TikTok just dropped a new realistic beauty filter

the women gender identity has a lot people that are susceptible to body dysphoria, we don't actually know why or the nature of this mental state or how much of it is cultural conditioning or a side effect of pure selection or anything else, we just try to accommodate

the rest of us will never understand why countries felt the need to regulate post-processing in fashion magazines, or why filters have any affect at all

but if its a social problem for a large population, which it is, then we have to react to that or at least acknowledge that it is.

I didn’t know about the regulation of image processing, thanks.

I agree with your main point, that we should address body dysphoria… I just think that this ubiquitous meme that “beauty filters make people more insecure overall” is wrong.

The beautification achieved by these filters has been around for over 20 years. The difference is that today, that technology is accessible to everyone— any little girl can go to Snapchat and look like Kim Kardashian, and say “oh, this isn’t real.”

Whereas 20 years ago celebrities would spend hours upon hours with cosmeticians, surgeons, make up artists, and digital FX artists sculpting their image, all to appear on the cover of a magazine saying “my new diet has worked wonders for my skin!”

The playing field is more level than ever. And also, the technology isn’t going anywhere. So I think the best next move is to have conversations (especially with daughters) about taking pride in the parts of you that won’t be washed away by an AR filter.