Magazines in the checkout line: Airbrush Much??

  

  When I go through the checkout line and see all the tabloid magazines it is quite comical to see how they either make someone look either very bad or extremely better then they are. I have purchased the Enquirer before just to get some good laughs. But the humiliation that comes along with it for the actors, actresses, models can be devastating.  Of course we all want to know what is our favorite star's doing but they are "normal" people under all of that make-up and have family problems just as everyone else!


   Why do "WE" as a society sleep in the nude, shorts, T-shirt, sheets, completely covered with blankets and quilts? I am not saying anything is wrong with anyone of these or that they are linked to fear. There are reasons though ; some may be good and some bad, some may be still needed while some may not. This is due to very low self-esteem whether it has been brought on by your family members, siblings, peers or MAGAZINE'S! They claim you must be the perfect weight, perfect height, no acne, to much make up or whatever someone decides to come up with next.

   Some do make their private life a mockery such as the most recent at the VMA'S, Miley Cyrus and so many more and they do this to get publicity. Bad publicity is not always bad, it draws the attention to them that they needed to place them in the spotlight or give them their so called 15 minutes of fame that maybe they would not have received any other way. I once read how the writers of the Enquirer were constantly getting slammed with lawsuits for false information and when it went to court, the judge had said if there was any truth even down to the location of where the actor, actress, models may have been that they can fabricate the story into a humiliating story without being held liable for slander!

     I do not feel that they should do all of the airbrushing on these models because it gives our society a false sense of reality on how we should or shouldn't look. Oh and those front magazine covers pull you in with topics such as Rachel Ray drops 6 dress sizes in 30 days, why? Because it will make us purchase that magazine, they will do just about anything to pull you in for the purchase. Magazine sales are on the down tremendously. They will give you the magazine free because the people who advertise in the magazines are the ones who are keeping them in business, where before it was the sales that kept them in business.  I believe Men & Women look at these magazines in the same manner, however, it can lead to a false sense of security as well. Some may start feeling as if they good enough for the man or woman they have been with for days, months or many years.  

 Truth is, some of the models are not as perfect as you may think. The one thing I have noticed is that with the new flat screen televisions they show a lot of imperfections and I have caught myself even criticizing some of the most handsome men or women as it show's how much make up they are wearing and the producers have been told they need to cut back and make them look more natural since we can see the tiniest hair on their face. 

     So please remember that "Everyone is Beautiful"!! Admire yourself in the mirror, look and pick one feature that you love or someone has complimented you on and focus on that. The outside is not what makes you beautiful, sexy or make you less of a person because you may not look like your favorite pop star.

Susan Compton