‘Instagram vs. Reality’ Exposes The Truth About Those Unrealistically ‘Perfect’ Pics
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We all know that most people share an idealized version of themselves on social media, cherry-picking only the best images, thoughts, and experiences to share with the world. But some Instagram celebrities have taken this concept to the extreme. They bombard their followers with photoshopped images that are so far from reality that they can sow seeds of doubt in some people’s minds, leading them to strive for unrealistic body image at great cost to their self-esteem and mental health.
Those ‘perfect’ celebrity pics you see on Instagram are far from the casual snaps they appear to be
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Hours of make-up, flattering poses and all kinds of editing take place before the ‘everyday’ shot is uploaded onto social media
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Luckily, some people see the problems in this and are trying to uncover the fakery that goes on behind the scenes of infamous Instagram photos. Last week we featured Swiss blogger the_truth_is_not_pretty, who posts honest, real images side-by-side with ones that have been given the ‘Instagram treatment.’ This time we have an amusing and quite shocking video by YouTube star Ethan Klein, who exposes the ugly truth behind some of the more famous influencers.
“I can’t get over the difference! Don’t believe what you see on Instagram folks”
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Delivered with his usual comedic flair, Ethan skewers the obvious trickery that some of these influencers get up to on a regular basis in their Instagram posts. It all goes to show that everything you see online has to be taken with a pinch of salt, and under no circumstances should you compare yourself unfavorably to these people. They are not what they want you to think they are!
“Excuse me what…”
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“One for the boys out here. Magazines are just an illusion”
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Away from the buffed and polished images that we are presented with daily, it can actually be refreshing to see the human side of the famous people that we admire. Social media originally gave us this opportunity to look behind the curtain; sadly though, most social media accounts of celebrities are now run by teams of advisors and managers who don’t allow anything to be shown unless it has been carefully vetted first.
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Because while we admire, respect and even idolize some celebrities, setting high expectations for ourselves, we somehow crave some reassurance that they are human too. It helps us to relate to them on a deeper level I suppose. Magazines with headlines screaming ‘Cameron Diaz without make-up,’ or ‘Beyonce’s acne problem’ always sell well because they give people a little peek behind the perfectly-curated curtain, but perhaps it would be easier if there was less fakery, illusion and lies in the first place.
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“A campaign photo for Good American. You’d expect Photoshop, but possibly at a more professional level”
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“Lips fillers Insta vs Paparazzi”
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“Coachella, the content farm”
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“Instagrammers are ruining California’s super bloom”
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“Kylie Jenner (same day on Instagram vs. on TV)”
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“That moment when your eyebrow glitches through your hat”
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“Body so hot the Colosseum and the fence gets distorted”
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“Melania Trump’s official White House portrait”
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“Calf day was clearly not on the schedule”
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“Wait, are we ashamed of our hand lines now? Nobody told me? I’ve been showing them in public like a total chump!”
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“Who are these people”
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“Makeup artist highlights what facetune really can do”
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“Instagram vs. Youtube”
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“Make sure your friends are Photoshopping too”
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“I’m 29 and until I found this sub I thought the “no pore look” was just excellent makeup I feel silly now, but also relieved”
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“Instagram picture vs. interview two weeks apart”
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“Her own Instagram vs. Tagged photo… It was untagged real quick”
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“Face lost 20 kgs?”
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“Instagram vs. Red carpet”
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“I always was so jealous of her”
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I'm glad I saw this. I know a lot of what's out there is fake but I didn't realise the extent of the fakery I was seeing across multiple platforms. Everyone needs to see this
Agreed. At 40 years old, I;ve been in search of that perfect "poreless" look that foundation commercials show off for decades. I had no idea... I feel like a fool.
Me to! I'm kinda sad I wasted so much money. And that it doesnt exist 😏
Hey miss, try Fit Me Maybelline matte+poreless foundation. Is for normal to oily skin and for me it worked quite well, having oily skin. I have some pores around my nose area and it faded them so beautiful. And a bad point to this foundation is that is creasing a little bit.
Can you wear foundation if you are prone to sweating? I couldn't bear the embarrassment of my makeup running down my face!
As Catharina said, Maybelline does make some really good foundation for pores. It's true there's no such thing as perfect skin with foundation, but it's pretty good anyway. It's also good to just own the skin you have of course.
Yeah. I know to mentally un-edit photos regarding the smoothness of the skin and extent/lack of curves. Didn't know that photo editing has reached the point where people are basically digitally re-drawn to the point where you'd never recognize them on the street!
Some of these people must really struggle with being seen in person, having cultivated such a fake physical image online. Make up and some filtering is one thing, but completely changing their body type and removing double chins is another.
Why would you want to look like blow up doll? On these overbrushed photos they look like aliens, best case scenario, like blow up dolls at worst.
Sometimes less is more. Only a bit of make-up is mostly enough for a good and natural look. When it is overdone it makes this unnatural alien appearance.
This isn't about makeup, there's nothing wrong with wearing a lot of makeup as self expression. This is now about using photo editing apps to edit your face to look unrealistic and to not match the reality
They're paying the price for abusing their faces excessive make up. The skin problems magnify, creating a chronic cycle of bad skin.
One of my relatives has a Facebook profile foto that's so photoshopped that she doesn't have nostrils anymore...I gently mentioned it to her and her response was "oh, that's really weird... I didn't do anything to the photo" (total bs). I think it's really sad, because it shows that she don't know how to look past appearances... and see someone for who they are, not what they look like.
Not only that, but they all end up looking sort of alike.
Most of them don't even look like their real selves in the slightest. Very sad mentality there.
Lips like the ass of a baboon. Yuck.
Why do people even want to look so wonky and fake? Nobody seems happy to just be themselves anymore. :(
Because its a competition. Women compete against each other all the time. Ever wonder why Dad bod is a thing? Mostly because men know and can call out the unrealistic body image that is attempted to be forced on us. We dont have time for that shit. Exercise and eat good... thats it. No gym rats or reps reps reps. Meanwhile, women seem to have zero ability to call bullshit where it is. The ONLY reason why this stuff becomes so prevalent is women keep giving attention to these fakers. Stop following them, looking at their posts, and buying their products. If you do that, they go away.
Your whole post is bullshit. Men have no idea what the unrealistic body image for women is, most think that's how women should actually look like. Men consistently call women ugly or sick if they dare show up with no make-up, because they think the "natural" make-up look is, well, natural. They also make fun of women's bodies as if we're public property and it;s our job to look nice for you. Do you know how many companies require their female staff to wear make-up, otherwise they think women are "unprofessional"? The pressure for women to look perfect is enormous, that's why so many women get wrapped up in these bullshit beauty standards. Men have no idea, they're not met with anywhere near the same level of scrutiny when it comes to their appearance.
"Meanwhile, women seem to have zero ability to call bullshit where it is." I'm calling bullshit on your entire post, AlphaPuck. "Women" ie 3.5 billion people, and NONE of us can call bullshit, but ALLLL the men "know and call out unrealistic body image"? Bull-fucking-shit, my dude.
Plenty of men out there believe these women actually look like this and then can't understand why they can't find a woman like that.
*Some* women! I only recognized a couple of these people ...life is so much more interesting away from BS like those 'influencers' push on people who should know better!
SO - we are going for the mom bod. Do it.
Please be so kind to say "some sick old girlies" instead of "women". The WOMEN give a poop for these desperate wannabe-lyard-sexpuppets and spend time with friends, not hrs in front of a mirror for faking friends ;) Say "american women" if u can tell that, but here in Bavaria we laugh bout these freaks :)
problem is, if men didn't constantly pursue women that look that way and were real about the type of 'woman' they really like-then i'm sure it wouldn't be an issue. I'm not saying all men, but perhaps men could do and be better with their approach to women who dont wear much make up, or dress up like they've got no responsibilities. You don't see many men falling over and preaching about the likes of the REAL natural women! just acting fools over the likes of kim kardashian.
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Is more about what they want to sell, but mostly the companies that pay them for advertising, they sell you a fantasy, always been like that, so people are more desperate to pay whatever's to look like that, yes is competition but mostly get the buyer's competitive side.
Sorry but it's true that 'many women' won't question these things. Unfortunately, they've been conditioned over many decades to faithfully do and buy what they're told to and who do you think buys the trash magazines? Any men? Okay, maybe some camp men. I've seen entire threads where a faked picture is lapped up by women but the men are going "Erm, you can tell it's photoshopped because..." I wish this wasn't the case but it is.
Men dont give a damn if women dont wear makeup, wear the same outfit multiple days a week, or refuse to contort your body to fake a body shape that can only be achieved via corset and ass injections. We arent stupid. And when I made that original comment it was implied that "generally" those things are true. Sure we have outliers in men and women who think different than most.... many of you who commented know this, but for some it whooshed over your head. What @Random Panda noted is just bad behavior and it accounts for maybe .5% of men. I can speak for the majority of men when I say that I find a genuine smile much more attractive than the fake instagram posts. And when us men don't meet the celebrity standards for male bodies we just say "oh well dont care".
@Random Panda also that type of requirement in the workplace sounds an awful lot like the requirements for men to keep a certain facial hair style, not have facial hair at all, and keep actual hair at an "appropriate" length. But I bet you dont hear much about this on the news.... cause we don't give a rats ass. Take my brother for example. His appearance a few years ago would be something like high and tight hair with a slick back look and a great beard. He was hired on the Denver Sheriff Department. He was required to shave the beard and do a cleaner haircut. He threw a fit.... just kidding, he didnt care. Thats the difference between the majority of men and women.
My thoughts exactly.
I'm glad I saw this. I know a lot of what's out there is fake but I didn't realise the extent of the fakery I was seeing across multiple platforms. Everyone needs to see this
Agreed. At 40 years old, I;ve been in search of that perfect "poreless" look that foundation commercials show off for decades. I had no idea... I feel like a fool.
Me to! I'm kinda sad I wasted so much money. And that it doesnt exist 😏
Hey miss, try Fit Me Maybelline matte+poreless foundation. Is for normal to oily skin and for me it worked quite well, having oily skin. I have some pores around my nose area and it faded them so beautiful. And a bad point to this foundation is that is creasing a little bit.
Can you wear foundation if you are prone to sweating? I couldn't bear the embarrassment of my makeup running down my face!
As Catharina said, Maybelline does make some really good foundation for pores. It's true there's no such thing as perfect skin with foundation, but it's pretty good anyway. It's also good to just own the skin you have of course.
Yeah. I know to mentally un-edit photos regarding the smoothness of the skin and extent/lack of curves. Didn't know that photo editing has reached the point where people are basically digitally re-drawn to the point where you'd never recognize them on the street!
Some of these people must really struggle with being seen in person, having cultivated such a fake physical image online. Make up and some filtering is one thing, but completely changing their body type and removing double chins is another.
Why would you want to look like blow up doll? On these overbrushed photos they look like aliens, best case scenario, like blow up dolls at worst.
Sometimes less is more. Only a bit of make-up is mostly enough for a good and natural look. When it is overdone it makes this unnatural alien appearance.
This isn't about makeup, there's nothing wrong with wearing a lot of makeup as self expression. This is now about using photo editing apps to edit your face to look unrealistic and to not match the reality
They're paying the price for abusing their faces excessive make up. The skin problems magnify, creating a chronic cycle of bad skin.
One of my relatives has a Facebook profile foto that's so photoshopped that she doesn't have nostrils anymore...I gently mentioned it to her and her response was "oh, that's really weird... I didn't do anything to the photo" (total bs). I think it's really sad, because it shows that she don't know how to look past appearances... and see someone for who they are, not what they look like.
Not only that, but they all end up looking sort of alike.
Most of them don't even look like their real selves in the slightest. Very sad mentality there.
Lips like the ass of a baboon. Yuck.
Why do people even want to look so wonky and fake? Nobody seems happy to just be themselves anymore. :(
Because its a competition. Women compete against each other all the time. Ever wonder why Dad bod is a thing? Mostly because men know and can call out the unrealistic body image that is attempted to be forced on us. We dont have time for that shit. Exercise and eat good... thats it. No gym rats or reps reps reps. Meanwhile, women seem to have zero ability to call bullshit where it is. The ONLY reason why this stuff becomes so prevalent is women keep giving attention to these fakers. Stop following them, looking at their posts, and buying their products. If you do that, they go away.
Your whole post is bullshit. Men have no idea what the unrealistic body image for women is, most think that's how women should actually look like. Men consistently call women ugly or sick if they dare show up with no make-up, because they think the "natural" make-up look is, well, natural. They also make fun of women's bodies as if we're public property and it;s our job to look nice for you. Do you know how many companies require their female staff to wear make-up, otherwise they think women are "unprofessional"? The pressure for women to look perfect is enormous, that's why so many women get wrapped up in these bullshit beauty standards. Men have no idea, they're not met with anywhere near the same level of scrutiny when it comes to their appearance.
"Meanwhile, women seem to have zero ability to call bullshit where it is." I'm calling bullshit on your entire post, AlphaPuck. "Women" ie 3.5 billion people, and NONE of us can call bullshit, but ALLLL the men "know and call out unrealistic body image"? Bull-fucking-shit, my dude.
Plenty of men out there believe these women actually look like this and then can't understand why they can't find a woman like that.
*Some* women! I only recognized a couple of these people ...life is so much more interesting away from BS like those 'influencers' push on people who should know better!
SO - we are going for the mom bod. Do it.
Please be so kind to say "some sick old girlies" instead of "women". The WOMEN give a poop for these desperate wannabe-lyard-sexpuppets and spend time with friends, not hrs in front of a mirror for faking friends ;) Say "american women" if u can tell that, but here in Bavaria we laugh bout these freaks :)
problem is, if men didn't constantly pursue women that look that way and were real about the type of 'woman' they really like-then i'm sure it wouldn't be an issue. I'm not saying all men, but perhaps men could do and be better with their approach to women who dont wear much make up, or dress up like they've got no responsibilities. You don't see many men falling over and preaching about the likes of the REAL natural women! just acting fools over the likes of kim kardashian.
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Is more about what they want to sell, but mostly the companies that pay them for advertising, they sell you a fantasy, always been like that, so people are more desperate to pay whatever's to look like that, yes is competition but mostly get the buyer's competitive side.
Sorry but it's true that 'many women' won't question these things. Unfortunately, they've been conditioned over many decades to faithfully do and buy what they're told to and who do you think buys the trash magazines? Any men? Okay, maybe some camp men. I've seen entire threads where a faked picture is lapped up by women but the men are going "Erm, you can tell it's photoshopped because..." I wish this wasn't the case but it is.
Men dont give a damn if women dont wear makeup, wear the same outfit multiple days a week, or refuse to contort your body to fake a body shape that can only be achieved via corset and ass injections. We arent stupid. And when I made that original comment it was implied that "generally" those things are true. Sure we have outliers in men and women who think different than most.... many of you who commented know this, but for some it whooshed over your head. What @Random Panda noted is just bad behavior and it accounts for maybe .5% of men. I can speak for the majority of men when I say that I find a genuine smile much more attractive than the fake instagram posts. And when us men don't meet the celebrity standards for male bodies we just say "oh well dont care".
@Random Panda also that type of requirement in the workplace sounds an awful lot like the requirements for men to keep a certain facial hair style, not have facial hair at all, and keep actual hair at an "appropriate" length. But I bet you dont hear much about this on the news.... cause we don't give a rats ass. Take my brother for example. His appearance a few years ago would be something like high and tight hair with a slick back look and a great beard. He was hired on the Denver Sheriff Department. He was required to shave the beard and do a cleaner haircut. He threw a fit.... just kidding, he didnt care. Thats the difference between the majority of men and women.
My thoughts exactly.