Kelly Clarkson appeared on the cover of Self this week, and while at first glance, the photo looks like your standard, run-of-the-mill magazine cover unrealistic-body-image Photoshop, there’s a little more to the story…
In response to claims that Clarkson’s body was obviously altered, Self’s editor-in-chief had this to say about cover shoots:
This is art, creativity and collaboration. It’s not, as in a news photograph, journalism. It is, however, meant to inspire women to want to be their best. That is the point…
Did we alter her appearance? Only to make her look her personal best. Did we publish an act of fiction? No. Not unless you think all photos are that.
Ohhh, that makes so much sense! Ladies, they’re not insulting you by bombarding you with body images that are graphically altered and thus literally unattainable, they’re inspiring you to be your best! So stop slacking and start gaining magical bodies, you uninspired normal-os!
It’s just like how they put pictures of time machines on the cover of every Scientific American issue so they can be like, “Why haven’t you invented this yet, f*ckheads?”
