Why Cindy Crawford's Un-retouched Photo is Good for all of us
An
unaltered photo of Cindy Crawford has been making its rounds on the Internet
and making us all feel a little better about ourselves. The photo is from a
Marie Claire shoot from 2013 but was leaked last week. It shows the 48-year-old
supermodel in all her natural beauty flaws and all.
So what’s
the big deal about a picture you ask?
In our
minds we believe the models on magazine covers look that way in real life. Smooth,
amazing skin and perfectly sculpted bodies. We have an unhealthy misconception
of what’s real and what’s heavily airbrushed. Photo shop can be a very
dangerous thing for young girls with self-image issues.
How can we
convince our daughters they are beautiful when they are comparing their selves
to what they see in magazines and on line?
Plenty of
us have talked about this before but until we start seeing more changes we have
to keep bringing it up. Seeing Cindy Crawford looking as beautiful as ever and
still having a few flaws that would otherwise be hidden by Photoshop helped us
all feel a little bit more comfortable in our skin.
What are
your thoughts on heavily edited photos in magazines?
Heavily edited images gives us a completely unattainable and unrealistic idea of how we should look. I love that picture! She looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteHeavily edited images make me feel like I will never measure up but the truth is if I was photoshopped, I'd look just as flawless!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this post. She is beautiful in her natural form.
ReplyDeleteI think all bodies in any form should be celebrated.
ReplyDeleteThey are unrealistic! She looks like most of us do. It's definitely hard to be you best cheerleader, but you have to be. We need to set realistic views in our daughters, that I do agree
ReplyDeleteMelissa
I am happy to see a real woman with real flaws. It's much more relatable for me and...not gonna lie...makes me feel better about my own imperfections.
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