• ephrin@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    This is your reminder that that pic of Stalin was HEAVILY edited by the KGB to make him look more handsome.

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      just to remind that, even before photo-manipulation software and digital photography became the default, photographers regularly edited photographs in the darkroom during exposure. It’s not difficult to prevent scars & blemishes from appearing on the final print.

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      Yeah, I’d like a source too. The pic has been floating around a lot, first time I hear it’s edited.

      This version is on Wikipedia, no mention of it being modified (it looks different from the one in OP but as far as I see just due to sharpness and contrast):

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        Since it took me a while to understand :

        The top pictures are Stalin and Hasan Piker. The bottom pics are Trotskij and Sam Hyde.

        Sam Hyde is associated with alt-right edgy internet subcultures, while Hasan Piker is a prominent left-wing political commentators on Twitch.

        ​After winning a creator boxing match in 2022, Hyde issued an aggressive, surreal callout to Piker. He generally dismissed or ignored the challenge.

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        He had smallpox at age 6 and was heavily scarred on his face and neck. Looking for pre-edit photos if I can find them.

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      Source? If you don’t provide any I’m going to assume it’s propaganda/cope.

      I mean they’re the same group that released these images of Lenin, were they also doctored?

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      Ngl I saved this meme a long time ago. I remembered I found it funny, but as I was posting it here I realised I forgot who’s the guy in the lower right. Some right wing shithead, but I just couldn’t remember the name.

      So, thank you for reminding me of Sam Hyde 👍