{"id":27086,"date":"2021-05-19T01:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T01:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=344167"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:55","slug":"airbrushed-magazines-hurt-the-body-image-of-young-women-heres-how-we-can-change-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/airbrushed-magazines-hurt-the-body-image-of-young-women-heres-how-we-can-change-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbrushed Magazines Hurt the Body Image of Young Women \u2014 Here\u2019s How We Can Change That"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With so much emphasis placed on women\u2019s looks in fashion media, it\u2019s a struggle to go through life without falling prey to stereotypes and images of the perfect body.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can\u2019t walk down the street without being confronted with images of skinny girls and beautiful models. Imagery like this is what perpetuates eating disorders and anguish girls experience in trying to fit the mold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many news organizations hold strict rules against photo manipulation, which fashion, women\u2019s and lifestyle publications are more lenient towards. Though it is not stated outright, retouching and thinning models and celebrities is not just standard procedure, it\u2019s expected and often demanded by publicists for such magazines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some womens magazines airbrush the bodies pictured in their pages.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always stretching the models\u2019 legs and slimming their thighs,\u201d a Manhattan-based photo retoucher told NEWSWEEK<\/a>, not revealing their name for fear of professional backlash. \u201cSometimes I feel a little like Frankenstein.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Former model Georgina Wilkin, 23, a former model developed an eating disorder because of the pressures of the job.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a few times where I\u2019ve worked for a magazine and the magazine\u2019s come out and I hardly even recognize myself. My legs have been skimmed off, my pores have been eliminated, my nose has been straightened,\u201d she told the BBC<\/a>. \u201cI felt awful \u2013 you feel that what you are as a human being isn\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reduced body image can have long-lasting effects on young women.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The effects of airbrushing aren\u2019t limited to models, either. A study<\/a> on the exposure of such airbrushed images on young women found that while girls typically begin to learn about the airbrushing process around 7th grade, they have not developed the knowledge to protect themselves against the implications of airbrushed images until they are older adolescents. And younger girls have even less defense against these tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The result is almost always reduced body image, which can have damaging effects in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s teen magazines do little to stop enforcing the stereotype; airbrushed photos and tiny models are still the norm. But that\u2019s not how real women look. These magazines are tricking girls into thinking their dreams can come true if they are thin and beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSeventeen\u201d magazine released the \u201cBody Image Treaty\u201d in 2011.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2011, Seventeen published an eight-point \u201cBody Image Treaty<\/a>,\u201d pledging their commitment to \u201ccelebrating every kind of beauty.\u201d This includes:<\/span><\/p>\n