Models The Reality Of Being Fake - 2144 Words

Jordyn Ramos Honors English 10 Period 4 10 march 2016 Photoshopping Models: The Reality of Being Fake The majority of today’s society knows that many images in magazines are retouched or edited. What people do not know, is that practically every image in magazines are edited and models in them are completely photoshopped to be thinner, flawless, and unrealistic. Models should not be photoshopped because Photoshopped models have harmful effects on women in society, models themselves, and those images are bad for advertisement. There are many companies taking stands against Photoshop in advertising to help minimize the issue, but not enough is being done to put the issue to an end. Most people are unaware of what Photoshop is and what it is†¦show more content†¦Images with Photoshopped models have many consequences. In this case, the victims of Photoshop are women in society that look up to Photoshopped models as â€Å"real beauty†. This is because some women do not know that their ideas of beauty presented in magazines, are created by a computer program. In her article, â€Å"What’s behind the culture of Photoshop in Advertising† (2013), Susan Krashinsky introduced her argument that Photoshop was having negative effects on women. In order to develop her argument, Krashinsky used statistics and cited editors and companies that use Photoshop and know the severity of the topic. Since Krashinsky’s article, Photoshop has only grown bigger in the modeling industry; and its results on women have grown as well. Today, the effects of seeing Photoshopped models include eating disorders and distorted body images. The results of these physical, emotional, and psychological medical issues can vary, but are unhealthy and can become deadly, no matter the situation. Eating disorders are the most harmful consequences of Photoshop. Eating disorders are medical illnesses that result in unhealthy eating habits while wanting to lose weight. According to The American Medical Association, â€Å"Alterations made through processes like Photoshop can contribute to unrealistic body image expectations, eating disorders and other emotional problems† (Diller 1). This is because Photoshop, as previously mentioned, simply makes a