This Online Community Is Dedicated To Calling Out Fake Instagrammers, And Here Are 30 Of Their Newest Posts
If a photo on Instagram looks too good to be true, it probably is. Even though the platform can be a wonderful and inspiring place, full of beautiful and artistic images, oftentimes it's misleading, too. Photography "tricks" and post-production dissolves the difference between real and fake. And some people try to make use of it, turning their looks into what they think society desires.
Eventually, it got so bad, a counter-movement emerged on Reddit in 2017. The community is called Instagram Reality, and it is dedicated to "exposing" these personas, trying to stop the spread of unreachable ideals and unrealistic expectations. To do so, it is posting side-by-side pics of how Instagrammers look online and in real life.
Bored Panda has already written about the subreddit (most recent articles here, here, and here), but it continues to dig out more and more... "specimens", so we gotta keep up; the pictures are getting more and more ridiculous.
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Found On A Dating App. I Am Genuinely Concerned
In 2019, Marika Tiggemann and Isabella Anderberg released a study called "Social media is not real: The effect of 'Instagram vs reality' images on women’s social comparison and body image." The research revealed that such images have the power to limit the impact social media posts have on our mental health.
As part of the study, a group of women were randomly assigned to view one of three sets of images: "Instagram vs reality" images, the 'ideal' side alone, or just the 'real' side. When women viewed either the real or comparison posts, researchers noticed that the identification or complete avoidance of the 'perfect' images as fake could "disrupt the comparison process," reducing the negative impact on body image and actually decreasing body dissatisfaction.
I Thinks She's So Beautiful Without The Photoshop. Body Dysmorphia Is Real
"Results suggest that the popular quote 'Comparison is the thief of joy'… has some truth to it," Renee Engeln, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, writes for Psychology Today. "However, it seems to matter who the target of your comparison is. We may have more luck accepting our own bodies if we see more realistic and diverse representations of other bodies in our social media feeds.
"By following users who regularly challenge the frequent phoniness of Instagram posts, we can practice appreciating the diversity of human bodies and perhaps learn to appreciate our own bodies along the way."
You Gotta Be Kidding Me
I think that the pipes in the floor have exploded...and she was there. Under the tiles when it happened
A Beautiful 51 Year Old Woman Who Doesn’t Need The Facetune
Photographer Trying To Claim That The Long Legs Are Only Due To “Angling”
Apart of the legs, her feet are bigger then the head. And it's not small
When The Mirror Lets You Down
What Is Happening?
That Foot Said, “Mr. Stark? Don’t Feel So Good.”
That's no foot!! That's a pirates stump!! Foot stumpin' all over the place, what is a boy to do?
Photoshopped A Lambo Logo On Her Honda, The Blue One In The Back Also Looks Fake
It’s A Helluva Drug...
A German Reality TV Star On Instagram vs. On TV
What Is Going On Here Honestly
When Her Legs Are Taller Than You
Bro..... Seriously
He's gotten himself a George Michael'ish look... well, the sand blasted version, that is.
The Only Photos She Posts Anymore Are Pictures Of Models With Her Face Photoshopped In Instead
I Genuinely Don't Understand This. She Does This All The Time. She Doesn't Even Slightly Resemble Herself
2 In 3 Use Photoshop
Yeah... but which two??? If only someone could shine a light or something...
Her Upper Body Looks Absolutely Disturbing In Her Edit
I Didn't See It Until The Direct Comparison
Did she hurt herself scratching her face with fingernails? Did she try gouge his eyes out? So many questions, so few answers....
When You Get So Tan That Even Your Eyes Get Darker. (Summer 2018 On Left vs. Summer 2020)
Why would people do this? And even more... post these really horrible results which are nowhere near the (much better!!) reality? Who are they fooling?
Her Promo Pic On Social Media vs. Photo From Her Promo Event
Naaahhh... this can't be real. The bottom half of this picture is clearly photoshopped. Badly!!
She Has 217k Followers On Insta
Note: this post originally had 82 images. It’s been shortened to the top 29 images based on user votes.
When I was a teenager and complaining about how I look on a pic, my mother used to say, "You can't be prettier on a picture than in real life. Pictures are rigid, and no one can experience your pretty smile through a static picture, at least not in every single one". Seeing beautiful people making themselves even uglier with filters, makes me realize how right she was.
That is one piece of life advice that I'm gonna keep. Thanks for sharing xx
The Hufflepuff Bookworm Good response!
yes.
I feel bad about my skin sometimes because I kind of forget that all these photos are photo shopped. Kind of have to remind myself that my skin is normal and that people should have pores. Gotta remember to look at the people around me in real life to get a grip on my expectations.
Many models have issues with acne or rashes due to all the makeup they have to wear. That's 100% airbrushed to perfection.
Do you have a skin routine? No BS, I started one a while back and it was an instant improvement. Unbelievable results just from actually doing a multi step routine.
I worked with a lady who TROWELLED on Princess Bourghesa (sp?) makeup. She thought because it was ridiculously expensive it was better for her. Apparently it never occurred to her that it was the reason she had such bad acne in the first place. (She was really pretty, too). She used the phone in my office once & I literally had to get the Windex to wipe the orangey gooey crap off the handset. Saw her at a softball game and she was STILL made up like a hooker - which looked great as she started to sweat.
Ivana what
So pathetic.
When I was a teenager and complaining about how I look on a pic, my mother used to say, "You can't be prettier on a picture than in real life. Pictures are rigid, and no one can experience your pretty smile through a static picture, at least not in every single one". Seeing beautiful people making themselves even uglier with filters, makes me realize how right she was.
That is one piece of life advice that I'm gonna keep. Thanks for sharing xx
The Hufflepuff Bookworm Good response!
yes.
I feel bad about my skin sometimes because I kind of forget that all these photos are photo shopped. Kind of have to remind myself that my skin is normal and that people should have pores. Gotta remember to look at the people around me in real life to get a grip on my expectations.
Many models have issues with acne or rashes due to all the makeup they have to wear. That's 100% airbrushed to perfection.
Do you have a skin routine? No BS, I started one a while back and it was an instant improvement. Unbelievable results just from actually doing a multi step routine.
I worked with a lady who TROWELLED on Princess Bourghesa (sp?) makeup. She thought because it was ridiculously expensive it was better for her. Apparently it never occurred to her that it was the reason she had such bad acne in the first place. (She was really pretty, too). She used the phone in my office once & I literally had to get the Windex to wipe the orangey gooey crap off the handset. Saw her at a softball game and she was STILL made up like a hooker - which looked great as she started to sweat.
Ivana what
So pathetic.