Since body image has been on the minds of many bloggers
recently I figured that I would jump on the bandwagon and showcase an awesome
Tumblr-trend that is going on right now – all thanks to Amanda Palmer (who I
honestly wouldn’t know existed, except that she’s married to Neil Gaiman). The
short story is that people all over Tumblr are posting photos of their bodily
imperfections – be they scars, cellulite, love handles, etc – along with the
hashtag “Photoshop This!” in an effort to show the media (who are notorious for
over-Photoshopping celebs) that people are okay with imperfection.
We all have something that we don’t like about our bodies,
and maybe it’s time that the media realizes that we’re all okay with not
looking like plastic dolls. Sure, I Photoshop a zit or two out before I post
photos to the internet (they’re temporary anyways), but you’ll never catch me
tweaking my nose or lip shape, or taking off a few pounds around the waist. Not
that I’m not tempted to some days, but I have no idea how to do that on
Photoshop anyways, and I don’t really care. What issues I have with my body
type I can easily hide anyways through clever tricks such as finding the right
angle to elongate my neck & jaw, wearing clothes that emphasize the correct
bodyparts, and using bronzer to create creekbones.
Though, I will admit, the jury is still out on what I’m
going to do about the facial scar that I acquired through the annoyingly
embarrassing accident a month ago. Thankfully it didn’t make an appearance on
film due to my camera angle, and people tell me it’s not that prominent, but
I’m sure it’s lurking there below my lip - waiting to make it’s internet debut…
To Photoshop, or not to Photoshop, that is the question…
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