The ethics of using image manipulation on magazine covers assignment

In the article Eating Disorders they describe the Barbie dolls measurements showing how unrealistic her body type is and that it would be imposable to achieve in nature; they state “ Barbie is part of the message that it’s better to be thin than not to be thin,” (Worsnop). Young girls read magazines like Seventeen and Cosmo Girl and see the models and diet ads and think “ I’m fat” (Worsnop). This is leading to a nation of young children with eating disorders like Anorexia and bulimia. In the article “ Is societal pressure to be thin to blame” it stats that It is not uncommon to find 8- and 12-year-olds with these disorders.

It is not just girls that the media targets men’s photos are now being touched up to look better. On this cover of Men’s Fitness tennis pro Andy Roddick is portrayed as having huge arms and a more filled out frame the second photo is the same man without the touch up. Andy Roddick gave a statement about the cover after seeing it for the first time ” I spent the last few weeks in Austin really focused on my training and getting back into shape…but pretty sure I’m not as fit as the Men’s Fitness cover suggests…little did I know I have 22 inch guns and a disappearing birth mark on my right arm.