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Some students who just received their yearbook at a Florida high school were not too happy with their image. But this wasn t just a case of a bad hair day or not liking the angle of their photo. It turns out, Bartram Trail High School edited the images of dozens of students - all females. And the reason for the digital altering? To make the girls appear more modest.
Parents and students complained about the editing, which was done without their knowledge, and the students say it was unnecessary and unfair.
The photos were edited to cover parts of the students chest and shoulders, and students like freshman
Some female students at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Florida were shocked to see that their yearbook photos were digitally altered to cover more of their chests. Now they and their parents are calling for an apology.
May 24, 2021
TeeRoy s 2 Cents:
To add insult to injury, the school did a horrible job of Photoshopping the pictures.
The yearbook coordinator who made the edits was just following the school district s policy.
Time to update the rules. The 50s ended more than 60 years ago!
Riley O Keefe, a 15-year-old ninth grader who had a black bar added to her photo to cover up more of her chest, said, They need to recognize that it s making girls feel ashamed of their bodies.
More than 80 photos of female students were digitally altered, but no photos of boys were touched, including the swim team photo that features the guys in Speedos. (The New York Times)
First-year students Riley O’Keefe and Zoe Iannone are among the minimum of 80 girls whose pictures were photoshopped to show less skin in the yearbook at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, which is near Jacksonville, Florida.
“The initial reaction is to be surprised and shocked, and then as it goes on, you just feel gross and embarrassed and very objectified,” Zoe told TODAY.
The two girls were hardly alone in learning their pictures, which were edited to cover their chests, had been changed.
“I got very upset, and I was very uncomfortable that that s how they were looking at our photos,” Riley said.