HOUNDED BY 'PHOTOSHOP' CONTROVERSY
[PHOTO - Netizens
dubbed Jinkee's and Charice's covers as the 'photoshop wars' (Photos courtesy of Preview and Mega magazine)]
MANILA, JANUARY
4, 2012 (BULLETIN) By MAUREEN
MARIE BELMONTE - Opening the year with a bang and a rousing debate in social
networking sites are the January 2012 magazine covers of fierce femmes Jinkee
Pacquiao and Charice that to some were maybe a little too fierce for "they
barely look like themselves."
Although she's no stranger to being a cover girl for fashion magazines,
Jinkee's spread on the latest issue of Mega magazine is her first to have called
public attention for good and not-so-good reasons.
It was even widely discussed over at Twitter on Jan. 2, landing in the Top 10
trending topics in the Philippines then.
Users aired their opinions on what they call Jinkee's "photoshopped" version.
Sherwin Sowy posted (@ssowy), "There should be an anti-Photoshop law. RT
@johnebora: This is Jinkee Pacquiao on the cover of MEGA
Magazine.twitpic.com/8242lx"
Kassi C. (@KassIStardust) said, "The cover of Jinkee Pacquiao (Mega Mag)
is a joke.she looks so different.Are we getting 'Punk'd?'i mean..just because
the show is coming back."
User J.O.M Salazar (@andomsalt), on the other hand, accounted Jinkee's
"appearance" to science and to technological innovation.
"Medical science. Or Photoshop. Maybe both. @P0yt: This is JinkeePacquiao
on Mega Magazine's cover? SERIOUSLY? What happened to her face?" he posted.
Eloi Hernandez (@eloindigoart) did not mince his words. "Someone give
whoever transformed Jinkee Pacquiao into the woman in Mega magazine cover a PhD
- galing ng pagka-doktor!" she said.
On the other side of the spectrum, there are those who appreciated
Jinkee's beauty.
One of them, Gladys Dizon (@gladizon), said, "Jinkee Pacquiao looks like
Kristine Hermosa."
In the end, Mega Publishing Corp's Cheryl Tiu (@cheryltiu) aired her side
on the issue.
"Jinkee Pacquiao was NOT photoshopped for MEGA. She's really SIZZLING! The
behind the scenes photo! @mega_magazine twitpic.com/824sty"
Singer Charice's first Preview magazine cover was met with criticisms, too.
Drazen Batalla (@drazenbatalla) said, "Wow, pero this is too much editing.
:("
"Preview Magazine, Charice, really now huh? #smh #anyare #photoshop"
posted Jeszie Lozada (@JeszieLozada).
Sandra Ison (@GhelSandra) even managed to compare the two covers which she
labeled as "photoshopwars."
"jinkee pacquaio MEGA MAG vs charice's PREVIEW mag #photoshopwars. charice
is still recognizable tho, whereas... iamjammed.com/wp-content/upl" she tweeted.
Veteran makeup artist Juan Sarte (@juansarte) doused the controversy by
posting a video that supposedly "proves" that Charice's cover was not
"photoshopped."
"@juansarte: Charice for Preview Behind the Scenes video. Eto ang pruweba.
Hindi po yun Photoshop.youtube.com/watch?v=RoUmLM" said he.
MORE COVER PHOTOS (from Google)
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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