Karol G confronted GQ Mexico for photoshopping her face and body despite her protests.
The Colombian singer was recently featured on the cover of the magazine, but instead of feeling empowered, she felt helpless.
"My face does not look like this, my body does not look like that, and I feel very happy and comfortable with how I look naturally," the singer wrote in a social media post, showing off her face void of any makeup, filters, or editing.
Karol G explained that she was initially honored and "very happy" to be on the cover of the magazine, however, when the cover came out, she was disappointed.
"Despite making my discontent clear with the number of editions they did with the photo, they didn't do anything about it, as if to look good, I needed all those changes."
The singer went on to explain how what seems like a harmless act of photoshopping her features and physique may cause a domino effect and harm others' perceptions of herself and themselves.
"I understand the repercussions this can have, but beyond feeling it's disrespectful to me, it's disrespectful to the women who wake up every day looking to feel comfortable with ourselves despite society's stereotypes."
Paving the Way
Karol G is one of the many Latin musicians who are bursting into the international music scene with irresistible beats and chart-topping hits.
Aside from the chilling effect of photoshopping pictures, the singer also noted that it took away from her identity as a Latin artist.
In her interview back in 2021, Karol G talked about the importance of paving the way for Latin music to flourish and gain traction in a larger scale.
"As a Latina, I think all the Latinos, we just have something inside that makes us really hard workers," she said. "We look [for] the opportunity in places that there's no opportunity."
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Represent
Elsewhere in her interview that year, Karol G noted that she is one of the few Latin female artists who are succeeding in a male-dominated genre.
"We are working for our spaces right now. But we are here. And we now have that respect. People know us [and] know our story," the singer said. "I'm super happy just to represent that part, to inspire people if I can, that's the most important thing."
Over two years later, Karol G is still singing the same tune: women empowerment and representing women.
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