In the fascinating clip, which has amassed over 1.1 million views, Ross retouches the faces of older male celebrities such as Pedro Pascal, Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, and David Beckham, on magazine covers — as if they were women.
By Photoshopping these older male stars like their female counterparts, Ross reveals how suddenly their wrinkles are almost entirely removed from the photos. Their pores are also airbrushed away and their skin is smoothed out to perfection.TikTok users were left stunned by Ross’ video and the astonishing disparity between the beauty standards placed on older men and women in commercial photography.
Viewers called it “scary and sad” while others thanked the photographer for her “important commentary.”Another user commented on how male celebrities, unlike women, were allowed to look older on magazine covers. In fact, the photography actually emphasized the attractiveness of the men’s age. “It’s so interesting because in a lot of these [photos], their age is purposefully accentuated with heavy shadows and low lighting,” a viewer writes.