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Nicolas Sarkozy and the case of the missing love handles

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:35 AM by Will Femia

Of course, when you read a story about an accusation of news photo Photoshopping (and if you're a Clicked reader who likes to follow these stories of media distortion of body images) you want to see it for yourself. In this case we're talking about French President Nicolas Sarkozy looking a bit more streamlined in his friend's magazine than in original news shots.  L'Express is making the accusation so you can see the photo comparison there.

The Google translator calls a love handle a "pad." I can only imagine what it says to French speakers when they try to translate "love handle."

NOTE: The article has a promotion for a Spencer Tunic slide show that includes one bare, if horizontal, breast. If you get in trouble at work for having this little boobie on your machine you have grounds for a maniacal rant.  For my part, you've been notified.

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down here we say "chichos" to love handles..
google translated it to chichos so it would be ok to say: so they photoshopped his chichos :)

kindjal, Carolina, Puerto Rico (Sent Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:11 PM)

It might just be me, but I found the penis a little more surprising than the bare breast:)  Heather

Heather Schlessman La Grande, OR (Sent Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:12 PM)

Oops, sorry Heather, I guess my eye was distracted.

Will Femia (Sent Friday, August 24, 2007 12:35 AM)



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