Cook slams 'manipulated' female images

Rachael Leigh Cook has spoken out against manipulated images of women in the media.

The actress joined fellow actress Geena Davis, The Creative Coalition and Girl Scouts of the USA for a summit in Washington DC this week to discuss how the issue affects young girls, reports Fox News.

“I did not grow up getting told about how manipulated the images we see of women and girls out there are," she explained.

“People need to know that there are actual lenses that are put on cameras that make people stretched out. If you saw these actors in person, you wouldn't even recognise them as the people you see on TV."

She added: "It's just all a complete illusion and maybe it should be viewed as art, the way that art isn't real. The way that a picture of a rose can be beautiful, but it's not a real rose."

Cook also described airbrushing as "false advertising" and insisted that it should be considered "a crime".