There's a women's magazine out there that prides itself on promoting natural beauty and other intellectual topics. It's called "Redbook" and it's quite the attraction for married women who need to know all sorts of tips and tricks to make their lives easier, but also some gossip and celebrity action, so that the ladies don't get bored while at home, cooking for their (possibly) drunk husbands.
I've noticed a pattern in modern press: if the media always publishes hot juicy stories of the rich and famous, the average guy or girl feels less miserable about themselves, thus contributing more to society, keeping busy and continuing the status-quo. But I'm not here to make social statements about press hypocrisy (which is normal), but just to make a little fun of this certain magazine for manipulating the photos of Faith Hill, making her look at least 10 years younger.
Why would they do such a terrible thing if their target audience is the middle-aged house wife? These women would feel much more related to the topic-at-hand if the magazine kept Faith's natural look. Sure, she was a beauty back in the day, but she's only human, and humans grow older (and wiser). It's not a bad thing this old age, it makes you more respected and such. But hey, if they were to show these stars as they normally look, without touching the pics, they would give a bad example to the public and nobody would buy anymore cosmetics that "make you look younger". Also the plastic surgeons would go out of business. Nobody wants that, do they?
For those of you who can't see the pictures or distinguish the differences, they modified the following things:
■ they added more hair than Faith actually has on her head;
■ they removed the crow's feet;
■ the mouth is way smaller;
■ they made her face and hands much thinner...actually if I think about it, they made overall changes in her weight, but her hand is what really pops out. Click, click, Bang! Minus 20 pounds...
■ her skin tone is way lighter and smoother. Skin stains, birthmarks and cute little moles went bye-bye;
■ the clavicles, back fat and hump are all gone;
■ they created a lighter butt, after industry standards;
All this is a direct and personal affront to all the female readers that are not perfect, as the message sent by this publication is that natural beauty is not cool enough for them. I feel sorry for Redbook, because if this scandal surfaces more than it did, they will also go bye bye just like Faith Hill's wrinkles.