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Our Perception Of Beauty Is Distorted

I mean, just watch what makeup and some Photoshop work can do to a person, and you'll realize how distorted reality actually is.

This video is part of a well-done Dove viral campaign.

Posted by Jake on 10/23/06 @ 09:51 PM
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Everything You See Is Fake from UtterlyBoring.com on 05/01/07 @ 11:31 PM:
Fascinating video about how poweful video editing can be... This is sort of like this video about how our perception of beauty is distorted, thanks to advertising.... (Read More)

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Cheryl Howard said on 10/24/06 @ 08:52 AM:
No wonder we are never happy with how we look....

Jesse said on 10/26/06 @ 02:50 PM:
I know what you mean! I mean, the model started out looking like the most hideous old crone, and then that vision on the billboard is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

I mean, it's not like she started out as a hottie with no makup and flat hair and ended up as a hottie with makup, cool flying hair and bug eyes or anything like that. Heaven forbid. :)

My only complaint is that they failed to start her out with glasses and a pony tail.

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