On a new issue of Hello! magazine, the british Prince William is seen with a darker fuller head of hair. Likely adjusted by the use of Photoshop programming, it is ironic that his picture is accompanied by the healine "The Real William". Clearly, royalty comes with a cookie-cutter mold that is upheld by any means. Even men are objectified sexually and obtain certain standards of beauty when they are of a higher social class. Do you think Prince William's thinning hair is something that really needed Photoshop? Or should they have just left his image alone? And if you do think his hair was appropriately enhanced, why do you think we buy into these ideas? The focus on his hair is excessive and unneccessary, don't you think?
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ReplyDeleteI definately think that the media plays a big role in emphasizing power and the image of royality. Even if that means they're contradicting themselves. When one reads a title, "The Real William" they think that they're going to see what he really looks like it. Wrong, like Katie said they had to cover up the fact that he has thinning hair. Is that such a bad thing? There are worse things to have then thinning hair. Then again, the media wants everyone to be perfect so they'll photoshop their flaws into perfections. Which in turn gives a negative idea to the public that natural isn't acceptable.
ReplyDeleteI don't think his hair should have been photo enhanced at all. His natural look is usually just fine, but was enhanced to make him look more macho because of royalty. I think he appears stronger but even if they didn't enhance his hair he still would look nice. I think he is handsome and if his hair is thinning it's part of aging. I see nothing wrong with people in the media having flaws it actually makes them more appealing to the public. I hate when I flip through a magazine and all the guys have nice tans, no blemishes and silk skin. It's like looking at Ken dolls while you shop for groceries and nothing is good about that.
ReplyDeleteI don’t agree with the emphasis that is put on his hair. I don’t believe that Prince William having little to no hair has any relevance to whether he is the real Prince William. His hair has nothing to do with who he is or what he does. I think that it is sad that this is what it has come to. Most would question who cares about his hair, but sadly for them to have done it to that degree on the magazine, someone in charge thought that was a big deal. I think that the media sends the wrong message to people about aging and how bad it is. It is a part of life that is so beautiful and diverse. No one ages the same way and instead of embracing how beautiful we are, we try to hide it or cover it up. I think that because of the way the media looks so negatively on aging and any type of flaws, people do it without realizing it. You could ask yourself, how would you have reacted if you saw Prince William on the cover and he was bald?
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to see that men are also starting to fall into the claws of photoshop. This shouldnt be consider equality, more than anything it is worrisome that the "prince" has to live up to the beauty stardards. When are we going to understand that prince and princess arent prefect beautiful things? , they are humans just like everybody else. However, media keeps putting this people into a pedestal and hence they have to make them perfect. Poor prince William should be judge for what he does no the way he looks.
ReplyDeleteI am very surprised to see this photo has been photoshopped because men, particularly in politics are not symbols of beauty and are not swayed by advertisements of standards for men pertaining beauty. I disagree with the decision to photoshop Prince William's hair. Why is it necessary to change his amount of hair or lack there of! I for one do not buy into these ideas and frankly i don't think men do either according to the success rates of advertisements pointed toward men. I'm thinking that the prince has other priorities other than his hair so the attention to his hair is ridiculous in my opinion.
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