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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-06

Posted: February 6th, 2010 | Author: elena | Filed under: twitter | Tags: , | No Comments »

Was She or Wasn’t She? Demi Moore and the Controversial W Cover

Posted: November 21st, 2009 | Author: elena | Filed under: airbrushing, body, censorship, corporate hypocrisy, exploitation, hidden propaganda, image manipulation, media, print, schizophrenic messages, self-image, twitter, women's magazines | 2 Comments »

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From Jezebel.com:

Although Demi Moore has denied that her W cover was dramatically Photoshopped to accidentally remove part of her hip, a photographer who also noticed it is calling bullshit… to the tune of $5,000.

Following controversy about her body proportions on the current W cover, Demi Moore posted the following message on Twitter:

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With a link to the following image:

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Professional photographer Antony Citrano reacted to this post by saying:

Whether or not her hip was botched, I do not believe for a moment that the image Demi posted yesterday [on Twitter] is the original shot. If she’s aware of that – and I expect she is – it’s irresponsible (and silly) of her to make that assertion.So, I’ll see her move and raise her $5,000: if the shot she posted yesterday is really the unretouched original, I will donate $5,000 to a charity of her choosing.

Eagerly awaiting the continuation of this saga…

Full post on Jezebel: “Photographer Bets $5,000 On Demi Moore W Cover Retouching


Twitter Updates for 2010-02-03

Posted: June 12th, 2009 | Author: elena | Filed under: twitter | Tags: , | No Comments »

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-11

Posted: June 11th, 2009 | Author: elena | Filed under: twitter | Tags: , | No Comments »
  • RT @TheNewAgenda TAKE ACTION: Sexism Sells, but We’re Not Buying it!!! http://bit.ly/EKSkL #
  • Highly recommended: @GirlsRockDC. Wonderful org that teaches girls how to “develop their self-confidence, build community & rock out” #
  • Obama is too tall for French President Sarkozy: so the latter used some help (= a stool) during his speech in Normandy http://bit.ly/p4nfK #
  • RT @JamesTurnbull: Interesting review of new book on lives of Chinese women: http://tiny.cc/0YLmt “The Other Half of the Sky” #gender #
  • RT @mediamacaroni “Seriously, Pixar, what’s it going to take to have a girl main character?” http://bit.ly/DMtxy (via @girlsincnyc) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-10

Posted: June 10th, 2009 | Author: elena | Filed under: twitter | Tags: , | No Comments »