UK model’s prosthetic leg edited out of Spain ‘beach bodies’ ad

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11 points·tailspin2019··4 comments

I have mixed feelings about this. Wherever I go, I see people taking pictures with their phones. I imagine that I am probably in many images and who knows whether or not they are flattering. Mostly I was probably not even aware that I was photographed. I have even seen a picture of me on google street view (face blurred, but I knew it was me). Now if I am not identified by name in the photo, and not characterized in some negative way by the captions (like: "Bunch of racists at a gathering..."), then, really do I care? The women in the picture in this article are essentially prototypes, not individuals. The vast majority of people who see the picture are not going to make a connection to any individual, and the intent of the campaign is very positive.

If I am in a public place, I personally realize I have given up some privacy rights.

Privacy isn't quite the same issue as using someone's image in ads without permission. Normally you need at the very least a signed model release.

And then they edited a leg onto a woman with a prosthesis, which really goes against the message they are purportedly campaigning for. "All bodies are Beach Bodies, unless you're missing parts!"

Those women have a valid reason to be angry with the Women's Institute for thinking women should be okay with this, and should be compensated for the anxiety they experience as a result.

What's the point in getting outraged over this?

Who's outraged about this?

You're reading a news article and in your mind you imagine a lot of people out there outraged. In reality no one's outraged. No one cares.

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