Time to get rid of the awful "Romancing Mister Bridgerton" cover!
Guys, this ugly thing needs to go! You know it, I know it, let's at least TRY to make it happen. The goal is to go from this :
To this :
Honestly, it ain't gonna kill anyone to take 2mins to sign the petition to get it done.
Don't y'all feel horrible for Nicola over this? She's the only character, so far, whom they felt they had to edit beyond all humanity and recognition.
In a book entirely about Penelope and Colin accepting themselves and getting comfortable/finding love in that, they didn't accept Penelope & thought the way to publish a cover/poster was to turn an already pretty actress into an A.I. monstrosity. WTF?!?!
Please! Let's show them, that it's not okay to do this kind of shit! Let's stand up & show Netflix, Julia and Shondaland, that if they're not gonna hold themselves accountable for realistic depictions of females and beauty, at least WE WILL!
Please sign this Petition :
Let's kick hollywood in the balls and show them, that this is not okay! That we won't stand for it! We can do it!
Let's actually fight together for once! 💪🏼
Btw, I already send them a Mail & got a response from the publishers. If any of y'all wanna contact them, I'll add their emails & the draft, which is basically copy/paste of the petition :)
Mail :
Dear Representatives for Julia Quinn, Staff at Netflix, Harper-Collins & Shondaland,
I Am writing to inform you of my decision to cancel my pre-order of "Romancing Mister Bridgerton" by Julia Quinn.
I found what the editing team did to the cover unacceptable and refuse to support a company that thinks it's appropriate in 2024 to change a woman's entire face to - apparently - make it "publishable".
In - AGAIN - 2024, it’s really disappointing to see the female lead of a show be so heavily edited, whilst the male lead has been hardly touched.
While I understand that marketing images will always have touch-ups, the amount that was done to Nicola Coughlan is sexist and insulting to her and her hair, makeup artistry team and any plus size fan of the show.
There has been nothing more beautiful for fans than seeing how Nicola Coughlan has stepped into her own power as a leading lady, and to have the spotlight redirected from her on a primary piece of the show’s advertising is a disgrace. She looks like an AI version of herself.
I understand, that the editors have overlaid the actor's faces so that they’re both looking in different directions.
However, when we compare the two photos, we can see that beyond basic retouching AND flipping her face, the following edits to Nicola have been made:
-Redefined her chin
-Erased her elbows
-Elongated her arm
-Enlarged her lips
-Changed the shade of her eyes
-Changed her makeup (she looks like a circus clown)
-Added cleavage
-Slimmed her waist
The following edits have been made to Luke Newton:
-Increased saturation and sharpened quality
All this on the cover of a book about finding self-acceptance!
It's shameful, troubling and disturbing to any female fans, especially those who have their own body image issues. I know that the books will likely already have been printed, but I also know that they can be reprinted.
At the very least, there is time for the posters to be redone. And if not, I Am calling out bad marketing.
Sincerely,
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You know.
With all of the discourse with AI Art and everything, it's surprisingly difficult to actually get an AI generated picture that works for my needs.
I've been trying, through different sites, to get a picture of Silco from Arcane addressing a press conference (this is the actual description I've been using) for my AITAH Arcane AU, and so far have I not only not gotten Silco addressing a press conference; I also haven't seen a badly drawn Silco or anything.
I did find a man with Vi's hair and face tattoo
but it didn't really fit my needs. I wish I had taken a screenshot of it tho 😂😂😂
I don't know whether to be frustrated or relieved that AI isn't all that.
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