Fuck AI, fuck edits, nothing can compare to the real thing. Ladies and gentleman: the lovely, the charming, the inimitable AMY WINEHOUSE đ
Having my coffee thinking about how much I miss our girl today. It breaks my heart to see the way fake images have absolutely flooded every corner of the internet. Seeing younger fans unable to distinguish which photos are real or fake makes me so sad đ it shouldnât be this way for people sincerely wanting to support Amyâs legacy.
I believe I have seen nearly every single released image of Amy in existence, but I had like 20 years to comb through forums and old image hosting sites to meticulously build a mental archive of every picture. Aside from egregiously bad obvious fake photos, my pre-existing knowledge of every photo ever taken of her is a major part of how I know when photos are fake/edits⊠but I recognize that not everyone has this ability.
Amy was used a lot in her life, to sell headlines and paparazzi photos, for money by her loved ones, etc. the cancerous nature of these edits reminds me way too much of this very devastating aspect of her short life. People are still USING her image for self gain: virality and views and redirected clicks. Even after her death. It feels so insanely disrespectful and is misleading for newer fans and she has zero control over it, exactly like she had no control over the narrative around her when she was living. As a fandom I sincerely feel we carry a responsibility to honor her life by protecting the accuracy of her legacy, so it can be enjoyed for generations to come. She wasnât properly protected when she was alive, but we can try to protect her memory now.
I donât want who she really was to be forgotten đ„ș