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French Deputies Want Labels On Photo-Altered Models
Psychophrenes writes "A number of French deputies are proposing to pass a law requiring all published photos that were modified by means of an image manipulation program to include a statement indicating that 'the photo was altered in order to modify the appearance of a person.' This indication is to be mandatory on all ads, packaging images, political posters and even art photos, and is considered a matter of public health, aimed at fighting anorexia." The related article is in French, but Google Translate does a pretty good job.
But does this apply to persons only? I hope we'd finally get to know the truth about McDonalds hamburgers. Or can we count them as persons?
Well, maybe they were at one time...
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Two all-beef Patties, Special Scott and Lester Cheese picking bunions on a Sesame Street Bus?
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You mean removing the antlers?
We knew that.
Why not? That creates a false impression that can't be healthy for young girls, right? They already ban deodorant and shaving under the arms, so...
He doesn't mind that, its the airbrushing out of her penis that bothers him.
Why stop there. What about hair-colour and makeup. Come to think of it what about clothes.
1) This two-dimenstional photo is an alteration of the model depicted. The actual model exists in three dimensions and has volume, unlike this photo. Do not attempt to reduce your volume to zero, as it might affect your health.
2) The photo of this model is only 7 inches tall. The actual model is over 5 feet tall. Do not attempt to reduce your height to only 7 inches, as it might affect your health."
I mean, Ken just kinda had this lump, but that didn't frighten me into worrying about the strange dangly thing hanging between my legs, much less make me want to cut it off...!
It did for me. Many times a day I used to pull it hoping it would fall off.
I don't think most people spend most of their time oiled up, bent over and spread
he clearly stated that it was paris hilton
Maybe the label needs to be more specific and say something like "People in photo are larger than they appear".
Imagine seeing that in an ad on a 2-story billboard.
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That is not a defence, nor is it an excuse. If I as a male have to take responsibility for all the plight of women, then logically it follows that all females, just because they are females have to take responsibility for all the plight of men. Being a male my plight is a subset of all the plight of men. It follows that all females have to take responsibility for the plight I have suffered.
It's not necessarily annoying: maybe some people will buy the magazines only to read the disclaimers.
>>cheese that is actually plastic,
That portion of it, at least, needs to be done to adhere to truth-in-advertising laws. You can't photograph REAL CHEESE unless you use it.
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I throw up violently every time I'm around Beanut Putter & Jelly. Avoid the BP&Js, kids!
I switched my workout routine from all those hard hours in the gym to 20 minutes with photoshop, and my online friends are simply amazed at the results.