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Posted on 07-31-2007 at 04:45pm
Scuse me while I hurl
Filed Under (Fashion & Style, Parenting) by badbadivy on 07-31-2007

Trashley points out a website that makes me want to puke:

Are you a bad parent? Do you like to dress up your children and parade them around like dolls, but still can’t get over that nagging feeling your baby looks too - human? Well, luckily for you, there is now a place to retouch those baby pageant photos that you so desperately, desperately need. Really, there’s nothing more precious than a child who’s had all the life Photoshopped out of their smooth, sad faces. I’m sure little Madison McKayla will never grow to resent you or your waste of her college fund.

I have a gorgeous daughter. Many people have told me I ought to enter her into pageants, modeling, etc. I don’t, because I want her to learn that she has value outside of her good looks. I just don’t understand pageant moms at all.

Head on over to Trashley’s to see a seriously vomit inducing retouched picture.

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Comments

Mack on 31 July, 2007 at 4:55 pm #

I’ve never liked the idea of pageants, or cutest baby contests, and it is indeed a little sick at the lengths some parents will go to with promoting their children. However, I looked at that site, and I didn’t see the “life” photoshopped out of those pics, rather, they looked better than before, because lighting mistakes were removed, backgrounds added, etc.

When I was a kid, I had an aunt that made a good living “colorizing” black and white photos. (thats all we had back then) She would actually paint them. It was kinda neat.


Roger Abramson on 31 July, 2007 at 4:59 pm #

Mack –

I dunno. Some of those “retocuhed” pictures make their subjects look like dolls or mannequins.


Mack on 31 July, 2007 at 5:22 pm #

I’ll go give it another look, I sure didn’t see anything jump out at me that seemed radically different.


Kate O' on 31 July, 2007 at 5:48 pm #

Mack, yeah, the ones on that first page seem mostly like they lighting and sharpness issues. But here’s a kicker: http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retouch4a.html


Mack on 31 July, 2007 at 5:58 pm #

Actually, the further you go into that site, the worse it gets. Just strikes me as an opportunist making money off of pathetic parents.


GingerSnaps on 31 July, 2007 at 6:15 pm #

That’s disgusting.


Paige on 31 July, 2007 at 7:47 pm #

How can people think that is a good thing? I mean I can see correcting lighting, sharpness and such, but replacing irises? Come on. That makes it not your child and just pure crazy.


Kevin on 31 July, 2007 at 9:36 pm #

“Little Miss Sunshine” a great movie.


Newscoma on 31 July, 2007 at 9:46 pm #

Feh!
And another Feh!


Jeffraham Prestonian on 31 July, 2007 at 9:47 pm #

Newscoma (nee ‘Coma) has a new comment on her bloggish thang.
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Ron on 31 July, 2007 at 10:14 pm #

That is an absolutely frightening industry all around. Those kids all ended up looking like “Baby’s First Realdoll”.


Klinde on 1 August, 2007 at 11:27 am #

They are future Stepford Wives!! Yikes!!