Fury as school photographer gives parents the option to Photoshop their kids' pictures

30 October 2019, 12:36

Loose Women viewers were in uproar yesterday when the panelists discussed the idea of Photoshopping children's flaws

A school in America has given parents to option of paying to have their kids' photos airbrushed, sparking fury from parents.

During a chat about the news on yesterday's Loose Women, Ruth Langsford told panellists Coleen Nolan, Chizzy Akudolu and Jane Moore: "They have this service where they offer two retouch options - the basic service, which removes any blemishes, and then you have premium retouching, where you can whiten yellow teeth and even out skin tone."

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Jane offered up her opinion on the topic, saying: "If you're a parent who has paid to retouch your child's photo, you are basically saying to them 'You are not OK as you are'.

"What does that do fir a child's self esteem?"

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As the audience cheered Jane's words, Ruth added: "I think it's the age. I think with teenagers its nothing they don't do on their phones. To me, the shock was the age. When i first saw it i thought 'well they all airbrush their photos' but then I saw it was primary age. That's not the greatest message is it.

Viewers rushed to voice their fury at the school, with one writing: "Won’t it give kids a complex far earlier, that they don’t look like their pics. No to airbrushing that young, help them believe in themselves".

Another added: "I think it’s disgusting offering to airbrush kids photos... it’s just setting the kids up to be unhappy with the way they look".

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