French Women Don’t Get Fat! Politicians In France Propose Airbrush Warnings

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  Posted by AllisonRenee Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:03pm PDT

  Thats interesting, and I think it might help girls see that what you see in a magazine isnt always whats real.... but that doesnt necessarily mean that its not obtainable.

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  Posted by DeadlyPoison Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:19pm PDT

  growing up seeing all the fashion beauty magazines never really made me have low self esteem on my body. i never viewed stick thin girls to be more beautiful. always would see the models as plain faced with tons of makeup and looking like skeletons. but i realize not every young girl is going to think likewise. it's a neat idea having magazines put a warning label on those images which are digitally enhanced.

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  Posted by springtime Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:20pm PDT

  I am tired of hearing about French girls. Yes, they do get fat. Yes, they get pimples, too. They have mood swings. And.. they smoke way too much. I think most women/girls realize that the magazine pics of models and actresses have been altered considerably. Now with HD TV, you can see they have skin imperfections just like other people.

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  Posted by Shoujo Robot Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:43pm PDT

  Warning or no, pretty sells. If it didn't, women like us wouldn't be dropping buckets of cash into cosmetic, perfume, and clothes manufacturers' pockets.

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  Posted by Miss March Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:46pm PDT

  i think it might be a good idea actually. i think young girls would think twice about trying to be supper skinny or going to extreme lengths to be "pretty"

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  Posted by None Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:21am PDT

  Agreed with "Deadly Poison" I never cared what I saw on tv or magazines, on the contrary, seeing bones disgusted me all my life, and for me having no boobs or ass is not a good thing, but most kids are influenced, I never knew this, because I was not one of them, it really depends on what culture & family you grow up in, for Caucasians, the moms constantly complain how fat they are when they are stick thin, therefore their male children grow up to have nit picks when their women gain weight, everyone sees different realities, in Latino & Black families, "fat" or having breasts & ass is seen as beautiful and skinny as needing to change. I never thought French women looked beautiful, I have seen them some in person, and they are plain.

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