Because culture says that women never look good enough.

[butterfly]

I'm mostly putting this here as a personal reminder of how Western (specifically American, in this case) society works to destroy female self-image.

At the Iwanex Studio website, under their portfolio section, you can see some of the retouched photos of celebrities that they've done... when you scroll over the image, you can see what the picture

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[trepkos]

I think most of them look better without the work. At least they look like individuals.

[auntie_angora]

Me too. Most of them looked just fine without the retouching, but Cate Blanchett and Cameron Diaz looked GREAT beforehand. I'm not sure where I draw the line on airbrushing, personally, but sometimes I find it comforting to look at pictures of celebrities that haven't been airbrushed, just to reassure myself that they aren't a race of androids or something.

[butterfly]

sometimes I find it comforting to look at pictures of celebrities that haven't been airbrushed, just to reassure myself that they aren't a race of androids or something.

Hee!

[butterfly]

I completely agree. It makes them all (these interesting, gorgeous women) look more bland and cookie-cutter.

[butterfly]

I completely agree with you.