‘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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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...)
Kylie Jenner (Same Day On Instagram vs. On TV)
Why Travel When You Can Photoshop!
When It’s “Raining” But Not Enough To Make Your Hair Wet
This Girl Creeps Me Out
Teeth Brighter Than My Future
I Don’t Have Any Words To Describe How Impossible This Would Be In Real Life
"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."
Wow.. Just Wow
Bro What
Instagram vs. Court Date
One Instagram vs. The Other
[tinder] Good To See People Are Still Playing The Sims 2!
Spanish Singer Caught "Cloning" His Audience To Make It Look As If The Concert Was Packed
Can You Breathe...?
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
It's Not Just Bodies And Faces That Get Tune-UPS On Instagram
Posted vs. Tagged. She Is Always Making Her Waist Tiny And Editing Her Arms To Create A Muscular Build
Excuse Me What...
Australian Pizza Shop. Instagram vs. My Order Tonight
Instagram vs. Video. Sorry Its Hard To Take A Good Screenshot Of The Video But You Get The Point
Girl On The Right Has Been Stealing Other Models Entire Bodies For Her Instagram Page
What Is With This Trend Of Trying To Look Like An Alien?
Two Profiles, "Same" Picture...
Everything Is An Illusion On This Woman’s Profile
First Time Posting In Here, But I Found My First One In The Wild
When Puberty Hits You So Hard That Even Your Eyes Turn Blue
Finnish Influencer's Ig Page vs. Video
Body So Hot The Colosseum And The Fence Gets Distorted
Why didn't the iron fence distort too? I don't understand how this stuff works.
Jacaranda Trees, Insta vs. Reality
No Makeup, Just Facetune 🤦🏻♀️ (No, Her Caption Is Not A Joke; She’s Been Posting Super Edited Photos Like This For Months)
Was This Necessary??
Insta Post From A Few Weeks Ago vs. Live From A Few Hours Ago
Good Lord...
Sometimes You Just Need To Add A New Pair Of Eyes. Wtf
Calf Day Was Clearly Not On The Schedule
Does She Realise People Will See Her In Real Life?
This Girl Has 50.6k Simply For Being A Butt Model, But I Know Her Irl And It Is All Photoshop
Her Whole Profile Seemed Questionable, Maybe This Better Explains Things
This Guy Photoshops Himself Badly Into Different World Locations To Look Like A Travel Influencer. He Recycles The Exact Same Pictures Sometimes 😬
We're Faking Calves Now?
Her Instagram vs. Her Boyfriends
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
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.
The Reason You Can Never Find The Amazing, Empty Locations Instagrammers Pose In: They Don’t Really Exist
This is actually acceptable... no one wants a bunch of people in their carefully choreographed pics
Same Day — Instagram vs. Forbes Photoshoot
Make Sure Your Friends Are Photoshopping Too.
Why did she feel the need to even photoshop? Her body is gorgeous without the edit...
Her Instagram vs. TV Interview
Instagram vs. Reality
Left: I'm a 13-y-o Calvin Klein model. Right - aaah don't take my picture!
Something That Doesn’t Get Brought Up Too Often Here, Maybe Because Most People Don’t Know How Rampant It Is - Editing Of Tattoos
“Let’s Make This Random Stranger Look Pregnant And Screw Up The Poor Table Cloth In The Process”
Makeup Is A Very Powerful Tool
She Even Adds Length To Her Hair On Ig
To be fair, that's a very unflattering pic on the right - just one second before or after would probably be better.
When Instagram Famous Gonna Youtube
Video vs. Instagram Picture
Claims To Naturally Look Like The Picture On The Left. Picture On The Right Is From A Tagged Video
Instagram “Model” Steals Photo Of Queen And Photoshops Herself In
Since Tattoos Are Being Shared, Let's Talk About Colored Hair. Hair Account vs. Others Accounts (0 And 2 Days After Dying)
Instagram vs. Youtube
Nikkie actually admitted that years ago she actually didnt care about how her makeup looks and depended on facetune too much
Do I Really Need To Say Something??
This Gorgeous Instagram Model Took To The Runway Recently - Angles And Camera Awareness Really Change A Photo
This Girl’s Message On Ig Is That She’s “Holistic” But That Door Isn’t Fooling Anyone
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.
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.
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...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.
Except most are citicising the fake photos and saying the real life ones look better.
Load More Replies...Seriously. SERIOUSLY people! Just love who you are without editing/photoshopping.
This makes me sad that so many people feel the need to fake themselves, their destinations etc. It’s so hard to believe anything these days with all this photoshop and filtering. Beware because you will eventually be caught out and possibly feel humiliated.
jesus. ive never been so happy to not have a facebook, insta, ect. im literally only on youtube and bored panda lmao.
You can follow who and what you want, though. E.g. I just follow art and travel on instagram.
Load More Replies...Sad that vanity has become so important. People rather erase themselves than face their true selves which are quite beautiful without the added fuss... sad...
Concepts of beauty are ever-changing. In the past, tanned skin was considered unattractive because it meant you were of the lower classes having to work in the fields, instead of having a pampered indoor lifestyle. At one point, thin lips were considered beautiful. Now it is the fuller the better. Many of these people here already have artificially enhanced lips. Others have used PS to achieve that look. With the internet and other forms of media, we are constantly bombarded with images of attractive people. Young women, especially, are being convinced that they have to look a certain way. If you are just average looking, you can have self esteem issues. It seems like most of these "influencers" are just living in a fantasy world online, instead of accepting themselves for who they really are.
Most of these are people, esp. women, trying to look thinner than they are in life. Since becoming thinner is something these people can actually accomplish in real life, I wonder why they don't.
Because its hard! And if they do become skinny, it won't be the result they are looking for. I'm skinny, and people are body shaming me for being skinny!
Load More Replies...These plastic people influence the public to buy more stuff and get free stuff for basically doing nothing? They are just plain old Scam Artists.
Why are these people doing these things? Why are they filtering? Why are they faking? Why why why? Its because, if they just do normal everyday things, and look like an average person, nobody is going to pay attention to them. But if they change themselves, they fit in. They belong and get likes. Its all the people who like all the pretty girls fault. And its the people who make rude comments on the normal looking girls fault. Its not the people who fake's fault.
I think, the reason why people are faking, is because nobody really pays attention if they are average girl. So they filter, and they get lots of likes and follows.
Most of the edited pictures of people are just ew! Not that the real ones are too far behind. And I, the person famous for her computer-wrecking(unintentional, but any computer I'm close by crashes for no reason whatsoever)reputation have done better Photoshop at the end of the one and only Photoshop class I ever had.
Thank you for doing this list!!! It is photos like those that make women (& probably men) question their looks and develop self esteem issues. What a relief to me (even as a grown woman and not a teenager) to see they don’t actually look like that.
Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human 'vulnerability' Sean Parker on Facebook: ‘God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains’ Parker says the social networking site exploits human psychological vulnerabilities through a validation feedback loop that gets people to constantly post to get even more likes and comments. “It's exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology,” he said. “The inventors, creators — it's me, it's Mark [Zuckerberg], it's Kevin Systrom on Instagram, it's all of these people — understood this consciously. And we did it anyway." In other words, using Facebook is like junk food: you get instant gratification when you post for likes and comments. It’s quick and easy but has little substance Parker says that the thought process when building Facebook was to figure out “how do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?
They fake it because nobody really likes them is they are unfiltered. Would you follow a normal average person taking selfies around the house? Most wouldn't. But would you follow a beautiful person traveling everywhere? Probably yes. People are made to want attention. They filter to get it. They make themselves prettier. But the main reason why they are filtering, is because of hate comments. People post hate comments when they see a person doing average things, or looking like a average person. Because people expect more from other people.
All I see is a lot of insecure men and women trying despritly to look like something they’re not.
Why does everyone want to look like a bad adaptation of a video game? And how are all these blind sheep liking them not seeing this blatant fakery?
Sad, just make a stable object behind the figure before distorting your waist, rookies.
I dont get why anyone would be influenced by any of these pics. I undetstand the point that influencers are distorting reality for likes and views ..etc but these pics are just stupid, weird and very funny ..i mean c'mon i cant imagine anyone with a healthy brain would fall for these pics or these people! And many do have healthy brains. The ones who fall for this are the victims of their own ignorance.and those deserves to be unhappy for a while until they realize that they should not take it seriously at all! And im not talking just about social media but also the internet and the whole media. Tv news channels are doing the same. Everything is staged. Politicians, reality shows everything is staged and scripted. The only thing is real is you, your life, family and friends.
Due to the nature of the photo topics, I decided to down vote my chosen photos, while upvoting the article. I do feel like it's a topic worthy of concern for the mental and physical health of our young people today. I'm not trying to judge anyone for how they choose to augment their photos. Only to say that we definitely need to ensure that our youth are being supported and made aware of the levels of fantasy involved with the photos on social media. While helping them build and learn tools to maintain a healthy level of self esteem.
Are people so insecure and shallow that they really need to do this? I may not be gorgeous on the outside, but on the inside I am and that is enough for me. I wouldn't want to be fake and afraid to be myself. I feel so sorry for these people.
The reason why they are insecure and shallow, is because when they show their true selfs, nobody likes them and body shames them for being "ugly", "fat" and other things. But when they filter, they feel like they belong and they fit in. And that makes them happier.
Load More Replies...I dont get how anyone can fake themselves up to such an extent, post pictures on a public domain, and then so easily go and face people in reality that obviously know that you look NOTHING like your photos, and then not be embarrassed??? Do these people not have friends in real life? Wtf
It's really sad that people are now feeling the need to change their bodies and faces to get more 'likes' on social media accounts. I mean, people can see you in real life...
Sad to see this trend from women and men trying to be something they are not. Empower yourselves people and learn to love who you are! It's so much better than these ugly fake pictures!
All anecdotal but I'm seeing more women having an issue with this sort of thing than men, I really don't know a single man that feels the need to see real pictures of a celeb to feel better about themself.
Load More Replies...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.
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.
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...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.
Except most are citicising the fake photos and saying the real life ones look better.
Load More Replies...Seriously. SERIOUSLY people! Just love who you are without editing/photoshopping.
This makes me sad that so many people feel the need to fake themselves, their destinations etc. It’s so hard to believe anything these days with all this photoshop and filtering. Beware because you will eventually be caught out and possibly feel humiliated.
jesus. ive never been so happy to not have a facebook, insta, ect. im literally only on youtube and bored panda lmao.
You can follow who and what you want, though. E.g. I just follow art and travel on instagram.
Load More Replies...Sad that vanity has become so important. People rather erase themselves than face their true selves which are quite beautiful without the added fuss... sad...
Concepts of beauty are ever-changing. In the past, tanned skin was considered unattractive because it meant you were of the lower classes having to work in the fields, instead of having a pampered indoor lifestyle. At one point, thin lips were considered beautiful. Now it is the fuller the better. Many of these people here already have artificially enhanced lips. Others have used PS to achieve that look. With the internet and other forms of media, we are constantly bombarded with images of attractive people. Young women, especially, are being convinced that they have to look a certain way. If you are just average looking, you can have self esteem issues. It seems like most of these "influencers" are just living in a fantasy world online, instead of accepting themselves for who they really are.
Most of these are people, esp. women, trying to look thinner than they are in life. Since becoming thinner is something these people can actually accomplish in real life, I wonder why they don't.
Because its hard! And if they do become skinny, it won't be the result they are looking for. I'm skinny, and people are body shaming me for being skinny!
Load More Replies...These plastic people influence the public to buy more stuff and get free stuff for basically doing nothing? They are just plain old Scam Artists.
Why are these people doing these things? Why are they filtering? Why are they faking? Why why why? Its because, if they just do normal everyday things, and look like an average person, nobody is going to pay attention to them. But if they change themselves, they fit in. They belong and get likes. Its all the people who like all the pretty girls fault. And its the people who make rude comments on the normal looking girls fault. Its not the people who fake's fault.
I think, the reason why people are faking, is because nobody really pays attention if they are average girl. So they filter, and they get lots of likes and follows.
Most of the edited pictures of people are just ew! Not that the real ones are too far behind. And I, the person famous for her computer-wrecking(unintentional, but any computer I'm close by crashes for no reason whatsoever)reputation have done better Photoshop at the end of the one and only Photoshop class I ever had.
Thank you for doing this list!!! It is photos like those that make women (& probably men) question their looks and develop self esteem issues. What a relief to me (even as a grown woman and not a teenager) to see they don’t actually look like that.
Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human 'vulnerability' Sean Parker on Facebook: ‘God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains’ Parker says the social networking site exploits human psychological vulnerabilities through a validation feedback loop that gets people to constantly post to get even more likes and comments. “It's exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology,” he said. “The inventors, creators — it's me, it's Mark [Zuckerberg], it's Kevin Systrom on Instagram, it's all of these people — understood this consciously. And we did it anyway." In other words, using Facebook is like junk food: you get instant gratification when you post for likes and comments. It’s quick and easy but has little substance Parker says that the thought process when building Facebook was to figure out “how do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?
They fake it because nobody really likes them is they are unfiltered. Would you follow a normal average person taking selfies around the house? Most wouldn't. But would you follow a beautiful person traveling everywhere? Probably yes. People are made to want attention. They filter to get it. They make themselves prettier. But the main reason why they are filtering, is because of hate comments. People post hate comments when they see a person doing average things, or looking like a average person. Because people expect more from other people.
All I see is a lot of insecure men and women trying despritly to look like something they’re not.
Why does everyone want to look like a bad adaptation of a video game? And how are all these blind sheep liking them not seeing this blatant fakery?
Sad, just make a stable object behind the figure before distorting your waist, rookies.
I dont get why anyone would be influenced by any of these pics. I undetstand the point that influencers are distorting reality for likes and views ..etc but these pics are just stupid, weird and very funny ..i mean c'mon i cant imagine anyone with a healthy brain would fall for these pics or these people! And many do have healthy brains. The ones who fall for this are the victims of their own ignorance.and those deserves to be unhappy for a while until they realize that they should not take it seriously at all! And im not talking just about social media but also the internet and the whole media. Tv news channels are doing the same. Everything is staged. Politicians, reality shows everything is staged and scripted. The only thing is real is you, your life, family and friends.
Due to the nature of the photo topics, I decided to down vote my chosen photos, while upvoting the article. I do feel like it's a topic worthy of concern for the mental and physical health of our young people today. I'm not trying to judge anyone for how they choose to augment their photos. Only to say that we definitely need to ensure that our youth are being supported and made aware of the levels of fantasy involved with the photos on social media. While helping them build and learn tools to maintain a healthy level of self esteem.
Are people so insecure and shallow that they really need to do this? I may not be gorgeous on the outside, but on the inside I am and that is enough for me. I wouldn't want to be fake and afraid to be myself. I feel so sorry for these people.
The reason why they are insecure and shallow, is because when they show their true selfs, nobody likes them and body shames them for being "ugly", "fat" and other things. But when they filter, they feel like they belong and they fit in. And that makes them happier.
Load More Replies...I dont get how anyone can fake themselves up to such an extent, post pictures on a public domain, and then so easily go and face people in reality that obviously know that you look NOTHING like your photos, and then not be embarrassed??? Do these people not have friends in real life? Wtf
It's really sad that people are now feeling the need to change their bodies and faces to get more 'likes' on social media accounts. I mean, people can see you in real life...
Sad to see this trend from women and men trying to be something they are not. Empower yourselves people and learn to love who you are! It's so much better than these ugly fake pictures!
All anecdotal but I'm seeing more women having an issue with this sort of thing than men, I really don't know a single man that feels the need to see real pictures of a celeb to feel better about themself.
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