Barb Dybwad spots some strange news:
File this squarely under “would never happen in the U.S.” but French lawmakers have a fascinating new idea to combat body image issues: require disclaimers on Photoshopped or otherwise “enhanced” images of people. [...] The language will reportedly be: “Retouched photograph aimed at changing a person’s physical appearance.” The proposed law comes from French MP Valerie Boyer and is inspired by a recent report she authored on anorexia and bulemia.
More than 50 politicians have already signed on, and fines could run up to half the cost of the ad campaign.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/09/illegal-photoshopping/196077/
