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‘Instagram vs. Reality’ Exposes The Truth About Those Unrealistically ‘Perfect’ Pics (30 New Pics)
We get it. You're on social media and you want to show the world your very best self - the times when you are on exotic holidays, looking great and surrounded by friends. Very few people share the mundane banalities of everyday life anymore, nobody really cares about your dinner or what you are currently watching on Netflix.
But some people take it way too far, distorting reality beyond all reason and creating unrealistic aspirations for their followers. Like it or not (we don't), Instagram influencers are very real and have an effect on impressionable young minds, leading to all kinds of self-esteem and mental health issues as people try to chase unattainable bodies and lifestyles.
All this photo editing and fakery in the name of promoting a false image is dishonest and unethical, and we here at Bored Pandawill continue to call out fake people when we see it. Because no amount of hours in the gym will give you that butt you saw on Instagram photos, no amount of detoxing will give you that skin, and you'll never capture that amazingly colorful picture of that impossibly exotic place because they DON'T REALLY EXIST - you are being deceived on a daily basis.
As a follow up to our previous post on the subject here is another batch of fakery Instagram has to offer, so you know what to look out for. With photo and video technology improving all the time, it's getting more difficult to separate the ugly truth from fiction! Our advice? Take everything with a pinch of salt and don't believe it until you've seen it with your own eyes, in real life. Scroll down below to see what we mean about Instagram filters abuse, and let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments.
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#1
Woman Worries As She Meets Her Fiance Abroad At The Airport For First Time After Communicating Through Heavily Filtered Photos And Videos Of Herself. (He Of Course Shows Up To Meet Her Wearing A Heavily Filtered Photo Her On His T-Shirt...)
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#2
Kylie Jenner (Same Day On Instagram vs. On TV)
#3
Why Travel When You Can Photoshop!
#4
When It’s “Raining” But Not Enough To Make Your Hair Wet
#5
This Girl Creeps Me Out
#6
Teeth Brighter Than My Future
#7
I Don’t Have Any Words To Describe How Impossible This Would Be In Real Life
Neon Petra 7 years ago
"Hello passengers, this is your captain speaking. We are currrently cruising at 30m. If you look to your left you can see the too-close Eiffel Tower, and if you look down you can see a fake instagrammer. Have a nice day."
#8
Wow.. Just Wow
#9
Bro What
#10
Instagram vs. Court Date
#11
One Instagram vs. The Other
#12
[tinder] Good To See People Are Still Playing The Sims 2!
![[tinder] Good To See People Are Still Playing The Sims 2!](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/instagram-vs-reality-fake-pics-9-5d5165e9cc545__700.jpg "[tinder] Good To See People Are Still Playing The Sims 2!")
#13
Spanish Singer Caught "Cloning" His Audience To Make It Look As If The Concert Was Packed
#14
Can You Breathe...?
#15
Another Image From The Guy Who Photoshops His Photos & Comments Praise Him. Someone Who Lives There Called Him Out And Took The Same Photo Showing No Tulip Field
#16
It's Not Just Bodies And Faces That Get Tune-UPS On Instagram
#17
Posted vs. Tagged. She Is Always Making Her Waist Tiny And Editing Her Arms To Create A Muscular Build
#18
Excuse Me What...
#19
Australian Pizza Shop. Instagram vs. My Order Tonight
#20
Instagram vs. Video. Sorry Its Hard To Take A Good Screenshot Of The Video But You Get The Point
#21
Girl On The Right Has Been Stealing Other Models Entire Bodies For Her Instagram Page
#22
What Is With This Trend Of Trying To Look Like An Alien?
#23
Two Profiles, "Same" Picture...
#24
Everything Is An Illusion On This Woman’s Profile
#25
First Time Posting In Here, But I Found My First One In The Wild
#26
When Puberty Hits You So Hard That Even Your Eyes Turn Blue
#27
Finnish Influencer's Ig Page vs. Video
#28
Body So Hot The Colosseum And The Fence Gets Distorted
Give me a beagle any day... 7 years ago
Why didn't the iron fence distort too? I don't understand how this stuff works.
#29
Jacaranda Trees, Insta vs. Reality
#30
No Makeup, Just Facetune 🤦🏻♀️ (No, Her Caption Is Not A Joke; She’s Been Posting Super Edited Photos Like This For Months)
#31
Was This Necessary??
#32
Insta Post From A Few Weeks Ago vs. Live From A Few Hours Ago
#33
Good Lord...
#34
Sometimes You Just Need To Add A New Pair Of Eyes. Wtf
#35
Calf Day Was Clearly Not On The Schedule
#36
Does She Realise People Will See Her In Real Life?
#37
This Girl Has 50.6k Simply For Being A Butt Model, But I Know Her Irl And It Is All Photoshop
#38
Her Whole Profile Seemed Questionable, Maybe This Better Explains Things
#39
This Guy Photoshops Himself Badly Into Different World Locations To Look Like A Travel Influencer. He Recycles The Exact Same Pictures Sometimes 😬
#41
Her Instagram vs. Her Boyfriends
#42
Apparently He Dropped Out Of College To Model. His Photos Are Filled With Crazy Edits Like These, One On The Right Is From A Video
#43
Photo On Left Is From When She First Joined Instagram. Photo On Right Is Recent And After Influencer Fame. Might As Well Be A Different Person.
#44
The Reason You Can Never Find The Amazing, Empty Locations Instagrammers Pose In: They Don’t Really Exist
wandile dludlu 7 years ago
This is actually acceptable... no one wants a bunch of people in their carefully choreographed pics
#45
Same Day — Instagram vs. Forbes Photoshoot
#46
Make Sure Your Friends Are Photoshopping Too.
Emerald Joanna 7 years ago
Why did she feel the need to even photoshop? Her body is gorgeous without the edit...
#47
Her Instagram vs. TV Interview
#48
Instagram vs. Reality
Pretty Pangolin 7 years ago
Left: I'm a 13-y-o Calvin Klein model. Right - aaah don't take my picture!
#49
Something That Doesn’t Get Brought Up Too Often Here, Maybe Because Most People Don’t Know How Rampant It Is - Editing Of Tattoos
#50
“Let’s Make This Random Stranger Look Pregnant And Screw Up The Poor Table Cloth In The Process”
#51
Makeup Is A Very Powerful Tool
#52
She Even Adds Length To Her Hair On Ig
Pretty Pangolin 7 years ago
To be fair, that's a very unflattering pic on the right - just one second before or after would probably be better.
#53
When Instagram Famous Gonna Youtube
#54
Video vs. Instagram Picture
#55
Claims To Naturally Look Like The Picture On The Left. Picture On The Right Is From A Tagged Video
#56
Instagram “Model” Steals Photo Of Queen And Photoshops Herself In
#57
Since Tattoos Are Being Shared, Let's Talk About Colored Hair. Hair Account vs. Others Accounts (0 And 2 Days After Dying)
#58
Instagram vs. Youtube
alin kinan 7 years ago
Nikkie actually admitted that years ago she actually didnt care about how her makeup looks and depended on facetune too much
#59
Do I Really Need To Say Something??
#60
This Gorgeous Instagram Model Took To The Runway Recently - Angles And Camera Awareness Really Change A Photo
#61
This Girl’s Message On Ig Is That She’s “Holistic” But That Door Isn’t Fooling Anyone
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What do you think ?
Troux 7 years ago
I honestly feel sick to my stomach. Not just because most of these edits look inhuman, but because of the influence and implications that this bestows upon people. Much of what we're seeing here may be the future of plastic surgery. Please help spread the word to people around you: Being happy with average looks is more beautiful than desperate modifications to become a supermodel.
Marianne Contrino 7 years ago
I have to wonder about the mental health of some of these people, and I'm not saying that to be funny. I genuinely think they might have some sort of body dismorphia because their edited pictures are so over the top, and so OBVIOUSLY fake, that their view of themselves has to be a bit warped. And now that they've been "exposed", and I'm sure inundated with nasty comments, what little self-esteem they have, will be destroyed, as they become the butt of a joke. Inevitably, when someone is "outed" on the Internet for a perceived misdeed, some jerk decides to post their address and phone number, so that even when they delete their social media accounts, they can still be attacked by complete strangers who have nothing better to do than throw stones to feel better about themselves. I'm not saying the deceit is alright, just that we need some perspective, and to view them as more than just "vain liars". That said, as someone that teaches 13 year olds, I am most troubled by the Kylie Jenner ones because her reach is so wide. Young girls hold her up on a pedestal of physical perfection, and a life to strive for. Little do they know, the truth is so far removed from the Instagram "reality". I can't tell you how many tears I've had to wipe, and hugs I've had to give because a student didn't get enough "likes" on their picture, how many fights I've had to break up first thing in the morning because of something someone posted on Facebook the night before, or how many threats of suicide I've had to intervene on because of online bullying. We as adults really need to start doing better by our kids, and stop letting the "influencers" have more of an impact on their lives then the real people surrounding them.
StinkyMonkey 7 years ago
Yes! So much sense in one post. I am so incredibly thankful to my parents for raising me with the understanding that my self worth does not lie in other people's opinion of me. They made a lot of mistakes, but at least they taught me to seek validation only from myself.
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Little Wonder 7 years ago
I think the comments here about the way people look in reality shows pretty clearly why people do this. Some of the comments on these pictures are vile.
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
Except most are citicising the fake photos and saying the real life ones look better.
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Troux 7 years ago
I honestly feel sick to my stomach. Not just because most of these edits look inhuman, but because of the influence and implications that this bestows upon people. Much of what we're seeing here may be the future of plastic surgery. Please help spread the word to people around you: Being happy with average looks is more beautiful than desperate modifications to become a supermodel.
Marianne Contrino 7 years ago
I have to wonder about the mental health of some of these people, and I'm not saying that to be funny. I genuinely think they might have some sort of body dismorphia because their edited pictures are so over the top, and so OBVIOUSLY fake, that their view of themselves has to be a bit warped. And now that they've been "exposed", and I'm sure inundated with nasty comments, what little self-esteem they have, will be destroyed, as they become the butt of a joke. Inevitably, when someone is "outed" on the Internet for a perceived misdeed, some jerk decides to post their address and phone number, so that even when they delete their social media accounts, they can still be attacked by complete strangers who have nothing better to do than throw stones to feel better about themselves. I'm not saying the deceit is alright, just that we need some perspective, and to view them as more than just "vain liars". That said, as someone that teaches 13 year olds, I am most troubled by the Kylie Jenner ones because her reach is so wide. Young girls hold her up on a pedestal of physical perfection, and a life to strive for. Little do they know, the truth is so far removed from the Instagram "reality". I can't tell you how many tears I've had to wipe, and hugs I've had to give because a student didn't get enough "likes" on their picture, how many fights I've had to break up first thing in the morning because of something someone posted on Facebook the night before, or how many threats of suicide I've had to intervene on because of online bullying. We as adults really need to start doing better by our kids, and stop letting the "influencers" have more of an impact on their lives then the real people surrounding them.
StinkyMonkey 7 years ago
Yes! So much sense in one post. I am so incredibly thankful to my parents for raising me with the understanding that my self worth does not lie in other people's opinion of me. They made a lot of mistakes, but at least they taught me to seek validation only from myself.
Load More Replies... Little Wonder 7 years ago
I think the comments here about the way people look in reality shows pretty clearly why people do this. Some of the comments on these pictures are vile.
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
Except most are citicising the fake photos and saying the real life ones look better.
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