Should Airbrushed Photos in Magazines Contain Disclaimers?

An article today in the NYT discusses the ethics and suggested legal changes to airbrushing models in magazines. Lawmakers in both Britain and France have proposed that marketers acknowledge when photos are altered through airbrushing and be required to carry disclaimers as do cigarettes. The concern is that girls and women feel they must live up to such unrealistic expectations created by such altering. Read the article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/business/media/28iht-airbrush.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss.

What are your thoughts? Should airbrushed photos contain disclaimers?

The World’s Rudest Restaurants

I was reading an article from the September issue of Travel & Leisure on The World's Rudest Restaurants (http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-rudest-restaurants/1), and found this to be another example of the seemingly growing acceptance of rudeness and lack of civility in our world. The article raises a good question, "What strange impulse makes us seek out such abuse?" Let me know your thoughts.

Ticketed for Swearing in Public

Have you ever sworn in public? Ever sworn too loudly? At a police officer? A Winona, MN man was ticketed for cursing in public under a local law created in 1887. Such Blue Laws were created to enforce moral standards. For more on the story, see: http://tiny.cc/33cIv

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To Save Power, Bangladesh Bans Suits and Ties

To save power, Bangladesh is banning suits and ties for male government employees, including those in the highest levels of government. Men may also wear their shirts untucked. It is expected that this will reduce the need for air conditioning.

Is this an overreaction? A move to more sloppiness in the workplace? Or a sign of the times? What are your thoughts?

See: http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/09/05/to-save-power-bangladesh-bans-suits-and-ties