>>>>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1720606.htm
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>>>>I've already seen the famous Yalta photograph retouched for the history textbook, so FDR has nothing in his fingers.
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>>>>What's next? Purging congressional videos?
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>>>Yup. The famous photo of the Beatles crossing the street, is altered also.
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>>But in cases like the Beatles picture it matters when and why.
>>If it was done for purposes of, say, an album cover, that's common. How many models' photos do you think make it to a magazine unretouched?
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>Sure, if your brushing away pimples and such it is common. But for a cigarette?
>Wasn't that part of the real culture back then? Why are they trying to hide it?

Oh I see - the Beatles picture was to remove a ciagrette? Very sad commentary on the state of our society and the power of the PC Movement.