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Apr 15, 2008
1:01pm
Yay! A Little Step Forward (Airbrushing Ban)
On a depressing day that saw Italy’s wealthiest man / king of all media / no. 1 weasel come back to power there have actually been some positive feminist news: according to Folio,
”Magazines in the U.K. face a potential ban on digitally altering celebrity photos [and] the American Society of Magazine Editors is considering a panel discussion about best-practice guidelines”
(see full article here).
More articles on the subject:
”Magazines face curbs to photo airbrushing” – The Times of London
”Glossy magazines face airbrush ban” – The Telegraph
”Airbrushing fears under the carpet” – The Telegraph
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