The Red-Carpet Generation

On my lunch-break today I was idly flicking through a Marie Claire magazine when something occurred to me.  It appears, as this is predominantly a fashion magazine, that it is highly unfashionable to smile.  No, really!  Page after page of pouts, of smoldering eyes, of faces so serious you would think their dogs had just died!  Celebrities, models, even photos of the columnists display faces that declare 'fashion-is-very-a-serious-matter-don't-you-know'.

Not only that, but I noticed some of the bizarre poses celebrities pull on the red-carpet.  Case in point shown above courtesy of Eva and Megan.  What I have now dubbed 'The Owl'!  In which other life scenario would you contort your neck in this direction?  Clearly, this display is intended to show the celebs best assets.  After all, they've worked hard to get into those Spanx, and the face has taken all day! And who could forget the famous red-carpet pout?  For a film premiere is not a happy occasion where celebs celebrate their work, it is an opportunity to look sexy so they can get more work!  I don't know where Keira gets her lemon drops from, but they work wonders for those cheek bones!

Now, go onto facebook.  Anything seem familiar?  Yes, this bizarre trend has filtered down to almost the entire facebook generation!  You will barely see a photo pass by without a pose or a pout.  I'm no different.  I've done it...badly.  I must admit I haven't yet had time to perfect the art.  I have no idea which is my best side, and my clumsy legs and arms just don't know where to go to get that classic red-carpet silhouette, but some people are doing a fabulous job!

After considering this phenomenon, I would like take a moment to thank my boyfriend for furnishing facebook with some of the worst, yet most authentic photos of me!  I am not a celebrity, and I don't need to impress anyone with sexy poses and pouts.  So I think what facebook, and what we all need are photos that look a little more like this....

Happy clicking!