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A new poster for buddy cop comedy The Heat has come under fire for apparently digitally slimming Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy.A new poster for buddy cop comedy The Heat has come under fire for apparently digitally slimming Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy.
Released in the UK on Friday, the promotional shot features McCarthy alongside Sandra Bullock, who appears to look as normal. McCarthy, however, who is celebrated for failing to conform to Hollywood standards of beauty, appears to have undergone a radical e-diet.Released in the UK on Friday, the promotional shot features McCarthy alongside Sandra Bullock, who appears to look as normal. McCarthy, however, who is celebrated for failing to conform to Hollywood standards of beauty, appears to have undergone a radical e-diet.
"Nobody is unclear [about] what Melissa McCarthy's body size is – she's plus-sized and proud," wrote the editor of entertainment blog the Shiznit, which first spotted the offending advertisement. "So why have the designers of this poster done their utmost to Photoshop a good 30lbs off of McCarthy's face?""Nobody is unclear [about] what Melissa McCarthy's body size is – she's plus-sized and proud," wrote the editor of entertainment blog the Shiznit, which first spotted the offending advertisement. "So why have the designers of this poster done their utmost to Photoshop a good 30lbs off of McCarthy's face?"
The blog continued: "This is one of the worst Photoshop jobs I have ever seen, but it's not just offensively bad craftsmanship – the intention behind it is downright nasty. Am I missing something? Are they trying to pretend it's not her? Surely the whole point of The Heat's dynamic in the first place is that Sandra Bullock's character is skinny and prissy and uptight and Melissa McCarthy's character is bigger and bolshier and her diametric opposite? I'm flabbergasted at this flabby-blasting."The blog continued: "This is one of the worst Photoshop jobs I have ever seen, but it's not just offensively bad craftsmanship – the intention behind it is downright nasty. Am I missing something? Are they trying to pretend it's not her? Surely the whole point of The Heat's dynamic in the first place is that Sandra Bullock's character is skinny and prissy and uptight and Melissa McCarthy's character is bigger and bolshier and her diametric opposite? I'm flabbergasted at this flabby-blasting."
Film industry site the Hollywood Reporter points out that McCarthy has been Photoshopped before, notably on her 2011 breakout hit, Bridesmaids. A poster for the comedy, directed by The Heat's Paul Feig, shows the actor visibly slimmed. McCarthy has not yet made any public comment on the offending poster, which is believed to be a UK-specific promotional piece.Film industry site the Hollywood Reporter points out that McCarthy has been Photoshopped before, notably on her 2011 breakout hit, Bridesmaids. A poster for the comedy, directed by The Heat's Paul Feig, shows the actor visibly slimmed. McCarthy has not yet made any public comment on the offending poster, which is believed to be a UK-specific promotional piece.
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