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In some ways, the endless lockdowns have been freeing. We’re starting to care less about how we look, how we dress, and whether or not we’ve got make-up on. Well… some of us, anyway. Even though we might be spending more of our time at home than ever before, there are plenty of people who are addicted to social media going overboard with photo-editing their pics before posting them on Instagram because they want to feel validated or loved. People who stumble upon the heavily altered pics in their feeds can’t help but call them out by sharing them on the r/Instagramreality subreddit that has a whopping 917k members and even their very own ‘Reptilian Overlord’ (that’s the title that the head moderator goes by).

Upvote the photos that got you to pause with how over-edited they are and let us know your opinion about why people do this in the comments. Want to feel better about using just basic filters or nothing at all on your own photos? You can check out our latest posts about the awesome ‘Instagram Reality’ community right here, here, as well as here. Keep in mind that, however funny some of these photos might look, some of the people behind the selfies might have serious social media addictions.

Read on for Bored Panda's interview with the head moderator of the subreddit. We also wanted to learn more about social media addiction, how the lockdowns are affecting our online activities, and when we should start worrying about the time we spend on the net, so we reached out to the UK Addiction Treatment Group. Nuno Albuquerque, the Head of Treatment for the UK Addiction Treatment Group, told us that social media addiction is a relatively new phenomenon that everyone is still learning about every single day. Read on for their in-depth insights and, if you'd like to know more about the signs and symptoms of a social media or internet-based disorder, you can visit the UKAT website right here.

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    Sum Guy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She might be in witness protection and has to alter what she looks like... we don't know

    Iggy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like one of those life-like sex toy dolls.

    Gillian Mackenzie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That just is sad. I'm sure she is lovely looking IRL and doesn't need any photo shopping

    Shelp
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The man is like "wow I finally met the Neptunian ambassador, best day ever"

    Laura
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was acquainted with someone who's entire FB profile was done like this. It was really creepy to look at.

    NoDramaPartyLlama
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You start seeing this face in every photo shortly before she comes for you....

    SpillTheCoffeeSis
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she ever went missing, no one would know what she looks like to find her.

    white_shadow
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT looks like a mannequin more than a human . . . actually it has nothing like a human.

    Karen Lyon
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will never understand women who think that being so photoshopped and/or made-up to the point that they look like mannequins.

    Thomas Turnbull
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These inflatable dolls are looking better but can't fool me.

    Faith Hurst
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who thinks this looks better than whatever you looked like before? What disorder causes this?

    Robert Bois le Duc
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inflatable love doll, easy to take on vacation & pose like she's a real girlfriend. "Yup, this is my girlfriend, Pneumatic Patty"

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if I'm at all correct on this as I couldn't be on social media due to my job and so mercifully have avoided it BUT people who have to go so, so artificially out of their way, every picture, to create a "not them" to the point of being so fake and artificial...this to me seems like a type of self-loathing, or a type of body-image dysphoria illness. I see so many beautiful people who, flaws or not, imperfections or not, just see themselves as some 'thing" to tweak, filter, rearrange. To the point of it being sad, sick and creepy. I am amazed at posts that show people's Instagram, etc., pictures and their "real" pictures. Some make you gasp, I can't see anything healthy in having to create and be addicted to manipulating "you". I'm sad for these folks.

    Lou Herout
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen anyone bring their realdoll out in public before

    Pascale Pierloot
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine brushing your teeth before bed...the horror of looking in the mirror and seeing the real you!!

    Karen Van Scoyk
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This woman looks like she died...and the mortician did a super good job! .,

    Naomi Cline
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bionic woman? She lost her head so she was taken to a secret lab for experimental surgery using a dolls head

    Anime SImp
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ashley what have i told you about ripping the heads off my barbie dolls and attaching them to your neck

    François Carré
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We'd rather congratulate her for wearing that integral mask constantly, she's very brave. An example for us all.

    Scratch
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a photo of first contact. It's nice that alien took time to post with a human.

    Id row
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does that guy have a Real Doll for a gf or something? That's messed up.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like one of those “real dolls” desperate men order online. Probably as ‘bright’ as one.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A girl I graduated HS with does this to all of her pics on social media, I have her mom as a friend and she does the same thing to all of her pics as well. I don’t understand why these people think it looks good!

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So apparently the reboot of IRobot is using the same special effects as the original.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need to stop reding these while having coffee with my cat on my lap...Poor kitty!

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the perfect face for a person. except uncletrash... (he exploded)

    Emily
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't there a sub-culture where men are in relationships with mannequins?

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    The head moderator of the r/Instagramreality subreddit, Zaza9000, told Bored Panda that 2020 was "hard on all of us," so they try to keep the community easy to engage with and be a part of. This openness is one of the reasons why the subreddit is so popular. "Last year so many people have shared interesting stories from their personal lives and I really hope we can carry that into 2021."

    According to the head moderator, there have been some shifts in how people approach editing their content. Recently, there's been more interest in video editing than photo editing, for instance. "Especially apps like Facetune2 and SNOW that allows you to edit your body and certain Instagram filters that can make your lips appear bigger and make your skin unrealistically perfect. Seeing them glitch in videos has been a really popular topic on the sub," they explained.

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    "For us non-influencer, regular people of course travel isn't always an option especially if it's just for a vacation away. Unfortunately, there have been a few influencers that don't care, to be blunt. Some of them feel like traveling and being on vacation is necessary and well-deserved even though people in the medical field, teachers, retail workers, etc. don't get to just jump on a jet and get away."

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    "A person can be addicted to anything, but they are only suffering an addiction if whatever it is they are 'using' has taken over their lives, and that they as individuals have lost the power of choice, i.e. that they cannot, regardless of how much they want to, stop 'using'. This is the effect that addiction has, it robs the individual of the ability to stop. Even if that individual is aware of the negative physical, psychological, or financial consequences, they still cannot stop. It is essential to not use the word 'addiction' flippantly; if a person is addicted, then they are in need of professional help and support," Albuquerque, the Head of Treatment for the UKAT Group, explained to Bored Panda, highlighting that nobody should throw around the term 'addiction' without realizing the weight the word carries.

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    According to him, it's the Covid-19 lockdowns are making us spend more time on social media because of how much things have changed. It's not all doom and gloom with social media, however, we should be aware of how much its use affects us.

    "We would say that it is more than likely that society as a whole spent more time on social media and other internet-based platforms during the Covid-19 lockdowns than before, simply because for many, their normal day to day life was turned upside down, or even stopped altogether, and so a lot of people found they had more spare time on their hands. Some people turned to social media during the lockdown to stay connected with others, which is really important and actually a healthy approach to take. Where it starts to negatively affect a person is when being on social media consumes them completely, and they no longer want to be present in their actual 'offline' day."

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    Bored Panda was also interested to understand where the line between a regular social media user and somebody who is addicted lies. Albuquerque's take on this is that even though this line is different for each individual, it's important to recognize whether or not the person has lost the power of choice.

    "If the person cannot undertake their regular day to day routine without being on social media or needing to get back to being on social media, as in they have potentially developed not only a psychological desire to be online but also physical urges begin as well, then there could well be an addiction there," he went into detail.

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    "An unhealthy relationship with social media could also be recognized if the individual develops mental health illness from being online, for example, feelings of anxiety or depression arising during or after being on social media. Similarly, for some people we have treated at our UK Addiction Treatment Centres, being on social media is a trigger for them to then misuse drugs or alcohol. During therapy, we address why a person drinks alcohol or misuses drugs, and for some, it is because of their unhealthy relationship with social media," the UKAT Group Head of Treatment revealed how social media can be linked to other addictions.

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    She Claims Her Body Is “Natural” And All “Genetics”

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With that freakishly tiny waist I'm guessing her internal organs got squished down into her butt.

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    "The most important piece of advice we can give is to be mindful and aware; check in with yourself during and after time spent on social media, ask yourself how do you feel? Can you now switch off and get on with your day? Any negative feelings or inability to move on from being online should be a red flag," Albuquerque said.

    We’re social animals after all, as David Brooks argues in his book. And the desire to be accepted by our peers and our community members is hardwired into us: we’re far more social than our modern culture of individualism gives us credit for. Approval, love, adoration, respect—they’re all things that we want.

    However, taken to an extreme, our desire for social approval can grow into desperation. Couple that with social media addiction (we are, some of us, spending more time online than usual and the problem could be getting worse) and you’ve got the perfect breeding ground for folks who want to show the world their best possible side in exchange for attention online. At any cost.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She actually has a very nice figure. Much better looking than the photo shopped pic.

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    According to ‘UK Rehab,’ overusing social media affects more than just the individual: the community spirit can break down and there’s also a general loss in productivity. What’s more, social media addiction “can also trigger mental health problems” and will continue to lead to even more issues as it’s becoming “even more prevalent than drinking.”

    You’d need to see a specialist to determine whether or not you’re actually addicted to social media, but, in general, addiction is something that we continue to do despite it having obvious negative effects on us.

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    Something else to keep an eye out for that could indicate that we’re addicted to social media is that we hide how much time we spend on social media. What’s more, we fall behind on our responsibilities both at home and at work, we get defensive whenever somebody brings the subject up, and we withdraw from the real world to spend more time online.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cant even tell its the same person... though i can hardly say person for the first pic

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    Please Don’t Compare Yourself To Instagram. They Don’t Look Like That In Real Life. Skin Texture Is Normal

    Please Don’t Compare Yourself To Instagram. They Don’t Look Like That In Real Life. Skin Texture Is Normal

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like one of those face merge jobs that combine both women.

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is exactly what 6 year old girls think of when you say there gonna grow up big and strong

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    This “Influencer” Who Has A New Face Everyday

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine meeting up on a date with him. I wouldn´t recognize him and just think I got stood up..

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is so beautiful in real life. She looks like somebody you would want to talk to.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder kids struggle with eating disorders and depression trying to reach these unattainable goals. It’s so sad.

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    When It’s Hard To Keep Track Of Your Imaginary Measurements

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    I Think A Lot Of People Don’t Realise How Much This Girl Edits Her Photos

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    Left One Was Tagged " Naturalbeauty"And The Right One Is From A Video Like A Few Days Before And Even That With Heavy Make-Up On

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like the wrong upper and lower parts of the accident victims were sewn together. Please don't show us how the other halves look.

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    This Notorious Instagram Bully Hates Photoshop, But Only When Other Girls Are Using It

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    All The Comments Are Praising Her. Over Editing On Social Media Is Why Young Girls Have Self Esteem Issues

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    Just Found Whole Compilation Of Her Reality vs. Instagram Photos

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    This Guy Is Really Cute And Has A Nice Body, But Edits His Pics So Badly. Instagram Pic vs. Youtube Still

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    These Are 4 Different Women & None Of Them Are Kim Kardashian Or Kardashian Related. #thekardashianeffect

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    Most Recent Video vs. An Instagram Post. She Looks Fine Unedited But Still Feels The Need To Shop Herself Into A Caricature Whilst Saying The Only Edits She Does Are To "Blur Blemishes".

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    Raine Soo
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks so much better in the before photo. You can see the prettiness of her eyes.

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    Kanishka Patel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People should deal with their problems instead of covering them up. I am not trying to say fat people are ugly. What I mean is that if you want to look skinny and fit, you will have to put effort in to look like that.

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    Her 34k Followers Are As Real As The Picture To The Left , Right Picture Is A Tagged One

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    Her Upper Body Looks Absolutely Disturbing In Her Edit

    Her Upper Body Looks Absolutely Disturbing In Her Edit

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jelena Karleusa, Serbian "singer" and living scarecrow, if anyone wants to see more. Oh, and I dare you to say that she looks beautiful in the left photo! 🙃

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    #61

    Most People Would Kill To Have Her Body Without The Needless Photoshop

    Most People Would Kill To Have Her Body Without The Needless Photoshop

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    Tiny Head + Face Edited To Look 12

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    Took Ten Years Off Her Face, Perked Up The Bust And Slimmed The Neck And Back

    Took Ten Years Off Her Face, Perked Up The Bust And Slimmed The Neck And Back

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry but no. I've been debating saying something or not because I know the inevitable backlash but I've got too. For those saying "she's beautiful" no she's not. She is MORBIDLY obese. She is effectivly killing herself. Now I'm by no means a thin girl, and I'm not saying you can't love yourself if you are a big girl like me. You can. What I AM saying is we should not be putting this woman on the cover of magazines and lauding her as beautiful. In the 90's we agreed as a society that we would not glorify unhealthy bodies, and that's why heroine chic and anorexic models were removed. Swinging to the other end of the spectrum may seem progressive and accepting, but in reality it's the same exact thing. It's telling young women, "this is beautiful", "this is fine", "this is healthy". It's not. I've every respect for Tess, I'm delighted she's happy with who she is and I want her to live a long and happy life. But glorifying this kind of body shape as ideal is not right

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    I Finally Found One ! The Left Photo Is A Tagged Photo And The Right Photo Was Posted On Her Instagram .....

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    She’s Looking Everyday More Like A Doll And Less Like A Human Being

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For anyone asking who these people are: Gigi Gorgeous and Nats Getty (yes, from that Getty family). They are a married couple.

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    Just Found Whole Compilation Of Her Reality vs. Instagram Photos

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    #74

    That Head To Body Ratio

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't believe the head is attached ...she's just holding it there like a trophy.

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    #76

    Pic She Posted vs. Vid

    Pic She Posted vs. Vid

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    LoveThePanda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh what a shame, she's a beautiful black woman that's ashamed to be in her own skin. I wish we had more confidence in ourselves

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    #77

    That Snow Filter Is Working Overtime

    That Snow Filter Is Working Overtime

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    Her Billboard vs. A Pic From An Interview

    Her Billboard vs. A Pic From An Interview

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    When You Google Her, These Are The First Two Pictures. Says A Lot

    When You Google Her, These Are The First Two Pictures. Says A Lot

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    Pics Were Taken Less Than A Week Apart. She Claims Special Beaded Bracelets Helped Her Lose Weight.

    Pics Were Taken Less Than A Week Apart. She Claims Special Beaded Bracelets Helped Her Lose Weight.

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    #81

    Insta Versus A Still From Her Mom's Show

    Insta Versus A Still From Her Mom's Show

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    LottieH
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but have you seen her Mum?? If that is her influence then I am not surprised she turned out like this. Plus her mum was always horrid about this girls weight growing up. I feel bad for her

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    #82

    Why Does Everyone On Ig Want To Look Like This?

    Why Does Everyone On Ig Want To Look Like This?

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    The Original Photo Needs Color And Basic Correction, The Person In It Does Not. I Think We Are Being Conditioned To Accept Having Digital Better-Egos

    The Original Photo Needs Color And Basic Correction, The Person In It Does Not. I Think We Are Being Conditioned To Accept Having Digital Better-Egos

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    Look At The Wavy Door

    Look At The Wavy Door

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    Tiredpossum
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    maybe her door is so shocked by the amount of photoshop that it wants to leave

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    #86

    This Fashion Nova Favorite Has Obvious Waist Edits In All Her Photos - Video Still For Actual Waistline Comparison

    This Fashion Nova Favorite Has Obvious Waist Edits In All Her Photos - Video Still For Actual Waistline Comparison

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    Tiredpossum
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you believe the first picture... I'm sorry but you might need to reevaluate you iq levels (it's a joke please don't take it seriously)

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    #89

    She Really Doesn't Need To Do That!

    She Really Doesn't Need To Do That!

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    Video vs. Insta Pic, I Know They Get Posted A Lot But Ooft The Difference Is Astounding

    Video vs. Insta Pic, I Know They Get Posted A Lot But Ooft The Difference Is Astounding

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    Tiredpossum
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again putting a picture of someone with and without makeup isn't necessarily fair. But that waist tho......

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    Curves That Defy Reality

    Curves That Defy Reality

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    It’z Just Anglezz

    It’z Just Anglezz

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    DC
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... what is this obsession with huge butts about anyway? Wasn't it just a few years ago that everything above the bare minimum of body you need in order not to die that was, whyever, considered beautiful? And now you're skinny af everywhere, if you're as perfect as the usual instagrammer, but have the butt of someone morbidly obese? Even if this only would bear realistic proportions, it still doesn't seem beautiful to me, but just ... well, weird. Not the good weird, not the Weird of the Freaks, but the weird as in pointless and off.

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    #93

    Just Found Whole Compilation Of Her Reality vs. Instagram Photos

    Just Found Whole Compilation Of Her Reality vs. Instagram Photos

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    Fan Edits vs. Washingtonpost Picture In An Article About Her Visiting A Syrian Refugee Camp In Jordan

    Fan Edits vs. Washingtonpost Picture In An Article About Her Visiting A Syrian Refugee Camp In Jordan

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    Dorothy Parker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if it's her manager who does the fakery. Angelina seems to worry about the important stuff.

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    #95

    I Genuinely Don't Understand This. She Does This All The Time. She Doesn't Even Slightly Resemble Herself.

    I Genuinely Don't Understand This. She Does This All The Time. She Doesn't Even Slightly Resemble Herself.

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    Ember
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t understand why attractive women make themselves look so ugly

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    #96

    Laughing At How The Instagram Algorithm Put These Two Photos Right Next To Each Other On My Explore Page

    Laughing At How The Instagram Algorithm Put These Two Photos Right Next To Each Other On My Explore Page

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    Instagram vs. Her On Botched

    Instagram vs. Her On Botched

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    Berry Budgie
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those jeans have basketballs in them. Wayy too many fillers there. Not even to mention the boobs

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    Left One Is Tagged. Middle And Right Are Posted. I Don’t Understand!

    Left One Is Tagged. Middle And Right Are Posted. I Don’t Understand!

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    #99

    When You Find A Publicly Available Photo Of Yourself On The Internet, Photoshop It, And Repost It On Ig. Girl, We Can All Find That Photo Of You On Google, You Are Not Fooling Anyone With This Photoshopped Version.

    When You Find A Publicly Available Photo Of Yourself On The Internet, Photoshop It, And Repost It On Ig. Girl, We Can All Find That Photo Of You On Google, You Are Not Fooling Anyone With This Photoshopped Version.

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    Raine Soo
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one isn't so bad. The enhancements are more subtle than in most other entries.

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    #102

    Most Recent Video vs. An Instagram Post. She Looks Fine Unedited But Still Feels The Need To Shop Herself Into A Caricature Whilst Saying The Only Edits She Does Are To "Blur Blemishes".

    Most Recent Video vs. An Instagram Post. She Looks Fine Unedited But Still Feels The Need To Shop Herself Into A Caricature Whilst Saying The Only Edits She Does Are To "Blur Blemishes".

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