gah.

[mrsronweasley]

Okay. This has been bothering me for a while now, so I decided to share.

This is a promo picture for "In Plain Sight", and please, somebody tell me:

What is wrong with this picture?



OH HAI. Mary's missing a LEG.

That is one bad Photoshop job. Seriously, they took out her leg so she'd look THINNER? She looks WEIRD. Instead of the normal hot-ass Mary, we get a one-legged teetering person. Surrounded by grass that's shaped like a woman's leg. (And Marshal Marshall Mann.)

*facepalm*

Seriously, I hate that it's been standard practice to Photoshop the reality out of women for years now, but it's getting ridiculous. No wonder so many women think they'll never look good - they have this to compete with.

I mean, seriously. Check this out. It is creeping me right the fuck out.

None of this, of course, is new or ground-breaking territory in terms of, you know, ranting, but it gets me seriously pissed off, and so I had to share.

In conclusion: I would like my women to be recognizable as women, regular arms and all. And, you know, possessing both their legs. If at all possible, of course.

Comments

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

She does look weird!

And God, she really doesn't need to look thinner.... besides, curves are hot!

*hugs you*

[kristiinthedark.livejournal.com]

I would like to have both legs, thank you!

[themollyedge.livejournal.com]

Amen.

[mrs-laugh-track.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Me and my stupid two-leggedness. I'll never be hot enough to be on TV. I guess the only solution is to bust out the chainsaw and start practicing my hopping.

By which I mean WHAT? And BOO! This is right up there with the recent Beyoncé skin lightening thing in that L'Oréal ad in terms of total mind boggling. Dear people who do this: We can tell when things are photoshopped. Really we can.

[starfishchick]

That seems to be a trend in stuff I'm seeing today.

http://www.feministing.com/archives/010208.html

[starfishchick]

Hee, my just-posted comment is about the Beyonce thing, which I just saw today!

[frog4.livejournal.com]

Pfft. They didn't need to take out a leg, they could just have taken the photo using one of these.

[spin1978.livejournal.com]

My fantasies always involved Inspector Shannon with BOTH legs, I should note. I don't even understand why they would even need to Photoshop an entire leg out of the shot, when these (I'm sure) retouched promo pictures make MM look damn hot with both legs intact (insofar as we can tell):









So yes, 1.) I agree with you and 2.) I used this as an excuse to find more hot IPS pictures.

P.S. - I think it's supposed to be Marshal Marshall Mann, as it's the U.S. Marshals Service (one l) as memory serves. :)

P.P.S. - Sorry for the deleted comment, messed up one of the picture links.

[ldthomps.livejournal.com]

But I bet Anna likes it.

Heheheheh.

Ok, back in Normal land, yeah, that's Ridiculous and Weird and needs to stop.

[catwalksalone]

I am not taking you on the plane tomorrow with one leg. *confiscates chainsaw*

Also? I watched an episode of IPS for the first time on Monday. She had two legs then and looked way better. There was also sweat. The sweat was good.

[mrs-laugh-track.livejournal.com]

BUT CAT. *stompy feet* Fine. Take my chainsaw. You never let me have any fun. (Dude tomorrow we will be in Canada!)

Hm, sweat. I find this notion intriguing.

[kageygirl.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

[kev-bot.livejournal.com]

And the disturbing trend of Photoshop Anorexia continues. Jesus, that's horrifying.

[kev-bot.livejournal.com]

Because ... people might forget that Beyonce is black!? WHAT THE FUCK!?

[ldthomps.livejournal.com]

At least we entertain ourselves *g*. Thanks for coming over last night!

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Doesn't she?! It creeps me out more and more each time I look at it. Seriously, wtf.

She is SO incredibly hot, and if anything, it makes her look BIGGER, because it takes away the balance of, you know - having both legs. It's just ridiculous.

*hugs you back!*

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU! I would like for you to have both legs, too!

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

THANK you. *nods*

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I'm just going to sit here and wait for you to PERFECT yourself, thank you! Off with the leg! (How to shed pounds in minutes! Next, on Incredibly Creepy News at 11)

SERIOUSLY WHAT THE FUCK. And the whole Beyonce thing is RIDICULOUS. Like people don't know who Beyonce is. Or that she's black. Or - just. What?!

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I just. WHAT.

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Oh God. Gross. I cannot BELIEVE that's for real. O.o

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, were you...saying something?.. I couldn't quite hear you over the sound of HOTNESS HOLY SHIT.

(And, ha, thank you. *loses*)

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Best. Comment. In the history. Of COMMENTS.

♥ ♥ ♥

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

I don't even know. WHAT THE HELL, KEV. WHAT THE FUCKING HELL.

[starfishchick]

RAWR. But just a point about the hotness? She has both legs in these shots - wouldn't it be hotter if she had just one?

[kev-bot.livejournal.com]

It's not just racist, it DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

[spin1978.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! Yeah, any words I can summon up to go with that comment pale before the pictures.

[spin1978.livejournal.com]

If you're going to amputate via Photoshop, you might as well go all Boxing Helena and just lop off all four limbs. You'll have both the mysterious floating torso effect as well as appeal to the hardcore fetishists. It's a win-win situation!