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Instagram: Filters, Angles, and Asses


Just when society had finally figured out all of the advertisements in magazines were setting unrealistic ideals by using photoshop, along comes Instagram.
Filters upon filters and editing applications that allow you to give yourself a glowy look and remove imperfections. Go from looking basic, to Beyonce, in a matter of seconds. To take things even further, we don't even know what's real anymore.

I follow a bunch of fitness pages and see big asses upon gigantic asses claiming to have grown by doing squats. For the asses that are real, they are impressive.  But after watching a few videos of butt augmentations, I am convinced half of the booty pictures I see on Instagram are fake.

So why do I care? Because I work out hard at the gym and have made some big improvements, but still wonder how some people grow asses over night and compare myself to that standard like most other people. With the popularity of IG, has grown the amount of people who are body builders. How did they know big asses were going to be the trendy thing years ago? Because if those asses are real, it would take years. But everyday sprouts a new big ass out of thin air on Instagram before you have a chance to squat.

The funny thing is, you can tell when someone has fake boobs. You can tell if someone has had a nose job if you knew them pre-rhinoplasty, but you can't really tell when someone has an ass job. Or is using a special app to make themselves better looking on IG.

You won't know until you've been #catfished. And then it's too late.

So don't worry. Just like all the guys who are on steroids in their fitness pics, it's not a realistic standard. Remember that Instagram has replaced magazines and don't feel bad about yourself. You won't see the hashtag #imonsteroids #igotanassjob or #itsallabouttheangles anytime soon. People are comfortable with hiding their true selves behind social media apps to make themselves feel better because most of their followers won't see them in real life anyway. For self-depricating, naive individuals like myself, we will just sit there and wonder why we aren't as good-looking and why we don't look perfect. Or we will just hit unfollow.

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