Target in critics’ sights for epic Photoshop fail

CRITICS have slammed Target in the US for seemingly trying to add a thigh-gap on a young model for their junior swimwear line in a major Photoshop fail.

Photoshop fail ... Target in the US put this image up for a girl’s swimsuit but had Photoshopped out part of the girl’s crotch.

CRITICS have taken aim at Target in the US for seemingly trying to add a thigh-gap on a young model for their junior swimwear line in an epic Photoshop fail.

The Xhilaration Junior’s Midkini 2-Piece Swimsuit was featured on Target’s website and at first the leopard print bikini seems cute enough — until you look at the bottom of the suit where it appears that someone has taken an electronic eraser and chopped out the girl’s crotch area.

News_Image_File: First glance ... The image as it appeared on Target’s website.

Target in the US and Target Australia are owned by different companies - aside from the name and logo, the two retail giants are unrelated.

Those who wrote into Target or vented on Twitter couldn’t quite work out whether they were angrier that the retailer would attempt to add a thigh-gap to such a young model or because their Photoshopping effort looks akin to something a primary-school kid could do with Paint.

A closer inspection at the picture shows that the young model’s body has jagged edges most of the way around, indicating that those responsible have aimed to alter most of her body.

The leopard-print wearing youngster wasn’t the only victim of Target’s epic Photoshopping disaster.

News_Image_File: In a flap ... This model wearing a bird print swimsuit has clearly been Photoshopped too.

Another young model in a “midkini” bird print swim suit also ended up being digitally edited.

In this image you can see the model’s arms are poorly edited and a view from behind shows that the amateur photoshoppers have taken a large chunk out of the model’s crotch.

It is one of a number of complaints directed towards Target’s website

Last April, the brand was shamed for calling the colour of a plus-sized dress “manatee grey,” seemingly after the large, aquatic mammals sometimes called sea cows, while the same shade is called “dark heather grey” in regular sizes.

News_Image_File: Crotch gap ... Those Photoshopping this model were too zealous in trying to create a thigh gap that they have cut out the model’s crotch.

Then, in January, Target used a pregnant woman to advertise a plus-sized dress, which also angered critics.

Target removed the offensive images from its website overnight, calling it “an unfortunate error” and apologising for the mistake.

News_Rich_Media: Those girls in the magazines? Sorry, they're not real. This video dramatically shows how a model's body can be digitally manipulated. Courtesy GlobalDemocracy.com