Men’s Fitness and Andy Roddick

When Men’s Fitness magazine “beefed” up Andy Roddick’s arms in a recent cover they crossed an ever increasing grey line (for some) of digitally manipulated cover art. I believe there is no distinction between what Men’s Fitness did and what recent photojournalists did, deceiving the public. Publishers believe they are doing the right thing when presenting cover “art.” But where do we draw the line?

From Roddick’s BLOG: I spent the last few weeks in Austin really focused on my training and getting back into shape…but pretty sure I’m not as fit as the Men’s Fitness cover suggests…little did I know I have 22 inch guns and a disappearing birth mark on my right arm. I saw the cover for the first time when I landed after Rome…it was pretty funny…I walked by the newsstand in the airport and did a total double take …I can barely figure out how to work the red-eye tool on my digital camera…whoever did this has mad skills.

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