Kim Kardashian In Complex, Unphotoshopped
24 March 2009, 4:54 PM. By Alex Alvarez
Complex magazine accidentally ran a photo of cover girl Kim Kardashian before she’d been retouched. And, well. She’s pretty much a gorgeous alien either way. But, post-Photoshop, she’s a gorgeous alien with plastic thighs and slightly lighter skin. Check below for the “before” and “after” pictures.
Here’s Kim’s “after” photom wherein she looks like a Barbie:
And here’s Kim “before,” where she exhibits gross deformities like a deep tan and thighs:
Complex (apt) also slimmed Kim’s waist, rib cage and arm as well as smoothing out her hairline. We expect magazines to take away thinks like cellulite and rolls, but why lighten Kim? Is it, maybe, to make a nice contrast with her dark outfit? Or is something else at play?
We wonder what would happen if magazines just went ahead and ran untouched images. Would men be horrified? Women disgusted? Or would people breathe a sigh of relief and realize, “Oh! My body kind of looks like that sometimes, too. I guess beauty treatments are mostly a load of bullshit.”
Anyway: Looking hot, Kim. In fact, let’s take a moment and check out Kim on the actual shoot, which depicts Kim as superhero of sorts. We wonder if it’s weird knowing every image taken of you will eventually be touched up to look less like you:
Complex cleans up cover girl Kim Kardashian [Animal NY]
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Her sexy face makes me laugh. Sexily.
That’s exactly what I wore to work today.
since when did her arm get hacked off? seriously, that’s a gross pose. but…i guess she weighs less now!
Losing limbs is a woefully under-publicized weight loss strategy.
Hasta asi chichonsita me la como completita!
I for one would like to see celebs look natural on magazine covers. No trimming down their stomachs or legs or arms or heads. No getting rid of cellulite and definately no more lightning their skin. What the hell is that? If they’re sooooo comfortable in their own skin (as they love to claim) then why use a computer to make them look like someone they’re not?
I love that this pic came out!!! Now so many women can stop trying to achieve perfection!!
Who cares that she has cellulite? Who doesn’t? She’s still beautiful and she’s still dating the most sexiest man in the world Reggie Bush. So take that all you H-A-T-E-R-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!