Yup...and as a journalist, I can also tell you that an artist of Adele's stature will ALWAYS without exception have an approval of any photos she has printed as part of a feature like this. I guarantee that she has personally approved this photo.

If it's faked yes. Photoshopping like this says to every young girl that loves Adele "You aren't good enough the way you naturally look...ugly!"

Nah it's not distorted at all. It's blatantly saying to people that Adele is not good enough to be on the front of Vogue how she looks at the moment...so they have to touch her up with PS to make her look more acceptable for a cover.
The Revolver analogy is a ludicrous stretch.

I'm not grasping at straws. I simply dislike her music. That's reason enough not to like her in my books. All I was trying to point out is that the major selling point of her image is, like most other stars...just fake.
I never understood why people need to be role models either just because they sing. If I'm looking for a role model, you better believe it's someone like Marie Colvin over anyone who's a celebrity for having a talent that they just happen to be born with.

It seems you are confusing the term "role model" with the phrase "is a good actor." Presumably you want to meet Harrison Ford because you think he is a great actor, and you love his films etc etc...and not because he has instilled some sort of ideals in you about what life is about and how you should carry yourself through your own life, which is what a role model should be. For someone who wants to be an actor or a singer, and sees Harrison Ford or Adele as a role model, then that is cool. But the press pushing them as a role model to all youngsters is idiotic. Same as when we hear about footballers being "bad role models". Well no, they are a good footballer, and that is what matters. What the hell does it matter what they do in their private life? Are they paid to be a footballer/singer/actor etc? Yes. Are they paid to be a role model? No.

My point was, that if someone sees someone as a role model, then that's fair enough. I just disagree with the idea that someone is a role model for everyone, which is the sort of crap tabloids and shit magazines peddle left, right and centre.

Marie Colvin, for a point of reference, was a foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times. In an ambush in the 90s while reporting from Sri Lanka, she lost an eye. She had to live the rest of her life with an eye patch. On Wednesday of this week, she was reporting on the plight of the people of Syria at the hands of their own government, when the house she was in was struck by a shell. She was killed while doing her job and trying to show the world what Syria's population is going through. In my own view, that sort of woman is a more convincing role model.

Alright, we were talking at cross purposes. I agree that Marie is a wonderful role model, but no-one is going to be a role model for everyone.

Also, Harrison Ford is a great guy and he's a great role model if you want to get into film, since from what I remember at least, he has a fund to help struggling filmmakers.