A picture is worth a thousand curse words

OK, this is old, old news, but I'm catching up on my bloglines and I just saw it and ... jeebus, but if this isn't a sign of the apocalypse I don't know what the hell WOULD be. Check it: there are actually people out there who pay good money to turn this:

into THIS:

Seriously. Like, intentionally. WTF? In what warped world is the bottom picture an improvement over the top? What the hell kind of message are you sending your kid when you do this to their pictures? I admit, the top photo is a little pink and precious for my taste, but the "retouched" one will haunt my dreams tonight. And there are more ...

I just don't get it.

(Via Broadsheet.)