Brits Want To Ban Airbrushing

Filed Under: Anglophilia Models Keira Knightley Kate Winslet Ad Campaigns

In the past, famous British actresses have spoken out against being airbrushed - like Keira Knightly and Kate Winslet, and now liberal Dems in Britain are trying to ban airbrushed images in general!

While this has been a conversation for a while, apparently people are irked by recent Oil of Olay ads featuring supermodel Twiggy looking glowy and taut and incredible for her age.

Just days ago, however, there were photos of the older model shopping around town and she looked much more…natural: wrinkles, jowls, you know, aged.

Now, lawmakers are concerned about the effect this has on young women and girls.

Jo Swinson, the MP for East Dunbartonshire said, "Today's unrealistic idea of what is beautiful means that young girls are under more pressure now than they were even five years ago. Airbrushing means that adverts contain completely unattainable images that no one can live up to in real life."

True! If you think about it, it's kind of false advertising. Misleading the consumer! We doubt they'll ever ban all photoshopping, but they have a point. Airbrushing has gotten ridiculous.

The thing is, we think that Twiggy looks pretty good for her age in the unairbrushed pic. She's 60 after all. But can you imagine what America would do if photoshopping was banned?

What would Mariah Carey look like?????

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: August 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm