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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 7:37 am
There was some photochopping going on in Madonna's picture, no doubt. I know she's rail thin, but when I enlarged this picture, things became more obvious. You can see that her mouth has totally been messed up, probably using a "blend" brush.
And in her arms, there is a big black space...while it appears to be a "shadow" in the normal size picture, it clearly is NOT when blown up.

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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 7:49 am
I think those are big veins shown off by very harsh lighting. You see that a lot in body builders.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:14 am
I suppose it's possible, Jimmer...but there are waaay too many "smeared" areas in that photo when you blow it up. I've Googled "Madonna's arms" and don't see any that are nearly as hideous looking as this one! Either way, she's way too skinny! I would like a small blood transfusion from her.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:22 am
I certainly agree that whatever they did with it, it's not a flattering picture.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 12:35 pm
I dunno. Guy Ritchie said it was like sleeping beside a big piece of gristle. She certainly looks gristley.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 8:21 am
I was going to say it looked Photoshopped, but I wouldn't doubt she's obsessed with weight training. She needs to be careful, though. She's not as young and things don't look the same as when she was younger.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 8:18 pm
You all are making me feel really crapy right now about my self...Cause I have the same kind of arms as she does and Im not a body builder, all though I have worked very hard labor jobs...Im 53 and My viens are just like that.... I already hate them enough with out reading all of these comments......
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 3:53 am
Huk, seems you are right... or at least have Madonna herself on your side: Madonna says photos fake A representative for Madonna has hit out at new pumped-up pictures of the pop star, insisting the snaps must have been doctored. The muscly Madonna shots emerged online earlier this week, prompting gossips to suggest the singer had been overdoing her gym work-outs. But a spokesperson for the 50 year old insists the photographs can't be real - because the singer "does not look like that in real life." The rep tells GossipCop.com, "Madonna's arms in the most recent photos have absolutely been altered by Photoshop or some other means." And the singer's personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, has also condemned the snaps, insisting the Queen of Pop's physique is perfectly healthy. She adds, "She's strong, healthy, and gorgeous. She looks like she's 18." I don't know about looking 18 though. Might have to roll an eye at that one. 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 9:27 am
Hey Chew. Don't feel bad. I have old lady crapey, saggy arms. I just wear sleeves and it remains my secret. What can't be changed must be endured. And it's a lot easier to endure getting older with a sense of humor.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 9:29 am
As a matter of fact, I look in the full-length mirror ever day while naked and remind myself this is the best it's ever going to be.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:01 am
Me, too OG. I don't think I look 18..LOL Only talking about Madonna.. She isn't as young, and those "guns' she seems to like don't look the same as she gets older..even with those photoshopped images. There's nothing wrong with being in shape, but she seems to go overboard. Chewy, I'm sure you're beautiful.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:40 am
It's been a year or two, but the last time I saw her on TV, she was beautifully fit. She does yoga (among other things) and has that lean, long look. Didn't see a baggy arm anywhere, darn her! LOL
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:46 am
Please don't think that anyone here would say something on purpose to make another person "feel crappy about themselves". There are blind, deaf, amputee, burn victims, handicapped individuals...well all sorts of people out in the world who feel good about themselves simply because it's one of those internal barometers of self-esteem. Now if someone said, "omg, I would puke if I saw someone in real life that had arms that looked like Madonna's", or, "people who have arms that look like Madonna's are sick!" type of comments, they would pretty much be an obvious insult, meant to cut to the core. But we're human. We don't have to like everything about every person. LOL, just go to the Jon & Kate Plus Eight thread...they're ripping Kate apart about her hairstyle!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:08 am
(((((Chewy))))) You are a beautiful lady inside and out.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:34 am
AW, Chewpito.. I'd rather have those arms that are strong and have worked hard than my relatively floppy ones. And for the floppy armed.. I just remember how delighted I was as a kid to make my grandma's floppy arms flop.. and to her credit, she would just laugh and laugh and enjoy our joy.. which looking back was really very cool. Of course women weren't so into fitness in those days so she probably didn't have a complex about it. (but both grandmothers wore corsets! Oy! Even on a road trip vacation.. I think it must have been such a relief to get out of those things when they got ready for bed!)
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:45 am
It's not quite the same thing but one of my favorite song lyrics goes: These lines upon my face, I'd be a fool to erase cause they show my place in this world. I think more people and especially celebrities could benefit from thinking that way, being proud of how they look because they realize that those looks reflect their experience and what they have done in their life.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 12:27 pm
I love that Jimmer!!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:45 pm
Survivor & Amazing Race's Rob and Amber Become Parents They survived two seasons apiece on both CBS's Survivor and The Amazing Race and even their own FOX reality show, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds. Now Amber and Rob Mariano are taking on their most daunting challenge yet – parenthood. Amber, 30, gave birth to daughter Lucia Rose on the Fourth of July at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., Rob, 33, tells PEOPLE exclusively. people.com
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:54 pm
I didn't even know she was pregnant! I'm happy for them. For people who are always criticised for courting the press they kept that pretty quiet.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 10:05 pm
Oh that's nice news! I'm very happy for them.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:06 am
Oh, how wonderful. Congratulation to them both.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:24 am
Wow! Great news! I'm so happy for both of them. They haven't been in the limelight much lately and this could explain why.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:01 am
Congrats to them!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:36 am
I read about it in Twitter and that article even pointed out that they didn't announce the pregnancy and even the birth right away, so not seeking media attention. I can just imagine Rob with a little daughter and him being TOTALLY crazy about her.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:54 am
This is a really nice article about the new baby: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32264266/ns/entertainment-celebrities/
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