Quote: FRENCH politicians want to stamp a "health warning" on photographs of models that are altered in order to make them more appealing; part of a campaign against eating disorders.
French parliamentarian Valerie Boyer, a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party, and some 50 other politicians proposed the law to fight what they see as a warped image of women's bodies in the media.
"These images can make people believe in a reality that often does not exist," Ms Boyer said, adding that the law should apply to press photographs, political campaigns, art photography and images on packaging as well as advertisements.
Under the proposed law, all enhanced photos would be accompanied by a line saying: "Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person."
Digitally enhanced photographs have been at the centre of a string of scandals; two years ago, Paris Match altered a photo of Mr Sarkozy to remove chubby love handles.
Luxury brands and fashion magazines have been accused of digitally making models look thinner, enhancing their breasts, whitening teeth, lengthening legs and erasing wrinkles.
Ms Boyer said being confronted with unrealistic standards of female beauty could lead to various kinds of psychological problems, in particular eating disorders.
Breaking the law, proposed last week, would be punished with a fine of 37,500 euros ($54,930), or up to 50 per cent of the cost of the advertisement.
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Why wouldn't the Statue of Liberty work in France? Because she has only one arm raised.
Why did the French agree to build the channel tunnel? To make it easier to escape to England when the Germans come again.
A French and American general were surveying a battlefield. A bullet strikes the American general, grazing his arm. He shouts "Aide! Bring me my red jacket!" The French general asks "Why did you do that?" The American general responds "So my men don't see that I'm bleeding, and lose hope." A second bullet narrowly misses the French general's ear, and he shouts: "Aide! Bring me my brown trousers!"
"There is nothing lower than the human race...except for the French." - Mark Twain 1878-79
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Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true, You'll see it's all a show, Keep 'em laughing as you go. Just remember that the last laugh is on you!