So I have decided to tackle an issue that a few have addressed but not loud enough to make a difference. Photo shopping pictures in magazines.  WHY?!?!?!?! I recall speaking with my brother about his modeling career. I asked how it was going and if he saw a future with it. He had already done a few magazine spreads and was a hot item on a local level which could only have led to more success in my humble opinion. He stated that he didn't really want to pursue it further because of the anxiety he felt. "Anxiety?" I asked. He clarified by stating that he couldn't just relax after a shoot and go out in public without preparation. I was still confused so he frankly stated that he didn't like that people noticed who he was and that he didn't resemble the pictures they had recognized him from. That was perplexing as I figured that was the point of fame. To be recognized but his comment about not looking like his pictures was fascinating. My brother is amazing to behold. He is not only beautiful but has the body to match with all it's cuts and grooves, but apparently his magnificence is lost on the modeling world. I know they view each prospective model as a canvas from which to create but after clothing, painting on the makeup and posing isn't that enough?   No, apparently not. Then the task is to photo shop so the original no longer even resembles the finished product.  My brother felt so much anxiety because he left his home without prepping to get a gallon of  milk, or went out to eat casual and when people recognized him they had they eye of scrutiny. They were comparing the mental picture in their head to the physical manifestation before them. They were calculating and it wasn't adding up. He could see this process happening and was freaking out at the prospect of disappointing them. HOW SAD!!!!!! Had his original pics surfaced instead of the doctored images, he still would have been recognized and admired for his authenticity.  I further researched and have found many places including People magazine, Dove commercials, and 60 minutes where they address this issue and show how the process is actually perpetrated. It is appalling as they take an already beautiful person and continue to cut, smooth, and delete the subject until they no longer resemble the person who entered the room. I say "subject" because that is exactly what they have become. A none human specimen that is going to be disected. Someone needs to tell me how this even makes sense. The beautiful people around us are already admired for their cuts and curves. Why take it to the level where they are now insecure because there is no possible way for them to look as they do in their pictures? It is the biggest ponzy scheme out there and everyone is buying into it. Recently I caught a before and after of a Victoria Secret model photo shoot. They looked nothing the same. One girl looked on the verge of hospitalization while the other two who were no more than a size 6 were being photographed for the plus size section. They had flabby bellies and sagging breasts. Not what the doctored picture showed later. It seems that there is a pervailing sickness that is going unchecked. Kate Winslet refused to have her picture completely altered which set off a little bit of a ripple but not enough to catch the much needed attention. Why aren't we saying anything. We may not have the problems with anorexia as in the past (though my brothers' stories of purging and fasting would make you sick) but the lack of self esteem (something not visually apparent) is running rampant.  Do you think the magazines won't sell if you just put the regular face of Kim Kardashian on there?  Of course it will.  I am calling for a discussion to start the beginning of the end of this sick, crazed, obessession with perfection.  I want to make a change and I am asking for those interested to join.