Just to make sure we're all on the same page here: We're not picking a fight when we show images that have been crazily Photoshopped, or when we show you before-and-after shots of celebrities. We're not pulling some tabloidian "see celebrities without makeup!" or "look who has cellulite!" shtick. This is about the fucked-up imagery that is consistently and persistently gracing newsstands as the beauty standard to which we should all aspire.
For those of you who have seen, time and time again, these manipulated images — be it a retouched wrinkle or a dramatically trimmed waistline — and are aware of the reality behind them, you're maybe able to look at ads and mags and keep your head straight. Not necessarily, but that's the hope.