In Australia, a channel photoshops (and sexualizes) an image of an elected official and causes a scandal
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Georgie Purcell accused an Australian television channel on Monday, January 29, of modifying her image by exaggerating the size of her breasts.
International – Software error? Victoria MP Georgie Purcell on Monday (January 29) accused 9News Melbourne of using a photoshopped image that showed her had larger breasts and her stomach was exposed. The Australian channel apologized and blamed the grave error Photoshop Automation.
The original image and its edited side-by-side version were posted on social media by 9News Melbourne, a member of the Victorian state parliament. As you can see in the post below.
In the modified version, which was broadcast on Monday evening, her white sleeveless dress was transformed into a halter and the skirt revealed her stomach, while the dimensions of her chest clearly increased.
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“I went through a lot yesterday. But seeing my body and clothes photoshopped by the media was not on the agenda.Georgie Purcell denounced X. “I can't imagine this happening to a male MP. What's going on?”she continued.
9News Melbourne director Hugh Nealon said the channel's photo department found a photo of the MP online that was to be used to illustrate an article about duck hunting.
“As usual, the image has been resized to fit our specifications.”Hugh Nealon continued. “During this process, Photoshop's automation created an image that did not match the original shot.”He added, referring to Adobe's US-based photo editing software.
“This did not meet our high editorial standards and we apologize unreservedly to Georgie Purcell »The channel director concluded by citing A “graphical error”.
But the information company Adobe contradicted this explanation. “ Any changes to this image required human intervention and approval.An Adobe spokesperson said in a statement to Australian media.
“Let's think about the message this sends.”
Georgie Purcell added that she did not think the same mistake would happen with the image of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.
“I imagine if the show had posted a picture of Jacinta Allan wearing a shirt that showed her belly button, they would have noticed, but that's not the case for me.”She expressed her regret to ABC Public Broadcasting.
The parliamentarian said that the incident affected her “It could affect other women more, and this should never happen again.”. “ “These are things that would never happen to our male colleagues.”And I stressed.
The Premier of Victoria also expressed his regret over the incident. “This is not the appropriate way to present a woman, let alone a woman who holds public office, represents the population and participates in public discourse every day.”Jacinta Allan told the press. “Let's think about the message this sends, especially to young women.”.
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