Photos that lie

 Martha looks pretty fantastic after jail doesn't she? Too bad that's not her actual body. In fact, her body belongs to a model. I chose this picture because this is something that happens a lot in this industry and it creates self-image problems with women everywhere. Not surprisingly, other magazines besides Newsweek (featured) such as Texas Monthly have also used photographs that feature different heads and different bodies. An example of this is their use of a model's body and previous governor Ann Richards. There must be various reasons as to why magazines choose to do this, but for the Newsweek cover it may be to create a cover they think will capture a readers attention and reflect their story. I think that this is a mockery of women and their bodies. They are no longer respected and no longer own their body in the eyes of the editors. 

Check out this video from YouTube.



I chose this video because after watching it it struck me as incredibly true. Our image of beautiful women has become so distorted and men's expectations has become distorted too. This can cause women and girls to yearn to be as beautiful as the photoshopped photos and create problems with their self esteem. This can be dangerous and harmful to women because they may try to undergo dangerous procedures in order to achieve this beauty.