You're Kidding Me. Seriously??

Okay, does anyone actually believe that that is Oprah's body?? Anybody? Because I am not buying it. And you know what is really sad? That is a real body...just not Oprah's. It actually belongs to actress Ann-Margaret. And to top that off, it was used without permission. I chose this picture because, as you can tell, it has quite a bit of controversy surrounding it. Not only is it manipulated, but it blatantly puts Oprah's head on the body of another woman! It is bad enough to edit a picture to make someone look skinnier, but to use another person's body entirely?! Horrible and inexcusable. This was done in very poor taste. The original photo of Ann-Margaret was taken in 1979 and then used again ten years later in this Oprah cover on TV Guide. That means the cover editors must have really been desperate. I mean, to go back ten years just to find a picture of a different body? Wow. So I think I am clear when I say that this was manipulated to make Oprah look skinny, it was done by using the body of another woman, and it was definitely harmful because not only is it one big fat lie, but it used a picture of another woman without permission, thinking no one would notice (FYI: they noticed!). I just went back and read this entry, and it looks like I'm a little worked up about this. Wow. Never knew photo editing could get a girl mad. Looks like I'm going to need some chocolate to calm down. Oh darn. :-)