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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:00 AM

Digital dieting

Now you can make all your physical self-loathing digitally manifest in just seconds!

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  • Wednesday, September 20, 2006 07:06 AM

    Hate to say this....

    But now I deeply regret that I bought a Canon Elph last month. This is HANDS DOWN exactly the camera I want.

    My self-esteem is fine. But I too photgraph very, very badly. I always end up looking about 15 lbs heavier than I actually am.

    I see nothing wrong with tweaking a photo to make a prettier picture. Heck, I had a zit airbrushed off of my high school yearbook photo, and I saw a professional stylist and makeup artist before having my wedding photo taken. Why should this be any different?

    Far from harming women, I think as technology like this becomes more common, people will be more aware that perception is NOT reality.

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