By MAMAMIA STYLE
Peddling women’s insecurities to make a buck has long been fodder for tabloid magazines. Stars without makeup, zoomed in pictures of celebrity’s cellulite, bikini beach bodies and post-baby or diet before and after photos all vie for attention on grubby covers at supermarket checkouts. Not that we notice anymore, we’re too busy looking at our phones.
But what did catch our eye this week was what would happen if tabloids treated men the same way they treated women.
The graphic designers over at The Huffington Post let rip, photoshopping flipped scenarios commenting on male bodies and relationships, from the fake Jonas brothers body war, to the hilarious Adam Levine wedding storyline. Take a look.
“When a female celebrity says “I do,” she’s typically labeled as a sweet blushing bride or a deranged Bridezilla, and her choice of wedding dress becomes the most interesting thing about her. Dudes just wake up, throw on a nice suit and get married,” writes Amanda Scherker and Sara Boboltzon on The Huffington Post.
They’re almost as funny as what happens when you force tabloid magazines to tell the truth.
Do you buy tabloid magazines?
Top Comments
I stopped buying the "gossip" mags after the death of Princess Di when I realised two things: (1) they killed her and then profited even further from all the "tributes"; (2) They are covered by being able to protect their "sources" ... meaning they can take any photo, put any caption by it, make up a story, say it came from a 'source' and then hide from ever having to say if the 'source' even exists ... (e.g. take a pic of Angelina looking sad (or even tired), title is "Ange & Brad - it's over" and make up a whole lot of baloney, quoting a "friend" who says that Ange said x, y and z.
Ever notice how the Australian gossip mags always have a "source" that reports "exclusively to [insert magazine name]" ... as if Angelina Jolie's friend would ring up an Australian magazine to quote a conversation verbatim! They lie and profit from it! It's so fraudulent!!
Now, all I buy are the magazines where people write their own stories in!
With mags, either your too fat or too thin...you just cant win! Not only that, but the price of magazines are just way over the top (altho I believe that production costs account for the costings). Easier to read what you really want on the net¬ have magazines that clutter up your home&your ego!