SMH: Jezebel Wastes $10k on Lena Dunham’s Untouched Vogue Photos

January 17, 2014 KazzleDazz

Fashion, KazzleDazz, Social Issues, Taste & Style

Jezebel has gotten pretty petty lately. They’re always bitching and moaning about something; I mean I bitch and moan too but I’m more likable :-). Anywho, their latest issue of the week is Lena Dunham’s Vogue spread. The proclaimed leader of body positivity, that is Dunham, appears to have gotten some digital work done in her photos. Sham-fucking-wow. Vogue retouches photos? Vogue makes their subject appear slimmer, lighter and younger? You don’t say! While I’m all about the feminist cause against women being subjected to unrealistic beauty/body standards, I think it’s fair to expect Vogue treatment in a Vogue spread. Despite your feelings about it, what is really offensive is Jezebel’s bounty hunt for Dunham’s untouched photos. The feminist publication offered $10,000 to anyone (including the cover girl herself) who would send in the raw images. TACKY.

The “Girls” creator and star declined the offer, of course. She tweeted, “Some shit is just too ridiculous to engage. Let’s use our energy wisely, 2014.” Lucky for Jezebel, someone came through with (alleged) authentic untouched photos. Easy pay-day for the supplier. Waste of what-could-have-been-college-tuition-for-disadvantaged-young-women money on Jezebel’s part.

What is point of seeing Dunham’s unPhotoshopped body size? She looks great in Vogue and she looks better in real life. We all know how she actually looks. And we all know Vogue ain’t shit when it comes to women and body image. Does Jezebel want to play “Spot the Difference?” Scrutiny, whether the eye is on Vogue or Dunham, is still scrutiny on a woman’s body. To me, Jezebel is actually inviting more body shaming. “Look! Her neck isn’t so slender! See!” Not to mention, these images are immorally (if not illegally) obtained without the consent of the person photographed.

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“To be very clear: Our desire to see these images pre-Photoshop is not about seeing what Dunham herself “really” looks like; we can see that every Sunday night or with a cursory Google search. She’s everywhere. We already know what her body looks like. There’s nothing to shame here. Nor is this rooted in criticism of Dunham for working with Vogue. Entertainment is a business, after all, and Vogue brings a level of exposure that exceeds that of HBO.

This is about Vogue, and what Vogue decides to do with a specific woman who has very publicly stated that she’s fine just the way she is, and the world needs to get on board with that. Just how resistant is Vogue to that idea? Unaltered images will tell.” (Jezebel)

If that’s the case, let’s find photos of Jezebel’s staff, feminist icons, powerful celebrity women, hell let’s find photos of First Lady Michelle Obama without any makeup or hairstyling. Let’s compare how much better we look without any cosmetic accessory. For every celebrity that wears lipstick in public, Jezebel should offer $5 to anyone who can find the photo of those lips untouched!

As expected, the untouched photos are different from the retouched photos. Shocker. I refuse to post them here, but you can see Jezebel’s petty breakdown of the slight alterations on their site. They even accused Vogue of digitally faking a pigeon shot, which Vogue immediately denounced with Instagram evidence (and a Beyonce “Any Questions?” move).