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British Mental Health Experts Call for Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos

On Feb. 22, Britains Royal College of Psychiatrists published a statement calling for warning labels on airbrushed photos of models and celebrities, and for a ban on underweight models at London Fashion Week.

According to an article on www.independent.co.uk, the college's call to action urges the government as well as the media and fashion industries to take greater responsibility in the fight against eating disorders.

The college believes that labels on photos would help to raise awareness of how widespread photo manipulation is, and to dissuade people from attempting to achieve "unattainable physical perfection."

The college also urged the British government to establish a forum, made up of politicians, experts and representatives from the media and advertising, for the development of an editorial ethical code.

Labels: media

Posted By: Aspen/CRC