It's really sad that so many people have body image issues that make them think they have to hide their perfectly normal, healthy bodies to look like action figures or Barbie dolls.

This breaks my heart and reminds me of a stupid thing I did when I was 19. I was always self conscious about my thick thighs and my idiot past self got lost inside her head and decided to starve herself literally. I only drank water for 3 days and didn't eat anything at all. People comment that they do this but they never say anything about feeling sick, "having a black hole" inside or being in pain, I somehow managed to drag myself to the bus station for uni and on the 4th day I ended up passing out half way When I screwed my head back on my shoulders I looked at myself and thought there is nothing wrong with me. I always look back at that moment with a hint of shame... people don't have money to eat and here I was doing this to myself You should love yourself f*$k social media

Ya'll act like centuries of sexism and objectification of women in society didn't contribute... Open a history book or open your eyes to the world around you. Yes I know there were a couple men in this collection but let's be real now. SO many people below shaming the people with low self esteem instead of all the layers of issues that caused it. Women are, by and large, still to this day judged for and/or praised by their appearance. The nerve these people have to say that social media is to blame when they have no problem looking at ads with over sexualized tweenagers, or supporting the adult industry, or watching the BS Miss Universe pageants for example. Yes the world is changing but at a snails pace.

As I wrote in a comment above, I am very grateful I didn't grow up in the age of social media -- or I might not have grown up. I really feel for kids today.

Good interview on NPR the other day (The Takeaway or On Point, not sure) with some ‘influencers’ who were driven, hard working, and successful entrepreneurs. I still don’t really get it as a choice of career (“You can’t pay the rent with free shoes!”) but it was interesting to hear the stories behind people I usually pass off as just awful.

I'm 38 and have tried dating sites, I hardly had any response. I asked my male friend to look at my profile and he told me straight... you don't have big lips, crayola eyebrows etc.. basically I'm too bland. Im not looking for sympathy here...im just saying that women like me may end up alone because no one will even give us a 2nd look never mind a first. All because we don't look like the "sexy woman of today" I really feel s**t about myself

It’s cringe when you see someone you know with multiple filters on their photo and they caption “just woke up like this.” 🤦‍♀️

Hilarious!!

Isso só prova como é difícil, para algumas pessoas, viver nesse mundo onde, em nome de uma ditadura de um padrão de beleza, leva a se deformar, mesmo que digitalmente. Para buscar meia dúzia de likes .

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Funny to see these people thinking they're living at the top, while some of them clearly belong to Jerry Springer nation.

So weird-looking. Please stop doing this.

Such a shame!

Very sad that so many are uncomfortable with their own look that they try to be something else. It's an awful feeling. I was anorexic and nearly died just trying to look this way.

These are such sad situations

When you try the possibilities of character generation in the new game you bought.

So much extreme body dysmorphia

I've seen women doing this on dating apps.... like, you think I can't tell you're fake? I'm not going to swipe right on you, bitch, you're f****d up!!

So people edit photos because they feel they don’t measure up against “beauty standards” so they post a photo in which they feel they look good but then are mocked and laughed at. That’s pretty evil to take someone who has low self appreciation and then knock them down further. Think about it if you feel ugly then try and do something to make yourself feel better then people point and laugh and say now not only are you ugly you look stupid. So so wrong

A few pictures in, I get the feeling I'm looking at badly made CGI screencaps. What the hell is wrong with these people?

And it's considered completely normal among the people that do this. No thanks.

If this is a prelude to the metaverse, I want no part of it.