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Why does liberal feminism hate Photoshop?

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Carl Beijer
Oct 28, 2015
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A no-photoshopping clause in a recent endorsement deal by Kate Winslet has won a round of approval this morning from our liberal feminists, who see the deal as a victory against oppressive beauty standards.

What I find baffling about this gesture, and the positive response among liberals, is that it’s all quite openly in the service of a modeling contrac…

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