Celebrities and Photoshop "Beauty"

Erwin and I discussed teen magazines in one of our recent podcast episodes.  I reminded our female audience members not to compare themselves to American celebrities (see also: Brown is Beautiful).

Here’s something you may not know:  most celebrities only release edited (retouched) photos to the public.  I didn’t realize just how common the practice is before I watched this video.

There are similar examples here in the Philippines.

Just remember that much of what you see in magazines is an illusion.

 

Quotable: AW Tozer

“Millions call themselves by His name, it is true, and pay some token respect to Him, but a simple test will show how little He is really honored among them. Let the average man be put ot the proof on the question of who or what is above, and his true position will be exposed. Let him be forced into making a choice between God and money, God and men, between God and personal ambition, God and self, God and human love, and God will take second place every time. Those other things will be exalted above. However the man may protest, the proof is in the choices he makes day after day throughout his life.”

A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

I read this book years ago–I need to read it again this year.