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Should Photos Of Plus-Sized Models Be Retouched?

SodaHead Living 2010/07/22 18:39:23
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Plus-sized model Crystal Renn was outraged to learn that photos of her curvy figure had been retouched.

“When I first saw the photos, I would have to say I was absolutely shocked,” Renn, 24, told the "Today" show. “I didn’t think it was an accurate portrayal of my body in any way,” she said. “I’m a size 10, and that’s more like a size 2.”

The photographer who took the photos for the charity Fashion for Passion defended his work as routine.

“The minimal retouching that I did do, it’s nothing you wouldn’t see in any magazine today,” Nicholas Routzen said, according to the "Today" show. “There is nothing hidden about this.”

As a teen model, Renn developed anorexia and bulimia trying to get down to a size 0. Now that she's embraced her size-10 bod, she's more in demand than ever. You go, girl!

Should Photos Of Plus-Sized Models Be Retouched?
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  • Conesu 2010/07/23 02:19:13 (edited)
    No
    Conesu
    +11
    I take great offense to a size 10 model being called plus size in the first place. I call it a healthy size! offense 10 model healthy
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  • Callyislove 2011/04/22 00:27:38
    No
    Callyislove
    they have been able to get over there fears of being "fat" in the model industry and i think if they embrace it so should everyone else fears fat model industry embrace toccara
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  • Greg 2011/02/08 04:32:28
    No
    Greg
    Big women are beautiful just the way they are.
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  • Raindropkitten™~the author ... 2010/07/26 17:23:50
    No
    Raindropkitten™~the author of þhαετ~
    Plus size models aren't even plus size.
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  • Jessicmaka! The cleavage qu... 2010/07/23 22:12:23
    No
    Jessicmaka! The cleavage queen of ~PHAET~
    +2
    Stick skinny girls are not beautiful, real women have curves.
    reply
  • erdo sero 2010/07/23 21:05:31
    No
    erdo sero
    But photos of anorexic models should be retouched to hide protruding bones.
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  • ♠♠♠JeLLo♠♠♠ 2010/07/23 19:39:47
    No
    ♠♠♠JeLLo♠♠♠
    When a plus sized woman sees an add with a skinny woman wearing the clothes her first thought is that wont fit me right. I think it's bad for business. Advertise what you sell. Women know what size they are. Shopping for clothes is suppose to be therapeutic for a woman not make them want to go puke off 20 lb. Since when is a 10 plus sized?

    shopping clothes suppose therapeutic woman puke 20 lb 10 sized
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  • Mechild 2010/07/23 18:10:11
    Yes
    Mechild
    +1
    Even thin girls are retouched. In the model industry the models have to understand that some will want you to look thinner or longer necked ect. and some won't. I prefer non- plus sized models personally. A lot of people compared plus sized models to "boney models" and use the most extreme pictures while a lot of then are curvy and attractive.
    such as
    people compared sized models boney models extreme pictures curvy attractive
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  • michelle 2010/07/23 16:54:28
    No
    michelle
    it is making other people self consious when they seem skinnier than they are
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  • KatMandu 2010/07/23 16:30:48
    No
    KatMandu
    +1
    But then, I don't think photos of models (of whatever size) should be retouched.
    People have cellulite, pimples, bad hair days. Why act like anyone anywhere is perfect?
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  • Meijin Ryuu - Imperial Indi... 2010/07/23 15:30:10
    No
    Meijin Ryuu - Imperial Individualism
    +1
    I've said it before: unless the subject herself wants the photo retouched, then it should be left alone!

    Besides, size 10 can be just as beautiful as a size 2-if not more!
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  • Emily Skellington [[Bones]] 2010/07/23 15:29:41
    No
    Emily Skellington [[Bones]]
    +2
    It's sad that size 10 is plus size in the model world. Size 10 is healthy to me and a more accurate representation of real people.
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  • stahlnacht 2010/07/23 15:11:12
    No
    stahlnacht
    To retouch a photo for profit is to lie to the viewers and possible consumers.
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  • Der Haifisch 2010/07/23 15:05:32 (edited)
    No
    Der Haifisch
    +1
    I just had a look at her unretouched and touched photos, and there isn't even that much difference. They shouldn't have bothered at all. Besides, I think that plus-sized women look healthier.
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  • it'skrissie!d:) 2010/07/23 15:02:31
    No
    it'skrissie!d:)
    +4
    No, and I would be pissed to. It would be very offending and a size 10 is a healthy size! Just as soon as she loves her body the way it is, some retard retouches it. pissed offending 10 healthy loves body retard retouches
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  • *GoldenGirl* 2010/07/23 14:58:55
    No
    *GoldenGirl*
    +2
    Pictures of any model of any size shouldnt be retouched, and size 10 isnt plus sized, thats ridiculous.
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  • LinkX 2010/07/23 13:54:05 (edited)
    Yes
    LinkX
    All Models are retouched. You know those girls that are size zero in real life? Even they are retouched. It's not just this girl. If you pick up a magazine, everyone in that magaine, man, woman, and child, have all been touched with the photoshop.



    However, size ten is in no way a plus size. Where I come from, size ten is medium.
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  • Vieuphoria 2010/07/23 13:14:06
    No
    Vieuphoria
    showing people only small people makes women feel like they need to be small. When in fact most women aren't... It's wrong in my book. Let women be who they are.
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  • iamnothere 2010/07/23 12:56:04
    Yes
    iamnothere
    Magazines have always retouched pictures.. no big deal there.. Had to laugh.. when I saw size ten and this was considered a plus size model.. Still way smaller than the average american woman.. BY A LOT.. So the whole thing here is really bogus
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  • iamsamm 2010/07/23 12:45:59
    No
    iamsamm
    +3
    ohh god if a size 10 is plus size what is a size 14 then?
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  • J03Y W@$ H3R3~In Kira I tru... 2010/07/23 12:36:23
    No
    J03Y W@$ H3R3~In Kira I trust~►One Hit Rage Quit◄
    +2
    Bones are not very pretty
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  • Catie 2010/07/23 11:46:53
    No
    Catie
    +1
    She's gorgeous, and she's not fat at all. I don't see why they felt the need to retouch it so much.
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  • Isma'ila (God has heard)! 2010/07/23 11:43:16
    No
    Isma'ila (God has heard)!
    +1
    A size 10 is not plus sized!
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  • hmgmcrmy 2010/07/23 11:39:52
    No
    hmgmcrmy
    +2
    Take them as they are. Not everyone in the world is a size 0. Besides, what's wrong with some curves? Some women know how to work it!
    world 0 wrong curves women work
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  • mano 2010/07/23 09:02:07
    No
    mano
    But i dont get it, if everyone likes healthy women, why are size zeros in demand?!
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  • NakedWombat 2010/07/23 08:41:29
    No
    NakedWombat
    This woman isn't even obese yet she's a Plus sized model - WTF???
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  • Nabael 2010/07/23 08:28:16 (edited)
    No
    Nabael
    That woman needs to go kick some ass. PERSONALLY, I think women who have a little more shape (6-10 in size) and MUCH more attractive. I happen to be the majority of men who like a more womanly figure, not a 13 year old girl's figure.
    shape 6-10 attractive majority womanly figure 13 year girls figure
    Hell I'd go for that.
    My current girl is a 6.
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  • Xksana 2010/07/23 08:27:07
    No
    Xksana
    +1
    WTF? she looks always healthy! this pictue looks like her last picture before her death of anorexia!
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  • Queen B 2010/07/23 08:04:55
  • Lady Wh... Queen B 2010/07/23 09:04:21
    Lady Whitewolf
    +1
    SO true, Hunny!
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  • Sarsoura 2010/07/23 07:59:14
    No
    Sarsoura
    that is so DUMB! the worlds getting more and more crazy!
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  • ally 2010/07/23 07:38:24
    No
    ally
    +4
    Size ten is not plus. It's not plus until it has the X on it. lol
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  • Mellow 2010/07/23 07:22:29
    No
    Mellow
    No photos should be retouched. It give the wrong impression, perfect isn't achievable.
    reply
  • RunningWolf 2010/07/23 07:03:12
    No
    RunningWolf
    +2
    She's very pretty to start with and size ten shouldn't be plus size anyway. sheesh. The only time touchups should be done is to hide zits or things like that, not make someone look thinner. shes pretty sheesh touchups hide zits thinner
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  • NakedWo... Running... 2010/07/23 08:43:30
    NakedWombat
    She's obese at all. She's got the perfect womanly figure and a healthy figure at that. The photo on the left is sexy.
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  • Pele Emerging 2010/07/23 07:01:28
    No
    Pele Emerging
    If they want a size 2, hire a size 2. I fail to see how a size 10 is plus size! Plus size is like size 16 and above!
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  • kitkat42 2010/07/23 06:32:28
    No
    kitkat42
    +2
    No, and good grief, when did size 10 become "plus size"? That's just sick.
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  • Grissom 2010/07/23 06:18:58
    No
    Grissom
    +1
    No, respect should be given to Plus-sized models as they are to other non-plus sized models.
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  • SamTheSlayer [Codename: Duc... 2010/07/23 06:08:33 (edited)
    No
    SamTheSlayer [Codename: Duchess]
    +3
    Retouched is fake, and I'm not a fan of fake.
    If it's too hide blemishes or acne, that's fine, but editing a model to appear thinner (especially when she's a PLUS SIZE model), is messed up.
    Also, 10 should not be considered plus size...
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  • O'l Jarhead 2010/07/23 06:01:21
    No
    O'l Jarhead
    +2
    I thought "plus sized" models were hired FOR their "PLUS SIZE". Many years ago I had a thin girl friend. She was limber because there wasn't much of her. One day I came into the room and as she slep I thought, "she may be in poor health", as I noticed the hip bones protruding under the tented skin. After we parted ways, I never persued a relationship with a thin girl. I like the ones that look and feel healthy enough to be around for a while. I don't want to worry if the skinny girl is going to expire with our next sexual encounter. Crystal Renn is a very good example of a healthy woman. She may be "plus size" to some...but, she's just right to me.
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  • Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel 2010/07/23 05:09:13
    No
    Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel
    +2
    Size 10 is no where near plus size! Size 10 is even way thin in some people.....In answer to the question, there was no need to touch up a size 10 so yes i would have been a little ticked too.
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