Not as it seems...

I chose the attached photo of the before and after photoshopped photos of the brunette for a number of reasons. The model is completely lovely in the before photo and a closer representation of the average female consumer, back fat and all. I do not mind the use of Photoshop for brightening or cleaning up of a photo, such as the Britney Spears one in pink. The model in the bathing suit had most of her body altered to appear forty pounds thinner (they missed her back arm which looks weirdly large). I do not mind that the color of her suit and the background colors were also changed. The problem is that the girl as pictured, does not exist. Similar to warning labels that have been placed on cigarettes, commercials warn that we should 'not try this at home', and side view mirrors caution that 'objects may be closer than they appear',  I submit that any published photoshopped photos be marked as such.

Though this image should be marked as photoshopped, the corrections of the protrusion of her left hip, skin brightening and the smoothing of the suit in her crotch area are acceptable for my, Mrs. Consumer, sensibilities.    : )