Smooth Criminal 2 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Lady Gaga may dress however she pleases in real life, but even she isn't immune to the clever hand of Photoshop on her magazine photos. At Glamour's 2013 Women of the Year Awards on Monday, the December Glamour cover girl accepted her award with a sharp critique of her own recent Glamour photos. Speaking onstage at Carnegie Hall, Lady Gaga said that, like fellow honoree Malala Yousafzai, she was going to use her voice to speak up about her cover. "I felt my skin looked too perfect. I felt my hair looked too soft," said the star. "I do not look like this when I wake up in the morning... I don't even look like this," referring to her wild wig and makeup for the evening. Speaking slowly and measuredly, Gaga made it clear that the way covers like hers are tweaked and smoothed has damaging effects on the readers who see them. She urged the young people listening to "fight back against the forces that say you have to be beautiful," and she also called for the publications themselves to change: "It is fair to write about the change in your magazines. But what I want to see is the change on your covers... When the covers change, that's when culture changes." Gaga's outspoken critique was a bold move, given that she was receiving an award from the very magazine she was critiquing. But the overarching message of her lengthy speech was acceptance, particularly of people's quirks, tastes and appearances. She herself has been the victim of Photoshop before; most memorably, Vogue took heat last fall for digitally slimming Lady Gaga's figure on the September 2012 cover. She didn't speak out loudly against the blatant use of airbrushing back then; but she used her platform at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards to do so last night. See the cover in question below. Do you think stars like Gaga calling for change could finally made a difference in the magazine industry? So much respect for her right now. Truly a Queen!! Receipt : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/lady-gaga-glamour-cover_n_4259305.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughdancy 282 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 But remember when she told people to take down the unretouched TechHaus chair pic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Criminal 2 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 But remember when she told people to take down the unretouched TechHaus chair pic When? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Peters 10,732 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 But remember when she told people to take down the unretouched TechHaus chair pic What a hypocrite emma roberts is an abuser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughdancy 282 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 When? Earlier this year. She tweeted the unretouched pic by accident and then told people to take it down What a hypocrite I'm not being completely serious :toofloppy: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 She is trying to impress on her followers to see 'Reality' .... Since her success is based on 'imagination' That's cool, but a lot of people will miss the point. like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htrllllsem 14 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 When? lmao she tweeted it, but it was the untouched version of the picture, so she deleted the pic and posted the touched version But remember when she told people to take down the unretouched TechHaus chair pic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Criminal 2 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Earlier this year. She tweeted the unretouched pic by accident and then told people to take it down I'm not being completely serious :toofloppy: Oh yeah I remember that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Peters 10,732 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Earlier this year. She tweeted the unretouched pic by accident and then told people to take it down I'm not being completely serious :toofloppy: I'm aware. emma roberts is an abuser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,274 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 :clap: Re the unretouched tweet, I always thought she did that accidentally-on-purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexion_armando 241 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I appreciate the idea, but we all know it will never change. (plus it comes off as silly to say that about someone who paid you to be on their cover) Soon, there won't be people on the covers, just CGI models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 If you come out against photo retouching, do you put even more pressure on female models and celebs to be perfect, young, and thin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 450 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I love that she wore what she wore to the event as a complete contrast to her cover, and her statement here proves why she wore it. Interesting :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wet Fire 7,153 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 That's my lady :clap: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjang 2,262 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 lmao she tweeted it, but it was the untouched version of the picture, so she deleted the pic and posted the touched version *Where can I find the untouched version? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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