Airbrushed image
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="airbrushed">airbrushed</span> <span word="image">image</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="poster">poster</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="brushed">brushed</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airbrushed">airbrushed</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p><span word="Altered">Altered</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="freckles">freckles</span> (<span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="any">any</span>) <span word="concealed">concealed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrinkles">wrinkles</span> <span word="smoothened">smoothened</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> – <span word="using">using</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Adobe">Adobe</span> <span word="Photoshop">Photoshop</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airbrushed">airbrushed</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="image">image</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="retouched">retouched</span>, <span word="edited">edited</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="doctored">doctored</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airbrushed">airbrushed</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="brusher">brusher</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="compressed">compressed</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="paint">paint</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="airbrush">airbrush</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="whitewashing">whitewashing</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airbrushed">airbrushed</span> <span word="image">image</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="always">always</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p>
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