Blog Post #8 Bieber Photoshopping

In the videos we watched about Justin Bieber and his reported photoshopped pictures that showed him with bigger muscles than what he actually has. When it was first reported, Justin Bieber came back denying that there was any photoshopping.
I see this denial as a sense of fear of not being the non-typical ideal man image. Today there are many pressures for guys to big, in the sense of being fit, having abs, having big muscles, and looking good. This is what a lot of people in our society see as manly and in turn begin to expect this. So for Justin Bieber to say that there was photoshopping of his picture would be in a sense an admission that he isn't really this perfectly sculpted man with big muscles that society wants to see and expects. And I feel like this is especially harder for celebrities to admit and be open about than the everyday man. Due to the fact that celebrities are seen as idols that are in a way perfect. They have good looks, a good body, and good talent, and for one of those features to be stripped would be hard to deal with, especially with the judgement of the whole world.