Reality Check: Social Media Is Fake
The unrealistic standards that influencers set is creating a generation of body image dissatisfaction
As more and more children grow up with the media surrounding them, it’s important to teach them the altered reality that social media is. A 2019 study found the media heavily influences adolescents to internalize unattainable standards for physical beauty. This results in behavioral and mental disorders for teens and young adults, including an increased chance for developing an eating disorder, body dysmorphia and risky behaviors.
It’s popular among influencers, celebrities, public figures and even everyday people to enhance or retouch their social media posts to make themselves look physically better.
Social media users who photoshop their images are not realizing the long-term consequences this has on generations who are becoming more and more reliant on the media.
Some popular fitness influencers get plastic surgery then maintain their constructed hourglass figure through working out. Fans of these influencers may not be aware of the surgery that came before the workouts. It’s important for influencers to be completely honest with their following. It’s equally important for followers to be informed that some influencers do this.
