Friday, 12 November 2010
The Airbrushing Debate
Female body image has become a subject for intense debate in recent years - eating disorders are an increasing problem amongst young women and studies have revealed that a shocking 43% of teenage girls would consider cosmetic surgery.
As you can see from the article below a petition has been launched calling for the labelling of all airbrushed images. The organisers have stated that young girls do not always realise that images have been digitally altered and, if they do, they may not be aware of the extent to which models have been changed. They argue that this can cause girls to aspire to look like something which doesn't really exist.
However, will the labelling of images make a difference? And what effect would it have on the magazine and advertising industries?
I am a student journalist putting together a series of reports on the subject. If you have any thoughts on the issue of body image and/or airbrushing I would love to hear from you.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Not just a female issue
Editors have denied airbrushing images of teenage singer Justin Bieber in order to make him appear to be wearing eyeliner.
Click here to read more.
Petition calls for the compulsory labelling of airbrushed images
The inspiration for the blog - Girlguiding UK has submitted a petition to parliament calling for the compulsory labelling of all airbrushed images.
Since it's launch during August, the petition was signed by 25,000 people.
The organisation has been raising concerns about young girls having problems with their body image. It feels that one of the problems with airbrushing is that young women do not always realise the extent to which models are digitally altered, if they understand that they are altered at all.
To read an article on the petition click here.
48% of teenage girls would consider cosmetic surgery
This hard-hitting figure came out of the Girls' Attitudes Survey conducted by women's group Girlguiding UK.
The problem of body image in young girls that came to light in the survey were the basis for their petition, calling for the compulsory labelling of airbrushed images.
A video aimed at raising awareness of body image among teenagers can be found here.
Find out more about the Girls' Attitudes by clicking here.
Rachel Leigh Cook speaks out about airbrushing
This article is getting a bit old now, but I found it very interesting. A teen star in America has been speaking out against airbrushing.
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