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50 Instagrammers Whose Photos Are So Far From Reality, They Got Shamed For It Online (New Pics)
Welcome to the world of filters where looks are everything, and everything else is nothing. While there are many exceptions, social media is still notorious for breeding and celebrating vanity, from boosting your ego to making others (and yourself included) feel miserable.
But sometimes it’s too much even for Instagram. You see, some people airbrush and edit their pictures beyond the acceptable norm and the result is, well, reality-bending. The subreddit “Instagram Reality” is calling out those instances by sharing pictures of influencers taking editing a step, or rather a mile, too far.
Below we selected some of the most recent posts from the community, so pull your seat closer. And after you’re done, be sure to check out our previous features on Instagram vs reality here, here and here.
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Why Would Someone Do This? The Original Is Stunning Already
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Not Even Judas Was As Treacherous As That Mirror….
In order to understand social media, and the influencers that go above and beyond to stand out, build their audience and establish their brand, we have to look at the other culture that paved the way to influencers as we know them today. And it’s celebrity culture. Both share the insatiable hunger for an idealized image, but also the need to deliver substance and make it interesting for the viewers.
So Bored Panda reached out to Claire Sisco King, the Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Vanderbilt University who happily shared some very interesting insights into the over-the-top world of celebrities and influencers.
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I Forgot What She Really Looked Like
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Found On A Dating App
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She’s The Best. These Are All Photos She Posted Herself Either On Her Story Or Ig Feed! She’s Beautiful, Confident And Silly
June’s Very Own 3 years ago
I fricken love Doja cat so much. She’s so gorgeous and witty and talented
“Celebrity culture has been a significant part of popular media in the United States since the early 20th century. Its origins can be traced in large part to the Hollywood star system,” King told us. “By the 1920s, film studios had developed a system for crafting star images—from the stars’ names to how they dressed to the types of film roles they played. Studios relied on their own promotional departments as well as fan magazines to create these images and make them familiar to audiences, promoting fan attachment to the stars,” she explained.
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Don’t Be Afraid To Age Folks
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The Power Of Filters - It Doesn’t Always Have To Be That Noticeable
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Flexxing On Some Totally Real Muscles
It turns out that for decades, “most of this publicity remained largely positive because it was heavily controlled by the film studios, offering highly calculated views of celebrities’ personalities and private lives.”
But all changed with the advent of tabloids by the mid-twentieth century, including radio shows and magazines, King said. That’s when the attention to gossip and the more salacious aspects of celebrities’ personal lives increased. “Often this coverage was out of celebrity control; but, at the same time, celebrity has become dependent on the gossip industry because it drives audience interest and fascination,” the professor said.
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Another One
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Shame On The News Outlet Who Photoshopped The Left Picture
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Found This One While Browsing A Dating App
Thanks to reality television and the internet, in the beginning of the early 2000s, expectations about access to celebrities dramatically increased. King explained: “Reality television fostered the idea that anyone could become famous by ‘playing themselves,’ and there was the corollary expectation that celebrities should engage with the genre to give audiences an idea of who they ‘really are.’”
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His Jawline Is Definitely 100% Real, No Editing
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Imagine Your Surprise When You See Her For The First Time Without All That Makeup, Filters And Editing
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She Claims To Not Edit Her Photos
Meanwhile, “the development of digital media and the internet meant that there were endless opportunities for audiences to seek information about celebrities, which meant that media companies also felt obligations to generate more and more content about them.” King argues that the era saw the proliferation of websites and blogs devoted to celebrity fandom and/or gossip.
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At First The Terrifying Bird Feet Got Me But The Longer You Stare...the Worse It Gets
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Her Poor Friend
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How Is This Even Legal?
LeighAnne Brown-Pedersen 3 years ago
Applies to all of them, but… is this what they want us to see or what they want to see?
The development of social media really amplified all of these expectations about access to and intimacy with celebrities. “Platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat give audiences the sense that they can see into celebrities’ private lives and get 'behind the scenes' access to them. Even though the glimpses audiences see are highly curated and carefully crafted, they suggest that fans can get an 'authentic' idea of who celebrities are,” King explained.
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Same Day. Insta vs. Pap Picture
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At Least She's Self Aware...?
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When You Have A Friend Who Edits The Whole Group
#22
Is It Just Me Or Does His Head Look Way Too Small?
#23
She Got Called Out For Using Heavy Filters And Her Response Was Interesting
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
I agree with her. And it's a trend going on showing how you look with filters vs without.
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She Adamantly Denies Filtering Her Pics On Every Post
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She Uses The Teen Filter So Much, She Has Convinced Herself That She Looks Like This
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Found This One! — He Claims To Be 31 Years Old, Flashes Fake Watches And Cars He Doesn’t Own
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Posted As Part Of A Massive Clothing Campaign…how Could Such A Big Label Not Have Enough Money For Decent Editing? She Has Slender Man Fingers!
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She Is 81 Guys ... I Don't Know What To Say
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Found In The Wild - When You Forget To Edit Your Husband
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Rip Her Poor Hips..must Have Fallen Off In Her Tagged Photo
Llama_flower93 3 years ago
This is just so absurd to me, having grown up in a society in which those hips would have been shamed for being fat. Maybe 15 years ago. Now people are purposely trying to look that way. It's all so silly when the trend goes away and another begins. About our bodies! Just accept the body your in, skinny, thick, whatever. Your own body will go in and out of style throughout your lifetime. Stop trying to make it fit a trend.
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I Mean
BigOrangeTractor 3 years ago
Why do people keep having plastic surgery when it just seems to make you look SO. MUCH. WORSE. ?
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Instagram vs. Public Video
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A Local Club Owner.
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Feed vs. Press Photo
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Spent Too Much Time On The Faces, Forgot About The Rest
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Claims She Doesn’t Want Women To Feel Bad About Their Postpartum Bodies If They Haven’t ‘Bounced Back’ Like Her
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Both Are Instagram Posts
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A Woman From The Danish Equivalent To Teen Mom, She's Not A Teen Anymore
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She’s Already Petite But They Shrank Her Even More While Forgetting Her Forearms
pink_panda 3 years ago
Is that her face palming the editing on her own body? They made her look like a child!
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When You Can't Control The Photoshop
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This Gal Is Acting As If We Don’t Know What She Actually Looks Like
Donna Mucha 3 years ago
I think the lesson to be learned from this trend is that these people, for whatever reason, feel like they are not ok as they are, and that is very sad and disturbing, as much as it is scary. It, in my opinion at least, is as destructive as an eating disorder. We are all who we are, and we are all important and beautiful and worthy just by being ourselves.
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Posts vs. Tagged
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Maternity Photoshoot vs. Youtube Video 4 Weeks Later
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They’re Not Even Trying To Hide It Anymore. She Blurred Her Unedited Reflection
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What She Posts On Ig vs. What The Paparazzi Took
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How To Recognize Body Filters In Videos
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Completely Unrecognizable!
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
I don't think left pic is supposed to be her? If it is it's bad editing. Anyway she looks fine to the right.
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Her Caption Says: ‘I Actually Don’t Have Foundation On, Only Concealer And Everything Else’ But Am I Wrong If I Only See A Heavily Filtered Pic?
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Instagram vs. Tagged Photos
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Some Unfiltered/Unedited Photos From The Met Gala Versus Their Ig Equivalents Or Most Recently Posted Photos
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Slender Woman, Fooling Her Million+ Followers With These Weird Edits And Extreme Waist Tuning
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The Reality Is Already Beautiful So This Heavy Editing Is Not It
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This Guy Hit Me Up. The Longer You Look, The More Warps You Find. It’s Like Easter Eggs!
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Insta Pic vs. Tagged Insta Pic
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I Am Inclined To Say Her Face Does Not Look Like This
Rae the lemon 3 years ago
At least she isn’t “slimming her body” and accepting herself or maybe she forgot the body idk but whatever yk what I mean
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F**k Noses Am I Right
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Not Sure If It’s Photoshop But The Light Is Kinda Bent In The Windows Reflection. Could Be Wrong
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What She Posted vs. Natural/From A Video. Shes Gorgeous W/O Editing Imo
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Girl…
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"He Saw How I Look On Social Media" / "Everybody Tells Me I'm The Same, Or Even Better Irl"
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Obviously Heavy Filters In The Second Photo But Yikessss
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Instagram vs. Public Video
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Group Picture On Someone Else's Profile vs. Her Picture
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I Finally Found One On My Instagram Too
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Sure, Jan
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Skin Is Too Smooth, Too Matte, Too Lifeless. It's A Heavy Filter (Screenshots From Video). She Doesn't Need It
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What She Posts On Her Instagram vs. The Actual Pictures
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“For Everybody”
PixelShroom 3 years ago
I think the only difference is the angle, the camera, and the lighting.
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With The Met Gala Today, Reminder That Makeup Can Look Very Different In Real Life.
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When Only Your Skin Is Perfect
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Girl Posts Photo With Filter (Left) And Without (Right) After People Commenting Her Eyes Look Unnatural
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I Just Can’t Believe It.
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Y'all Better Not Have Any Pores
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I Wouldn’t Have Noticed If People Didn’t Point It Out In The Replies
Rae the lemon 3 years ago
BACK FAT IS OKAY YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A STICK. IF YOU WERE A STICK YOUD BE VERY MUCH COLD! but low key tho, I love the guys expression it’s funni
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I’m Sorry But What Is This
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Yt Video vs. Instagram Post
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Found One In The Wild
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First One Is The Picture He Posted, Second Was Posted By Her. Look At Differences In Butt And Stomach (Also Girl Behind)
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
I kept staring at the red girl to see if she shrunk her butt before I realized they meant the "ignite" thing.
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An Actress From My Country Advertising For A Natural Shampoo
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Looks Like One Of Those Interior Design Renders
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Left Side Is The Picture This Youtuber Used For The Thumbnail, Right Is A Screenshot Of The Actual Video
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Instagram vs. Tagged Photos
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No, This Is What A Heavy Filter Looks Like. Aging Is Natural.
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Found On Ed Twitter, All The Comments Are Girls Saying They’ll Skip Dinner To Look Like This...
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Ah Yes, A Totally Realistic Waistline
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The Interviewer Seems Quite Airbrushed Compared To The Person Being Interviewed
Candia Lee 3 years ago
How does one airbrush television? Interviewer has a better makeup artist who knows how to do TV makeup.
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These Hips Lie.
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Original Photos vs. What She Posted. Crazy To Actually See The Raw Photos.
Lily bloom 3 years ago
Idk. This looks like it could just be the lighting and angle that are different. Is there something else I'm not seeing?
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Her Caption: “Fresh Face 4 Spring” 🙄
Brett Layton 3 years ago
Fresh indeed, probably within the last 15 seconds of posting I would guess. The inks still drying on the edit dont touch it.
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And I’m Supposed To Believe She’s Real?
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Still Shots From Her New Movie vs. Her In Real Life. She’s 57
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Who Needs A Functioning Jaw And Throat When You Can Have Thick Hair?
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Ig vs. Semi-Reality: Nothing Wrong With A Little Under Eye
Rae the lemon 3 years ago
Ok so guys be liking this s**t right? And girls too but then they say they like no makeup and natural looks. I mean I get the fantasy but also like wtf? No one likes reality. That’s probably why I’m on here and not doing my work lmao ANYWAY...
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Highlighted Article On A News Website. Surely The Fact That You "Look This Good" Has Nothing To Do With Filters, Right?
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Why Did She Facetune Her Tongue? 😭
Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
This woman FaceTunes everything dude. Down to her fucken toenails. This is actually a very mild photoshop job compared to 99% of her IG
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whodunnitfan2013 3 years ago (edited)
The unedited ones are actually better than the edited ones. I prefer natural beauty. I don't like makeup, so I don't wear it. I've been told I need to wear makeup, because I'm ugly and not a real woman without it. However, I notice these people are pretty much all misogynistic men who believe that women should always strive to please men, including looking aesthetically pleasing to them. These people also condemn me for not liking to shave and having body hair, think I should obsess over my weight and appearance, and say my acne makes me ugly, and that I should be obsessed with getting rid of it.
Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
I am ugly, so f*****g what. Can't wear makeup, even hypoallergenic burns after awhile. Can't wear jewelry, even real gold. So ya' get what ya' get. Tell people who don't like you as is..right back at you, a*****e.
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Droopsnoot 3 years ago
Based on the true images, tge problem isn't their skin or so, jt's that theur smiles are so unnatural. That seems to point at deeper problems, if many of tgem didn't look so pained they would look much prettier
whodunnitfan2013 3 years ago (edited)
The unedited ones are actually better than the edited ones. I prefer natural beauty. I don't like makeup, so I don't wear it. I've been told I need to wear makeup, because I'm ugly and not a real woman without it. However, I notice these people are pretty much all misogynistic men who believe that women should always strive to please men, including looking aesthetically pleasing to them. These people also condemn me for not liking to shave and having body hair, think I should obsess over my weight and appearance, and say my acne makes me ugly, and that I should be obsessed with getting rid of it.
Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
I am ugly, so f*****g what. Can't wear makeup, even hypoallergenic burns after awhile. Can't wear jewelry, even real gold. So ya' get what ya' get. Tell people who don't like you as is..right back at you, a*****e.
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Based on the true images, tge problem isn't their skin or so, jt's that theur smiles are so unnatural. That seems to point at deeper problems, if many of tgem didn't look so pained they would look much prettier
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