Came across this fascinating article today and thought it merited more attention. Jane Austen, a famed satirist and outstanding author, has been put on the 10 pound note in Europe, however the likeness is not as it should be. That is, her image has been altered and Austen fans and feminists the world over are outraged. Find out why, here. http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/10/not-even-dead-women-are-safe-from-photoshop.html?mid=twitter_nymag
It seems to me this article raises some pressing questions. Does image influence how others think of you? This 'indiscretion' on the part of England, however minor, can be translated into several aspects of life; from the work place to the social order, which begs the question, if you are made to be too pretty will you be taken less seriously? Are we, as a community, becoming entirely too fixated on imagine in general? Thoughts, anyone?
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It seems to me this article raises some pressing questions. Does image influence how others think of you? This 'indiscretion' on the part of England, however minor, can be translated into several aspects of life; from the work place to the social order, which begs the question, if you are made to be too pretty will you be taken less seriously? Are we, as a community, becoming entirely too fixated on imagine in general? Thoughts, anyone?
Please post your comments in the Expression Hub for further discussion.