Yes indeed. Photoshop is one of my least favourite inventions ever. ti has robbed so many people of the joy of being because although it has a purpose, it has become an unattainable. Authenticity is beautiful.
I keep wondering if I should go back and add more, but it doesn’t need it.
Brian Gronberg
One of the many unintended developments of media culture (ranging from radio to the Internet) is that certain standards of beauty are not only established, but moreover are continually reinforced into the minds of individuals of all genders. It binds women to unrealistic standards of physical appearance and it, to a much lesser extent, binds men to only find themselves in relationships with women who meet these standards.
Sadly, of course, it’s a mere facsimile. Even if beauty were somehow able to be reduced to mere appearance, individuals cannot capture that precisely because of its artificiality. I think we’re aware of this too, even if pre-consciously.
Thank you for drawing attention to this particular matter and for including yourself in the art you create.
There are reports of this going on since the invention of popular photography. Women would see cartes de visite of showgirls and whatnot and the race was on.
Thank you for your thoughtful and complimentary comments.
Bill Banet
Cindy, what a thoughtful, heartfelt verse. Beauty, in my opinion, is found in our reality. Nature produces stunning examples if we are aware enough to see them. Your photo celebrates this nicely. Cheers to you.
My natural question, of course, is, if he finds you so disgusting, why the hell is he still running his hands down your curves? Hands off, asshole.
I was just reading today an article about Jennifer Lawrence talking about reminding ourselves what “normal” looks like, that we’ve been calibrated badly by photoshop and the underweight “ideal.” I’ve always believed that healthy women have curves…except for those with non-curvy body types, I suppose…LOL…(but non-curvy does not equate to underweight).
