I told my daughters, No not quite, this is a face with professional make-up artists, hair stylests, special lighting and photographers. And possibly some retouching/airbrush/photoshopping . This is not the face of a real 53 yr old woman, its fake. Nice.. parents should teach children the difference between reality and fantasy... |
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A few wks after Christie Brinkly's marital woes were made public, she was on the cover of a magazine that said "This is the face of 53" I told my daughters, No not quite, this is a face with professional make-up artists, hair stylests, special lighting and photographers. And possibly some retouching/airbrush/photoshopping . This is not the face of a real 53 yr old woman, its fake. Good job, M. Michiganman. 
We don't want the girls to feel like that have to compete with a perfection that doesn't even exist. They have enough to worry about with their own self-image. |
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To be fair, I said she may be a good looking woman at 53, but not that perfect and that it is unreasonable to think every woman is going to look that good at 53.
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To be fair, I said she may be a good looking woman at 53, but not that perfect and that it is unreasonable to think every woman is going to look that good at 53. Very unreasonable to think that.  
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So what?.....Would any of us want our photo posted on the internet or even locally without making it look better if we could?????. If your answer is "No"...then you are a liar. I am who I am...take me or leave me...this is me! I honestly wouldn't want anyone messin' with my pic. JMHO about me! |
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Check this one out.
...And you really thought they look that good.... Ladies..all magazine cover girls are photoshoped. Don't try to be like them. they are not real. 
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Edited by
Winx
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Wed 12/10/08 11:49 PM
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What a difference!! |
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Sheesh... Get yourself a sauna. Your kids get to see wrinkled bodies, old bodies, fat bodies, avarage bodies... Different bodies which none are as perfect as in pictures.
Even before photoshopping my mother said to my sister that the hollywood stars aren't really that beatiful. They have master make-up artists and photographers making them look like that. |
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Why do I need a sauna?
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Why do I need a sauna? Because people are rough and tough in the Buff. |
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Personally, I think it's the role of the parent to teach their children what's right and wrong and to instill in them confidence in their appearance and abilities. You can't leave that up to the media or society, nor should you; they're about making money, they don't care what happens to your kid and they don't care what your kid takes away from the images they're presented with. It's about sales and making money. When I was a kid, Madonna was all the rage, and what she did and wore back then was considered risque for the times, but I was never tempted to imitate her. I understood she was a celebrity and I was a regular girl. Also, if I had tried to put on some of the outfits she wore, my parents would have put a quick stop to that.
I'm sure everyone is going to poo poo me and say it's important for girls to have a positive image. Well, I couldn't agree more, what I disagree with is, assuming that the media gives a crap about anything other than numbers. Parents need to be responsible for their kids- let them know those are celebrities; in costumes, in makeup, digitally enhanced, they don't look like regular people, and regular people shouldn't be trying to look like them. Just my two cents, bash away if you want; most people want to pass their parenting responsibilities over to others, so feel free.
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Nah, na, nah... nah, na, nah... nah, na , nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... ...Janie got a gun... Janie got a gun, whole World's come undone... |
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Personally, I think it's the role of the parent to teach their children what's right and wrong and to instill in them confidence in their appearance and abilities. You can't leave that up to the media or society, nor should you; they're about making money, they don't care what happens to your kid and they don't care what your kid takes away from the images they're presented with. It's about sales and making money. When I was a kid, Madonna was all the rage, and what she did and wore back then was considered risque for the times, but I was never tempted to imitate her. I understood she was a celebrity and I was a regular girl. Also, if I had tried to put on some of the outfits she wore, my parents would have put a quick stop to that. I'm sure everyone is going to poo poo me and say it's important for girls to have a positive image. Well, I couldn't agree more, what I disagree with is, assuming that the media gives a crap about anything other than numbers. Parents need to be responsible for their kids- let them know those are celebrities; in costumes, in makeup, digitally enhanced, they don't look like regular people, and regular people shouldn't be trying to look like them. Just my two cents, bash away if you want; most people want to pass their parenting responsibilities over to others, so feel free.
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Personally, I think it's the role of the parent to teach their children what's right and wrong and to instill in them confidence in their appearance and abilities. You can't leave that up to the media or society, nor should you; they're about making money, they don't care what happens to your kid and they don't care what your kid takes away from the images they're presented with. It's about sales and making money. When I was a kid, Madonna was all the rage, and what she did and wore back then was considered risque for the times, but I was never tempted to imitate her. I understood she was a celebrity and I was a regular girl. Also, if I had tried to put on some of the outfits she wore, my parents would have put a quick stop to that. I'm sure everyone is going to poo poo me and say it's important for girls to have a positive image. Well, I couldn't agree more, what I disagree with is, assuming that the media gives a crap about anything other than numbers. Parents need to be responsible for their kids- let them know those are celebrities; in costumes, in makeup, digitally enhanced, they don't look like regular people, and regular people shouldn't be trying to look like them. Just my two cents, bash away if you want; most people want to pass their parenting responsibilities over to others, so feel free.
I would never poo poo you... I think people too easily look for other sources to place blame.. and yes.. after years of working in the media.. I don't trust them.. I don't read the paper or watch the news or anything.. I know how they just say enough to make it true but still put their own spin on it.. I just might come across a story here or there.. but it's all just about money.... and I don't think there is a picture that exists in print that is not photoshopped in one way or another... |
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Samara, last night you said this:
"yeah.. there has to be someone to blame when people aren't strong enough to make decisions for themselves and have low self esteem and kill themselves worrying about what other people think..." I don't understand because this morning you are saying it's the parent's job to teach their children about the false images they see in the media. Why would parents need to protect and teach their children about this if it is just a matter of someone who is weak? last night you were saying with your posts that this wasn't a problem. Are you now saying it is a problem? |
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Edited by
SamaraNJ
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Thu 12/11/08 05:34 AM
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Samara, last night you said this: "yeah.. there has to be someone to blame when people aren't strong enough to make decisions for themselves and have low self esteem and kill themselves worrying about what other people think..." I don't understand because this morning you are saying it's the parent's job to teach their children about the false images they see in the media. Why would parents need to protect and teach their children about this if it is just a matter of someone who is weak? last night you were saying with your posts that this wasn't a problem. Are you now saying it is a problem? The pics are not the problem.. people who cant distinguish reality from fantasy are the problem.. parents and people who choose to blame others are the problem.... and saying there has to be someone to blame is sarcasm.. because it's ridiculous these days no one likes to take responsibility for themselves and blame others.... |
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Does someone actually blame the band when someone says a song made them commit murder? Does that make sense? Does someone blame Superman when a kid gets hurt cause he tries to fly? Why blame someone for a photo? Put the blame where it belongs....
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Samara, last night you said this: "yeah.. there has to be someone to blame when people aren't strong enough to make decisions for themselves and have low self esteem and kill themselves worrying about what other people think..." I don't understand because this morning you are saying it's the parent's job to teach their children about the false images they see in the media. Why would parents need to protect and teach their children about this if it is just a matter of someone who is weak? last night you were saying with your posts that this wasn't a problem. Are you now saying it is a problem? The pics are not the problem.. people who cant distinguish reality from fantasy are the problem.. parents and people who choose to blame others are the problem.... and saying there has to be someone to blame is sarcasm.. because it's ridiculous these days no one likes to take responsibility.... First of all, looking for contributing factors and causes for a problem is not the same thing as not taking responsibility for something. And, nowhere in here have I been sarcastic. I brought up an issue that is a concern for me raising two daughters. I'm sorry you can't understand that and prefer to take the "blame the victim" mentality. We should probably just drop this now and agree to disagree. |
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Edited by
SamaraNJ
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Thu 12/11/08 05:45 AM
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Samara, last night you said this: "yeah.. there has to be someone to blame when people aren't strong enough to make decisions for themselves and have low self esteem and kill themselves worrying about what other people think..." I don't understand because this morning you are saying it's the parent's job to teach their children about the false images they see in the media. Why would parents need to protect and teach their children about this if it is just a matter of someone who is weak? last night you were saying with your posts that this wasn't a problem. Are you now saying it is a problem? The pics are not the problem.. people who cant distinguish reality from fantasy are the problem.. parents and people who choose to blame others are the problem.... and saying there has to be someone to blame is sarcasm.. because it's ridiculous these days no one likes to take responsibility.... First of all, looking for contributing factors and causes for a problem is not the same thing as not taking responsibility for something. And, nowhere in here have I been sarcastic. I brought up an issue that is a concern for me raising two daughters. I'm sorry you can't understand that and prefer to take the "blame the victim" mentality. We should probably just drop this now and agree to disagree. you don't need to use sarcasm for me to be able to use it.. if you're raising two daughters and really see it as that much of a problem.. get off the forum and go boycott the magazines.. if you believe it is as bad as cancer go find a cure... I respect your opinion but don't just sit around and complain and talk about how bad it is and do nothing if you really believe things are THAT bad... I see nothing wrong with it at all... |
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ok you're right.. it's better to just end this now.. the forum is for opinions and you obviously don't like mine.. but if you're going to throw it out there you have to accept the ones you disagree with as well as the ones you agree with...
I'm sorry you got upset.. but I'm not sorry for what I beleive |
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