Faith Hill Gets A Makeover By Redbook
Ya know, you'd expect this sort of this from Vogue or Cosmo — those superficial rags — but not REDBOOK for crying outloud.
A dear friend sent me this link to a great site and they do a wonderful job showing how magazines are undermining our confidence (our=women) by taking a perfectly gorgeous woman in her late 30's and erasing all of her wisdom, love, laughter and joy from her face. Instead what we have, is a photoshopped version of what someone else considers attractive and appealing based on demographics, feminine insecurity and the fashion industry.
I can't tell you the hours of each day I spend worrying about my many flaws, some I am sure that only I am aware of. Mostly just random thoughts of "Sheesh, these lines around my eyes are getting deeper!" or "Why can't my boobs be in proportion to my ass?" Just casual concerns that pass by filling up space that would be better used say praying, thinking about loved ones, brainstorming book ideas, whatever. And before you label me as shallow and easily manipulated, trust me when I tell you ALL women worry about this crap to some degree, even those who seem far removed from the world of glamor, and most likely, wear comfortable shoes (if you know what I am saying.) While I am not grotesquely insecure or burdened with any overwhelming feelings of a lack of self-worth, I can't help but be stimulated by the subliminal messages I am bombarded with from TV, radio, internet, magazines or life.
So, thanks Redbook and all you other prevaricators of the truth, thank you for going above and beyond the call of duty, because until you retouched Faith Hill's photo, she was a unG*dly mess and clearly unfit to grace your fair cover.
A-holes!!!
