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there’s a petition started to change the cover of the tv tie-in edition of Romancing Mister Bridgerton.

From the organizers:

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you’ve seen the book cover and poster art for Bridgerton S3 by now, as well as Nicola Coughlan’s post with the original version of the poster image.

In 2024, it’s really disappointing to see the female lead of a show be so heavily edited, whilst the male lead has been hardly touched. While we understand that marketing images will always have touch-ups, the amount that was done to Nicola is frankly sexist and insulting to her and her hair and makeup artistry team.

We know that the editors have overlaid their faces so that they’re both looking in different directions. However, when we compare the two photos, we can see that beyond basic retouching and flipping her face, the following edits to Nicola have been made:

  • Redefined her chin
  • Erased her elbows
  • Elongated her arm
  • Enlarged her lips
  • Changed the shade of her eyes
  • Changed her makeup
  • Added cleavage

The following edits have been made to Luke Newton:

  • Increased saturation and sharpened

All this on the cover of a book about finding self-acceptance.

If you would like Avon Books, Shondaland and Netflix to change the poster and book cover, please sign this petition here: https://chng.it/nDh4qnvkJn

We’d appreciate any shares we can get on socials tagging @avonbooks @shondaland and @netflix.

We know that the books will likely already have been printed, but we also know that they can be reprinted. There is time for the posters to be redone.

And if not, we're calling out bad marketing.

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Title: 'A Lesson Worth Learning' - Rated E

Pairing: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington

Summary: He’d been burying his feelings for Penelope, that much he knew; though if anyone asked him when things had changed, Colin wouldn’t have been able to say.

It wasn’t until he had submitted his last article that he felt like this weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Colin had immediately booked a flight home to London from the hostel in Italy, and his body and mind finally felt in sync. He was ready to be what she deserved, to give her all of him.

Except, then that party happened. 

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“I think you should let me go down on you.”

Every muscle in Penelope’s body froze. She stood in shock, her fork halfway to her mouth, and then she turned her head slowly to look at him.

"I'm sorry, what?"

teenage!Polin in the link!

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