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Subject: [Leica] French to legislate image retouching
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:50:56 +1000
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Hi Chris. I am entirely sympathetic to the larger issue you are describing
(my daughter is 15). You are clearly passionate and well informed
there. Obviously I don't see this French legislation as effective or useful.
2009/3/20 Chris Saganich <chs2018 at med.cornell.edu>

> Public health and safety legislation always seems impossible, seat belts,
> public smoking ban, etc.  There is always a tipping point so there always
> has to be a push for improvement.
>
> At 06:14 PM 3/18/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris. Thanks very much for your response. I shall be very interested
>> to
>> learn from your posted reference.
>> I'm no Ad man. I was not trying to make a case that there was no problem
>> with media and body images.
>> I just don't see how the French legislating disclosure about retouching
>> for
>> print media would achieve anything useful.
>> you need to give people some credit for discerning fantasy from reality
>> too,
>> in their entertainment choices.
>>
>
> This is a legitimate argument for Adults not for children.  Children are
> not just linearly down sized adults.
>
>
> Im not sure how you're being stoned while watching TV fits into your
>> message
>> however ! ;-)
>> Don't you have legislation prohibiting illegal drugs? How's that working
>> out
>> to alter people's attitudes and choices !!! ;-)
>> I can see this working now in dark street corners...Psst, wanna buy some
>> fashion magazines? They are retouched and there's NO disclosure!!!
>>
>
>
> That's exactly where it should be.  I wonder who would be buying them then?
>
>
> I respectfully disagree with your opinion on my posted retouched image.
>>
>
> You did a good retouch job, too good.
>
>
>
> --
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> 'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
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>
> Chris Saganich MS, CPH
> Senior Physicist, Office of Health Physics
> Weill Medical College of Cornell University
> New York Presbyterian Hospital
> chs2018 at med.cornell.edu
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-- 
Cheers
Geoff
'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


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