Shocking News: Newsweek Did NOT Retouch Palin

Image from source, DailyKos

Wait a minute, what? Conservatives (and naturally, FOX "News") are upset that Newsweek magazine put Sarah Palin on its cover, and did not retouch her? I totally don't get what the fuss is about. She's got a little creping about the eyes, and that's really all I see. All in all, she looks good for a 44-year-old woman, if you're into that kind of thing.

But apparently, this is the height of sexism, and liberal hate. Or something.

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Fox and GOP wingnuts furious at Newsweek over Palin cover pic

At first I thought you gotta be shittin me, but it's true.

Financial meltdown? Nah. People losing their mortages? Yesterday's news. Healthcare premiums going thru the roof? Not our problem.

But Newsweek dared feature a cover that highlights every imperfection--their words not mine--in their cover of the Alaskan wolf shooter. . .

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And here is the FOX "News" hysterical take on the subject. The host is particularly disgusted:

The PhotoShop Effect: Model Perfection

Sometimes, when I'm on a quest to find something to blog--and coming up short on ideas--I happen upon something interesting I might not of found before. That is the case here. A website called Diet.com sent out a fit, pretty girl for a photo shoot, and then demonstrate what sort of retouching a professional would do before putting her on a magazine cover.

I'm a graphic artist, and have done a limited amount of photo retouching. It's fun, I'll admit. But I'm not sure I like the idea of our entire photographic history of people being faked nearly all the time. I mean, it makes sense on movie posters, advertising, and magazine covers (though they sometimes go ridiculously overboard). But if this photo artist is to be believed, "99.9%" of magazine photos are retouched in this way. Well, unless you read the tabloids.