I believe that airbrushing should not be used in magazines that are sold to the public. This is because it gives young kids and teenagers an unrealistic view on what the average person looks like, whether it be weight, wrinkles or the smoothness of their legs. On average, most teenagers will feel unhappy with their weight and looks because of the images they see on the internet or in magazines and this is due to the fact that they do not look like the images they are so often surrounded by. This causes them to feel unhappy about themselves and therefore want to change their body. The consequences of this are annorexia, bullemia and in certain cases, suicide and over doses. However, in some cases, I believe that the editing that is done to certain images can be helpful. In a recent article of 'Elle' magazine, a skinny woman had her bones airbrushed out and her shoulders fattened so that they she looked as if she had a more healthy weight. This should encourage children that a healthy weight is better.
I think that there should be a symbol used, such as the recyling symbol, that shows the image has been altered in some way. Either that, or editing should not take place at all unless it is to be encouraging healthiness.
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