Fitness Influencers Bodies Are NOT Real...

[@AlyseRachel]

"People be lyin" - John 6:18

[@itsdrea2353]

Amen

[@endiya.]

Amen😭🙏🏽

[@Phoenixhunter157]

😂😂😂👏😭

[@AlyseRachel]

@@tnnkosi I was going for today's date haha but that works too!

[@sunnyshayv]

😂😂😂

[@verybarebones]

The worst thing is that, EVEN IF I KNOW THEY'RE EDITED, these pics still make me feel like shit about my looks. My head just registers the proportions and the smooth skin and etc.

[@leii1306]

I feel the same. Then I look in the mirror and see something ugly 🙁

[@Liz-kj2jj]

Same. I consider myself pretty body positive and as close to fully recovered from an eating disorder as I can be, but the edited photos still bring back that shame about my body, and seeing the “real” pictures is incredibly validating/reassuring. And that worries me, because I don’t WANT stranger’s fictional bodies to have that power over my body image. But it does show the importance of posting real bodies online. I try to share my relaxed stomach, cellulite, and awkward leg angles, along with posed gym pictures, on my Instagram, and it’s actually really helpful somehow to go back and look at my own side-by-side posts, and accept that the same body can look vastly different from second to second, not to mention over time, before vs after eating or lifting and getting a pump, etc. But then you get all this backlash from the fat positive community that “we don’t need to see ‘skinny’ rolls” / “if you can hide your fat in clothes you don’t experience any negative conditioning from society” and that’s such BS. We DESPERATELY need to see all kinds of varied, normal bodies in media

[@HelloTruDee]

It’s because we’re human. That’s how our psychology works and it takes a lot work to change how we perceive things. It sucks :(. Wishing you the best, it honestly helps to go on a social media cleanse. I’ve done it and it’s refreshing.

[@CeroAshura]

Now imagine what these degenerates feel when they face the mirror in between filter sessions.

[@arianasilesia2500]

Smooth skin ???? What about the pounds of makeup and photoshop OMG come on give yourself some credit

[@mlamarana]

If influencers are your role model, you need to re-evaluate your life and know almost all of them are fake🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@clared5812]

The problem is many people who idolize influencers are children

[@ricardos8307]

I don't get the point of following these type of influences, all they have is unrealistic pictures of themselves, too much egocentric too me, there's nothing of value you get in your life giving these people your attention.

[@itsdrea2353]

No Role Modelz - J Cole

[@sarahmonique5321]

👏👏👏👏👏 Omgosh!! Thank you!! I don't understand how ppl place so much of their self-esteem in ppl online. It's truly baffling to me how weak-minded ppl are. Low self-esteem is one thing, but being mad at someone for altering their appearance online b/c it burst YOUR bubble of reality is next level scary.

[@sarahmonique5321]

@@clared5812 they're not all children. Lots of adults idolize these ppl. If adults weren't the ones idolizing, there wouldn't be so many videos by adults "calling them out" and so many women getting cosmetic surgery to look like other women they've seen on Insta.

[@brightknight1965]

It’s also worth adding that a lot of these women have also had plastic surgery. Again, that’s fine and good for them but when they try to sell a fat burner it’s so frustrating because that is not how they got that body!

[@brads8350]

Yeah, that's why the "fitness" industry is largely a scam, people who obtain a large audience try to sell a product that isn't even the reason for their own success. It's like a bodybuilder selling a workout routine saying it's how they got so big when really they were using certain drugs to help them get in crazy shape

[@thehapagirl92]

And those fake butts are clearly unrealistic and the goal is to make people think they’re real.

[@brightknight1965]

@@thehapagirl92 oh for sure. That is not how fat is naturally distributed and I absolutely hate when an influencer like that posts a “booty” workout and it’s like, uh you did not get that butt from body weight squats 🤦‍♀️

[@brightknight1965]

@@brads8350 I feel like I see this too! Like pushing a pre workout or something when it’s like you definitely didn’t get there through one natural supplement. Especially if it was super quick.

[@lindorina792]

Yes imagine I used to look up to one model she mentioned and she has plastic surgery on boobs, ass and face plus photoshop or whatever editor..I mean it is ok for her but no wonder ...then some ladies are getting depressed for hip dips, big boobs and small weist, big ass but thin thights etc...I deleted my instagram for this reason and I feel much better

[@user-zg6nl7nu4w]

we all should stop babying "influencers" and "celebrities" and actually hold them accountable they literally profit off of people's insecurities and act like heroes

[@coolstorybruh88]

Facts

[@colorfulbloops9891]

Yep they are scam artists and should be called out!

[@ankida]

You all saying ‘she’s being to nice’ aren’t wrong, but if she wasn’t so kindly are carefully choosing words, we all know unfortunately she would get attacked by a mass of ridiculous people saying she’s body shaming when she’s just pointing out differences so huge that even the bone structure is altered. 😕 I wonder when the fad of attacking anyone for anything not worded like a it was written by someone in PR will die out.

[@scarlet8078]

I wish she would've also mentioned surgery. It's not just editing that makes the Kardashians look that way. It's lipo & numerous fat transfers from thighs/ back/ tummy to rump, cool sculpting, tons of kybella, botox & filler injections, etc. I've seen Kardashians in person at a few charity events (Kim & Kourtney, back when Kim was Paris's asst) & anyone will tell you they weren't considered beautiful among NY's social class. They were bottom heavy. Now after lots of surgery, editing & careful crafting of their image to make bottom heavy the popular thing, they're supposedly goddesses on social media. It's pretty funny tbh.

[@Laf631]

@@scarlet8078 Agreed, that third influencer she referenced clearly had the butt surgery. Ever since Michelle McDaniel pointed out that you can tell when the ass is huge and the thighs are thin, it's a really easy cosmetic surgery to spot.

[@ankida]

@@scarlet8078 Yeah, if most of us had that kind of money we’d all have the ability to look like that, but altogether it would cost more than a house. 😅

[@kristyrussell1748]

Agreed!!

[@manicpepsicola3431]

Also I think its important that she was so nice because the video would be palatable by trying hard to not hurt anyones feelings but the replies to the video like john is doing is just as important because you get the anger here that she didnt need to do i think an informative video should try not to get to emotional but the emotional aspect can always be a different video as long as the original message is spread as easily as possible

[@arianaaltun8442]

It's crazy how a lot of influencers created this perfect body image, but themselves can't even fit in this body images, because it's just not true and possible..

[@SaschaBraus77]

I wouldn't nessecary say it's not true or possible. Having abs and a defined body is possible and they are real, although even those bodies don't look perfectly in shape all the time. People bloat and so on. However these influencers who photoshop their body to look like they're constantly working out and watching their diet are lying. Not only because they don't do that and they don't have that body but because they will advertise tea, pills, waist trainers and what not and say that this helped them get the body they don't even have in reality.

[@Shayne_T]

@@SaschaBraus77 it's possible, yes, to be fit--however, they photoshop their waists and much more. Very fake

[@Blackandwhitecat-u9v]

It IS true and possible!

[@SaschaBraus77]

@@Shayne_T true though.

[@laurethlipnicki6858]

@@Blackandwhitecat-u9v it isn't though. The simple fact is that large breasts and butts are due to fat. To have abs however, means to have an extremely low fat percentage. You cannot have both naturally. That's just biology.

[@jankaaishakovacs7714]

If I had access to your channel and Stephanie’s channel when I was a teenager I wouldn’t have a 15 years-long battle with anorexia and after a few years orthorexia. These images from Instagram and back then from Tumblr just stick in your mind and shape that in a bad and weird way. I am 30 and boy oh boy I still have some struggles with food and body image after years of therapy.

[@simoneXox]

Tumblr was so toxic!

[@ridefree9160]

It's been 14 years for me battling anorexia and orthorexia on and off. Hope your doing okay now

[@kt114]

Ugh. 😔 Relatable. Also, you’re GORGEOUS! 💜

[@proper.role.model.819]

omg yes! seriously. but image hwat the girls are going to think when social media fades out and a new trend comes along and they lived the social media world. When they grow into their bodies, they're going to be panicking that it isn't realistic to look anything bigger than a stick-thin IG model.

[@annetteschumacher366]

@@ridefree9160 and you to! I wish you lots of love and peace of mind. Of all the things people have that make their life harder you have been dealed a rough card. So that means you must be mega strong! Do not give up and/or in to the thing that has exually the worst intentions to you

[@endiya.]

It annoys me when people try to be politically correct for every little thing, it’s not called body shaming it’s called exposing the lies. They obviously don’t look like themselves and have young impressionable people wishing to be the not knowing it’s all fake af.

[@OpqHMg]

That's not being politically correct as much as it is appropriating the language to mask their dishonesty

[@AstroHierarchy]

i assume she's a smaller youtuber so she might be afraid of any backlash that could end her youtube channel. i understand that completely, not wanting to say anything wrong especially with how 'cancel culture' is right now

[@kettychhak8090]

Agree that political correctness has gone overboard these days. However, young impressionable people need to be educated and prepared for this stuff bc it is not going anywhere. There's that quote---- prepare your child for the road not the road for your child....sorry, not sure who the quote is originally from (Google came up with a ton of people lolol)

[@DreamDear]

Yess!! I’ve seen big celebrities be dishonest with their surgeries and some ppl will defend them saying “it’s her body, she doesn’t have to reveal anything” all while ignoring the fact that millions of people look up to them! They’re setting an unrealistic standard and don’t care about how young impressionable teens see them. It’s really sad.

[@maddison5154]

@@AstroHierarchy stephanie Lange 1.53M I think she’s just more concerned with helping others know the truth and giving the influencer less influence.

[@shortylove876]

I am so excited you're reacting to Stephanie's video! Where's my other langefams at?

[@jessica5470]

Its so nice to see!

[@dani01949]

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@koharkin2555]

Yassss 🙌🏼

[@dramaticallyb]

I love her videos so much. I wish I had her videos when I was jounger

[@SorchaRattigan]

Love her! 💛

[@maeikaa4427]

"She's a beautiful worthy scammer" love the politeness n the roast XD

[@marygreenway485]

I do think Stephanie was too charitable here. These people perpetuate the problem. It also feels patronizing to use kid gloves on fully grown women.

[@ObesetoBeast]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@arianasilesia2500]

The only reason she is charitable because it is politically correct and she doesn’t want backlash it is the way of the world today being politically correct as not to offend the offensive. It actually pissed me of that she was giving them such kindness.

[@Zeverinsen]

@@arianasilesia2500 Some people are actually just too nice or a bit naive

[@Aethelrose]

how tf is being too nice something to be criticized for. I've never heard her say anything bad about anyone, she's literally just that nice.

[@MoreCoffeePlease.]

@@nansi113 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Yes!

[@jd5368]

Money and clout. Yep. Can we stop pretending that these influencers are altering their photos because "they have insecurities" and "society's beauty standards are too high"? Nobody in real life expects anyone to look like that. Let's get real--besides the money and clout,, they enjoy the feeling of being envied by other women and appearing to have this unattainable body.

[@diah-502]

Imo it’s not just solely money and clout. I think it’s a combination of everything

[@josephinenelan4204]

Well, if part of it is having a body that's making other women jealous then clearly some people do think it's real and expect it to be achievable. Otherwise, the gimmick products that those influencers advertise wouldn't sell.

[@itslikelykelly]

@@diah-502 agreed. I have seen influencers gain weight and get ripped apart in comments for it or show their real body and people say shitty things. If I posted a pic on IG and there were people saying "you look big. Are you pregnant or just fat?" And stuff like that. It would make me self conscious.

[@iheardyoulikemagic]

this is so inaccurate. Please go on influencers pages who post natural bodies and see all the hate comments they get from men. damned if you do and damned if you don't

[@cousindexter]

Spot on. Why does those girls also post pics of expensive brands, cars, trips and their facetuned af bodies? So people could envy them. It's not about insecurity anymore when you have milions followers and lying about your looks. Like he said, people need to take responsibility for their actions.

[@tracy_cakkes]

“But sometimes. Sometimes some people deserve some shame. You don’t have to body shame but yo…you’re a LIAR!” 🤭🤫😂😂

[@ChazoAnwah]

How did I stroll down to this comment just as he said it😂😂

[@tracy_cakkes]

@@ChazoAnwah haha

[@Elizabeth-uu5tv]

I'm assuming Khloe posted the original and then noticed the glitch and edited it. Any video, photo, Tweet etc. that family posts is immediately screenshotted, downloaded, saved by millions of followers.

[@BeccasaurousRex270]

She she posted the glitch, people noticed it and mentioned it and then she deleted the video and posted it again with the glitch removed

[@TheClairei]

Glad you mentioned the life too, they're all pretending to live the life of a multi millionaire/billionaire, we know most of them aren't.

[@maeikaa4427]

I swear - they be flexing with empty gucci bags nowadays-

[@DANIxDANGER]

@@maeikaa4427 Amber Scholl recently admitted to posing with fake LV and Gucci 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Rose-yt5hi]

@@maeikaa4427 Rented Gucci bags. 😂

[@kimmieyc6476]

@@DANIxDANGER She was honest about wear fake stuff for the longest time.

[@rlynn5985]

You know it’s bad if JOHN is calling someone out for being too nice

[@petrosinella]

😆

[@audrey9able]

But then again, would you rather she's not nice? I've watched Stephanie Lange for a while, and "nice" isn't the word I'd call her, but she does get emotional and I sympathize knowing where she comes from.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

@@audrey9able you wouldnt call her nice? ive seen a few of her vids she seems chill. Why wouldn't you use nice?

[@audrey9able]

@@madabouthollyoaks411 i feel that's too low of a bar to just call her nice. I follow Stephanie for 2 years and I'm so glad to see her tackle issues regarding body image for so long.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

audrey9able oh so you mean she’s more than JUST “nice” she’s actively doing a lot of good work? I get you if that’s it

[@killaken2000]

"She's enjoying her life" While editing her pics and destroying other people's lives with false standards for money

[@melt9414]

People need to stop being so gullible. Am i right?

[@o.m.g7277]

Indeed

[@o.m.g7277]

@@melt9414 and naive

[@brielleanyez7113]

The " real" picture looks like a normal healthy young lady with just a little extra fat that woman usually have because we are the ones that carry babies in our bodies. These photoshopped pictures should not be allowed as they encourage perfectly metabolically healthy young women to starve themselves to achieve a look that isnt even real. At 22 years old , my husband and i were trying to conceive, and at 5'9" and 114 pounds, I was told that I needed to gain 20 pounds at least because my body fat was too low to support a baby. I'm 45 and have a healthy 22 year old daughter. I gained the weight( got to 145) and got pregnant quickly. This needs to stop.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

Oh, maybe many dont want kids? At least I thought if you're wanting to be that thin unnaturally that having children would be difficult

[@toffiet3347]

@@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel I dont think their point was that people need to gain weight so they can have a kid I think they're making the point that under weight people can have problems too and one of the problems op has experienced is fertility related ones

[@cLeVeRbOoKwOrM123]

@@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel had a friend who was 5'5 and 58kg. She was obsessed with getting to 50kg, even though she reached it she stopped getting periods completely. Same with my mother who was 4'9 and 38kg. Not having a regular cycle is abnormal and usually an indicator of something wrong. Doesn't have to be about kids, just overall health

[@solus8685]

@@cLeVeRbOoKwOrM123 38 kg at 4'9 is perfectly normal weight tho

[@cLeVeRbOoKwOrM123]

@@solus8685 op sorry I can’t convert she’s basically 150cm but ofc at the end of the day some ppl can lose weight and still be fine. Just be aware of your own body

[@A88-p5e]

i personally think she's right to be that nice only because if she wasn't, she would be criticised for "body shaming" and the real message would be lost. Yes, it's ridiculous but you do sometimes have to be extra sensitive to be able to get through to the people the video is meant for :)

[@user-eu3hi2vo3e]

Especially when it comes to sensitive topics about body image. Women are damned if they do damned if they don’t.

[@999Claymore]

@@user-eu3hi2vo3e It wouldn’t have been any different if a famous man had said it. And it’s women who are the most critical of other women. Stop trying to make women the victims in every situation.

[@bluegirl278]

@999Claymore when it comes to body image, it is true. Most women, because of generation after generation of being objectified, actually have developed to view their bodies from an outside perspective as opposed to the natural/heathy understanding of self. It is a psychological problem and partially contributes to many other problems.More men are struggling with this now because of new standards getting harsher but this has been a problem for many years for women. Also, women being critical of women comes from a person internalizing the unrealistic standard and both becoming disgusted by those who don’t fit the mood as well as projecting their own self disgust on others for not fitting the mood. Most beauty standards were are by men, even male beauty standards play more into what men find macho than what women find attractive.

[@angelica534]

@@999Claymore the most critical words I've heard regarding physical attributes came from men 🤷🏽‍♀️ you have your perspective, but other women have encouraged me to love myself as I am and I will cherish them for that

[@Snugglecher]

It's not body shaming. It's calling out the lies and the liars who tell them.

[@mkrn18]

I’ve followed stephanie for years. She’s not “too nice” she is all about empowering other women. It doesn’t help anyone to tear those influencers down in attempts to raise everyone else up. She is a genuinely nice woman and she gets attacked a lot for stupid stuff online. I think it’s awesome that she asked her followers to go give those girls love.

[@TheJoaopinto11]

So...empowering all women means that they shouldn't be held accountable? I'm sorry, but the gym shark "athletes" and dudes who promote ridiculous godlike male body standards would never get away with this, nor would they get simply a tap on the wrist.

[@TheaTheGenius]

@@TheJoaopinto11 sad thing is, they do actually. Just look at male celebrity body transformations. There is no fucking way you can gain that much muscle in like 3 months without being on something, especially if you're above 40. Yet they all run around touting the magic pill known as a '5h daily workout and chicken and broccoli. Totally natural gains man'. And young, impressionable boys believe them.

[@TheJoaopinto11]

@@TheaTheGenius Yeah, I'm not saying they don't get away with it. I mean that other fitness KZbinrs call them out on the bullshit, they don't simply excuse them for being "insecure" or give incentive to viewers to "show love". Unfortunately yeah, there are always "normies" and impressionable folks who believe and still support those 'natty' influencers.

[@paxielle]

There is a difference between tearing someone down and calling them out for the bullshit they try to sell. But at the same time why do people even follow these fake influencers?? I personally don't get why they have millions interested in them, they don't seem to be doing anything interesting with themselves

[@EveofPyrite]

I agree

[@oyabun9650]

The issue for me is, that I KNOW that these bodies are fake but I still can't accept and love anything about my body. I'm not even overweight, it's just general dislike towards everything I see in the mirror. Nothing I can do about that lol

[@cookiequeen5430]

Throw insta off your phone

[@AZ-ze9of]

Just because those ones are fake does not mean that what they are showing isn’t attainable. Body recomposition is possible.

[@scarletlightening9569]

Same girl same

[@999Claymore]

Hit the gym and research muscle building nutrition.

[@oyabun9650]

@@999Claymore it's not my weight, it's just general

[@ThymeofGhost]

“Sometimes people need some shame” my new life motto :p

[@OpqHMg]

Love it

[@thestraightroad305]

“Yo! You’re a LIAR!” 👍🏻

[@Well_Ill_Be_GodDangled]

I agree with your comments about people needing to take responsibility for their fakery. Luckily you're very nice, perfectly reasoned, and also male, so you can easily call people out and tell the truth without being slammed as a shamer.

[@brads8350]

Males get slammed just as much as anyone else

[@pangpang6982]

@@brads8350 You are very very wrong my guy

[@brads8350]

@@pangpang6982 How so?

[@aphr0d]

Cristina V or even hit them with the "you're just jealous and you wish you looked like that"

[@CHloE748]

Not going to lie, I don’t have the best self esteem, but I REFUSE to use apps like these because I know it will just drag my self esteem through the mud. It’s soooo unhealthy to constantly see the “perfect” (most edited pics look terrible to me tbh) image of yourself when it’s literally impossible to attain! Then you REALLY only see your flaws when you look in the mirror.

[@Val-gv7nz]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼… When I take pics with friends I tell them they can Facetune themselves but leave my face and body alone… I just don’t want to feel like I’m not enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CHloE748]

@@Val-gv7nz anyone who Facetunes their friends.. that’s seriously effed up lol

[@Val-gv7nz]

@@CHloE748 right lol… she means no harm she just got sucked in this weird social media perfection bs

[@KM-ci5gr]

The biggest problem is that these people are making money off of the message they are sending that their bodies are achievable and something to strive for. Meanwhile their viewers are seeing this and potentially paying in attempt to achieve this. Also they’re potentially developing disordered eating or feeling less about themselves since they are not reaching these body goals. When the reality is that they achieved that body through photoshop. Seems like a scam to me.

[@AZ-ze9of]

The bodies they are showing are achievable and if it gets more women into fitness then it’s a good thing.

[@anunculturedswine4051]

I think she is “too nice” because other girls and women who might be watching her video have similar body types to the women in the videos and she doesn’t want to make them feel more insecure. I know I have a similar body type to some of the real bodies in this vid and hearing her saying they look beautiful and their bodies are beautiful like that was reassuring, if she were to shame and bash them I’d probably feel a lot different after watching her vids. Edit: just wanted to add that while I stand by what I said it does not mean these influencers shouldn’t be called out for editing their bodies and creating insecurities in others, just that her vid wasn’t aimed at these influencers, it was aimed at the women and girls their content makes feel less worthy or beautiful so it makes sense to talk the way she does.

[@Nvdatan]

The problem wasn’t her being nice with their real body, the problem is her forgiving in a sort of way the fact that they photoshop so much that they are unrecognisable. Normal body are normal , how nice would it be if everyone just posted how they really look like?

[@anunculturedswine4051]

@@Nvdatan I think she just wanted to avoid any negativity that might affect the viewers in any way. It’s important to understand her video wasn’t created to call out or shame the influencers, it was created to help young girls and women with their self image and self esteem and she won’t achieve that by shaming influencers but she will (and does) achieve that by showing the difference between every day and photographs.

[@girlfieri3156]

@@Nvdatan she says in the video that the point is to show her audience and other young girls. she didn’t do this to criticize them.

[@Keeks492]

I agree. What bothers me the most is that they are called “influencers”. They are falsely influencing the younger generation. For adults such as myself, l’m not interested in following these type of influencers, but these type of body and life style lies are believed by the younger generation. So many young girls with anorexia, with low selfsteem, body shaming, bullied, and you have these girls pretending to look like what they actually don’t.

[@alexandriav3956]

I am so in love with Stephanie! I love how real she is and always tells it like it is. She always talks about her own insecurities and it’s crazy to think someone as beautiful as her has those thoughts about herself.

[@Kate-n2310]

The saddest thing I’ve ever heard was that an ex colleague’s 7 year old cousin was trying to starve herself in order to look like a local influencer who photoshops & uses angles and lighting to give herself a ridiculous hour-glass figure and a big bum.

[@casanova1838]

That in itself is ridiculous. Poor girl.

[@BrunetteGiant]

Oh god someone save the poor girl

[@jerseygirljay78]

My niece is 10 and starves herself to the point where she doesn't even eat meat just a few carrots here or there the girl will not let herself enjoy a piece of pizza because she doesn't want to gain weight. Her excuse is she's trying to be healthy 😔

[@viking-astronaut]

That's just bad parenting. Stop giving young children acces to social media. A 7yo has no business being on the internet.

[@scarlet8078]

@@viking-astronaut Good luck trying to keep them off the internet. At 7 you might be able to, but wait until they're like 10 or 11. It becomes literally impossible

[@FarmhouseFelts]

In some instances, this whole fake “social media life” can be really damaging to some people who believe it. I had a friend who had a rough go at life. I won’t get into details but she was just dealt one shitty hand after the next. I remember having a conversation with her where she basically told me how sad she was when she looked at her friends social media pages because they all were married, or were having families, going on vacations, looked skinny and pretty, and they all looked so happy.. and that she wanted that. I remember telling her that most people will only post what they want you to see, photos can be faked, and that no ones life is as perfect as they make it seem on social media. Even though she generally agreed, I knew she still had that thought of “I wish I had that”. In March of 2020 she committed suicide. I’m not saying she did it solely based on what she saw on social media, but I think it was just another blow to her already destroyed confidence.

[@liadanryan-gerhardt7189]

I'm so so sorry.

[@shegotfit2220]

So sorry for your loss

[@LostBrit_292]

"They too have been made to feel like their gorgeous, real bodies aren't good enough by today's standards".....sorry, but aren't these the people who are, by lying, the ones who are actually changing the standards in the first place?

[@TheNatuza]

both

[@30arminda]

They didn’t create the problem. Even in the 90s without Instagram, models would show up for their magazine shoots and find out the editor of the magazine pretty much retouched every aspect of them. I don’t want to throw patriarchy and male gaze in this but a lot of the standards have been developed separately from the models. And only recently based on the jlos and kim ks of the world, every woman that wants to “make it” in that world has probably realized that they need to edit themselves to fit this “new” standard. It’s a mess and I feel bad for them and the young people who follow them. This is why what Stephanie is doing is so beneficial for everyday people while not ruining anyone’s life because everyone is going through their own struggles.

[@TheBlushersJournal]

Yes

[@cuddles3140]

Literally in Victorian times there was fashion plates with unrealistic illustrations of what women looked like. Both can simultaneously exist

[@karenmassey8354]

Ridiculous body standards have existed long before social media. Back in the 80’s and 90’s people used to complain that models in magazines were overly photoshopped. Men create the unrealistic standards, and then women feed into them.

[@Phoenixhunter157]

I agree. It’s ok to be mad at these people for such big lies. Screw being nice about their feelings. They need to be asked the hard questions and held responsible. Tired of tiptoeing around the lies

[@ificouldiwouldliveunderwat7058]

I feel like when someone uses filters or apps to change their body and showing the world, they’re already shaming that body. Obviously they don’t think their body is good enough without a filter.

[@lilscenechick1995]

So that gives other people the right to continue body shaming, ignoring the fact the body they're shaming resembles not just one but thousands of women?

[@ificouldiwouldliveunderwat7058]

@@lilscenechick1995 did I say that it did? 🙄🙄🙄

[@boosqueezy2418]

good point

[@Amy-hp9nz]

Cheers John for looking out for the mental health of others yet again and raising awareness

[@sierralarars]

Ngl I have known a lass who did have an Instagram model body irl. Went to college with her. She DID further edit her Instagram photos which I found odd because she did have the ‘Instagram ideal’ irl. It’s not possible for many but there ARE women out there that do have that body type without surgery/filters. It’s not that it is impossible for everyone, it’s that it’s not possible for many.

[@prettymesmerizing]

I actually feel sad for those who don’t embrace their own natural beauty! The more confident you feel about yourself, the more your beauty radiates. You would never feel the need to look a certain way or compare yourself. You are fabulous, it’s time you see it 💕

[@JameeWoodard]

Instagram life is way to hard for me. I just wanna watch Sailor Moon and eat Chocolate Ice Cream. With my hair in fuzzy plaits. Wearing my boyfriend’s sweats.

[@ljd6643]

Same tho lol

[@JameeWoodard]

@@ljd6643 right doesn’t that sound like heaven?

[@tashajones3661]

Sounds perfect I'm doing it. Thanks.

[@summer8291]

Mood

[@rockyquinn3374]

It’s not body shaming if it’s not even their real bodies in the first place, you’re Shaming the fakeness

[@Luneyland]

Definitely doing it for the money. One of the influencers said when she posts a normal looking picture it doesn't get even 10% of the likes and comments of a heavily photoshopped perfect looking one. As long as the masses demand the 'perfect' pictures, there will be influencers posting them, it's a vicious circle. But where does the line go? Are we also liars if we were make up? Or color our hair?

[@theresaalbert3915]

I personally think the line goes where people are lying. When they say they achieved for example a certain look completely naturally when it is clearly impossible to do so. It is especially bad when those influencers sell stuff which they claim helped them get there when it is a scam, be it home workout plans for a super shredded shape in just 2 weeks, detox tea for clear skin, anti-cellulite cream, needle-rollers for full lips, ... the list goes on. I don't care if it is about hair-dye, make-up, workout plans, diet, money or whatever. As soon as somebody isn't honest anymore, I am done. But I also realise that the masses demand such perfect pictures because they show what "normal" (what it is that anyway) people dream about while at the same time it makes them feel better about themselves when the pretty facade crumbles.

[@RhiReviews]

I think the line is that you don’t actually look like that in person/real life - ie: I can colour my hair and put makeup on, and if people see me in person, then that is exactly what they’re seeing. Versus if I say have brown hair, brown eyes, narrow hips (in person/real life) but I’m editing my pictures online to display blonde hair, blue eyes, big curvy hips etc… then it’s just fake, because it doesn’t represent what I actually look like should you meet me face to face! If these influencers are changing their appearance to the point that they almost look like a whole different person should you actually meet them face to face, then it is clearly going too far.. I mean you could almost argue that they are creating false identities really, because the photos don’t match up with the reality.

[@annabees]

"Sometiiiiiiiiiiiimes... some people deserve some shame." YES. shaming doesn't always have to be bullying. "Normal" shaming should be about making public people accountable for their mistakes & faults

[@ericad8412]

"How did they get the original video?" He is asking the real questions here

[@fraanz2.030]

I believe that Khloe was in a Instagram live when doing that

[@scarlet8078]

It was a live that got clipped. IIRC it glitched in a few places. I saw a video analyzing it & I searched everywhere to link the video here but it seems to have been taken down. I think the Kardashians literally tried to get everything about that photo & video taken off the internet

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

I'm currently going through depression and thus my ED is back in full swing. This is why I stay off social media...I know it is fake, but in weakness I can't separate reality from fakeness. I'm already underweight and am back into 00...

[@fiona2206]

Also, I love Steph’s videos!! So glad you came across her channel.

[@bbgoldenflower357]

There should be a watermark for each of these apps, which calls out if the influencer is using touch-ups for their photos and if removed can be reported. That way, they can be made responsible for trying to construct a false perception of perfection. Lighting, posing if great, but not these body shaping apps.

[@blufluffya_496]

As a personal decision, I only follow IG influencers that label themselves as midsize, and also some that are considered typically slim and will bring awareness to posing angles and lighting and show themselves posed just right and also in normal scenarios. These women are all beautiful and inspire me, if I had to focus on the barbie dolls, I know mentally that would have such a terrible impact on me. We also choose who we follow and allow onto our feeds, there are great influencers out there who are for the most part, very authentic about how they look and celebrate their bodies on good and bad days.

[@scarlet8078]

Yeah, I only follow real fitness influencers who don't have BBLs & fake b00bs. I feel like you can't really see someone's glutes & chest development if they've got implants & fat transfers. Plus I don't like ones who take "beauty" or "b00ty" type shots all the time bc that's not what I want to look at on my feed. Sure, a little inspiration is fine but a lot of these girls who call themselves fitness influencers nowadays seem like borderline escorts or modern pinup girls

[@jenachaantdiam3088]

What I don‘t like about this whole „they are victims of society‘s standards“ is: to an extend they shaped these standards or at least they keep them relevent. I know that we can‘t expect everyone to be so confident in themselves to just share „normal“ poctures of them but as you John said they need to be held responsible. By them changing their body and looks artificially they keep these unhealthy standards alive and I think to an extend they know that but they keep doing it because it brings them money.

[@seasonalien125]

I commented this earlier but it seems to have been deleted for whatever reason, so I'll say it again: The reason Stephanie is being so overly nice about this and making 10 disclaimers for every piece of criticism here is that in current internet culture, women can't criticize or say anything bad about other women without automatically getting written off as being bitchy, jealous, toxic, anti-feminist, and all kinds of things like that. The current climate dictates that modern, progressive women should only ever lift each other up, and never turn on each other, since you know like... it's the patriarchy that is the real enemy and all that shit. Women just aren't allowed to be firm or blunt or confrontational with each other. I agree these influencers need to be held accountable, like you're saying, and that the editing is shady, but please understand that gender plays a role in how you can go about calling others out lol.

[@TheNanamariam]

this! Ita easier for a guy to call it out the way it is because he won't get the same amount of backlash a woman would.

[@Becky0494]

It doesn’t matter that she’s a woman, anyone being blunt would’ve been called out for calling a woman “bigger” or anything remotely close to “fatter.” Patriarchy isn’t the problem lol, stop acting like it’s a boogeyman for all of society’s problems. The problem in this particular instance is the fat acceptance movement who will not tolerate anyone criticizing people for stuff like this. Also, why should only “modern, progressive” women only lift each other up? What makes a woman “modern”-do women who choose to stay at home not fit this weird standard you made up? I’m bit trying to be sarcastic, I’m genuinely confused by people like you who say these things and then don’t bother defining them. Are other women not worthy enough for you because they don’t have your beliefs?

[@999Claymore]

You just contradicted your point. You say the patriarchy is the problem but also said that women are the ones pushing each other down for what they say or labeling each other as being “anti-feminist” for voicing their own opinions. I used to work in construction and now I’m a nurse and now 90+% of my coworkers are women, so I’ve gotten plenty of exposure to the differences in behavior of both the sexes, and I don’t think the causes are due to the “patriarchy”. When I worked with men they were much more upfront and honest about how they felt about another person. They could work together civilly and get the job done, but they didn’t put on a fake mask and pretend to like a person that they didn’t. Working with women on the other hand, I’ve witnessed so much fakeness and backstabbing. So many times I’ve seen two women act like best friends when they are in the same room, but the moment one leaves the room the other would then proceed to talk so much shit behind her back. I think this is because women on average are naturally more agreeable then men and avoid conflict when face to face with the other person. In today’s world with so much interaction taking place through the internet, women now can more easily trash other women due to being able to hide behind a screen and not having to directly face the person they are attacking. And keep in mind this is also taking place in a time where feminism and “female empowerment” is mainstream and has never been stronger. So I think we need to start actually looking at the actual biological differences and causes of behavior rather than taking the easy way out and blaming everything on the “patriarchy”.

[@seasonalien125]

@@999Claymore wow, easy... I'm not one to say that women shouldn't ever criticize each other just because of a bigger issue. That was meant to be indirect speech. I was making fun of this internet rhetoric that women are anti-feminist and bitchy if they don't exclusively show support for other women. I'm not blaming the patriarchy for this. If anything I'm blaming toxic positivity and the conditioning that makes women find other women unpalatable and bitter if they ever show confrontational behaviour, towards people of their own gender especially.

[@seasonalien125]

@@Becky0494 I have now edited my original comment... you're the second person replying here who didn't get that I was paraphrasing how internet feminism wants women to act, not talking about my own beliefs, lmao. I think women should get to call each other out to hell and back and be just as mean or blunt about it as they want to. I'm a pretty confrontational person myself. I think the patriarchy is _a_ problem and that women should try to lift each other up, but they should also hold each other the fuck accountable and be critical of each other when necessary.

[@LilMissTravelPants]

I'm glad that you're spotlighting one of my other favorite YT'ers. I do appreciate her take, I don't think she was being too soft. Photo edits come from a place of insecurity. I see people arguing "ego" in the comments, but again, ego and insecurity cannot exist without each other.

[@lozellen]

I appreciate your critical thinking in the commentary you do

[@ObesetoBeast]

Thank you! 🥺🥺

[@CurlyGirlChey]

I agree John. You cant compliment them when they are apart of the problem

[@DeeAnn2.0]

That's exactly why I left Instagram years ago. I felt bad about myself for having a body hardly anyone truly has. Since then, I workout and eat right for ME. I've accepted my stretch marks, cellulite and the fact I'll never be a size 0. I doing that, I've accepted my strong biceps, broad shoulders and the new muscle I've gained in other places. Love to those on this journey 🖤

[@CHloE748]

It’s not an ObesetoBeast video if he doesn’t jump or react when whoever he’s watching yells loud, but then yells loud himself the whole video 😂

[@hernandez9350]

it's not body shaming if it's not your body that's what's being potrayed. I doubt they are really feeling anything when they get compliments in their comments because it doesn't reflect them at all and they know this but like was said its all for the money and clout they don't care about their fans even a little bit look at what chris hemsworth is doing to his fans. If this isn't what we want for our children then why would we want it for ourselves it's unacceptable but their benefiting from it so they continue to exist.

[@kelliejimenez2125]

I hate to think how this will have a negative impact on much younger girls.

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

The worst thing is that we just had this through magazines and TV some years ago, now that's way more normalized and everyone's being "attacked" through their phones all the time with people who they don't know and it still has bad influence on them.

[@DadBodtoBadDad]

We gotta so be proud of our battle scars, it’s our journey - we gotta own them! 💪🏻

[@taylorpalmer894]

Just started the video, but I’m guessing “battle scars” are stretch marks aka beauty marks…? I’ve been STRUGGLING with this… I try to remind myself daily they are part of my journey, but it’s hard. Thank you for the reminder! 🙏💕

[@DadBodtoBadDad]

@@taylorpalmer894 yes absolutely! I’m getting down there now about half way to goal and I’m hoping for less loose skin and just accepting my stretch marks for what they are - a reminder

[@DadBodtoBadDad]

@@onionsbroccoli-on6jf another way to look at them ⚡️ 😊

[@taylorpalmer894]

@@onionsbroccoli-on6jf it’s all how you look at it. As a mama who gained a bit of weight while pregnant and also at an earlier time in my life- they ARE my battle scars, but recently saw someone mention them as “beauty marks” (mostly referring to those gained from pregnancy) and it’s helped shift my mindset on them. Keep on the good fight, my friend. You got this!

[@taylorpalmer894]

@@DadBodtoBadDad way to go!!! I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you!! Anyone setting out on a positive journey has my full support! 🙌🏼

[@anitabathe2]

If these “influencers” posted how they really looked without posing and photoshopping, they wouldn’t have the following they do. Ppl want to see what they don’t have or what they would like to achieve. It’s messed up. I think it’s a twofold problem.

[@kittengurl220]

16:20 the whole “hip dip” thing has made me feel miserable about myself for forever. I’ve hated that in a dress or something it’s not a straight sleek line like I see on models or magazines. Even when I was super thin I still had them and thought something was wrong with me…as I get older I realize it’s super common and it was just another random thing I decided to hate myself for. My body is just built like this. I’d rather learn to love it than spend the rest of my life working against it.

[@solus8685]

The thing is, my brain registers "unrealistic" as "never done before but maybe possible, so I have to be the first one". If I decide a goal I simply cannot let go of it even if I know it's unhealthy and probably even unachievable; it doesn't matter to me

[@diah-502]

Imo I think it’s not solely just about money and clout. I think it’s a messy mixture of everything including insecurity and beauty standards. It’s killing 2 birds with one stone. A insta baddie is insecure so she edits her photos but she’s also getting clout and money from it. It’s a messed up situation of social media profiting off of ppls insecurities. Even when the influencer is aware of what their doing, in their eyes why would they stop if it’s “solving” their insecurities and they’re also getting paid for it?

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

Anyone with a Totally Spies icon is always correct 😭😭👌

[@cynthiag1557]

I said the same exact thing that these people are so insecure but it's a neverending circle of insecurity and self absorption that is fueling these people.

[@30arminda]

This was so well said. These women and maybe men are being rewarded for their “destructive” or damaging behaviour toward themselves and then others. It’s the worst vicious cycle.

[@kettychhak8090]

False "perfection" has, to some degree, always been a thing based on what was the beauty standard at the time. Back in the day its perpetuation was limited to professional photographers and such. False "perfection" will always be a thing because, well, money. At the end of the day, I believe it is up to individuals to use critical thinking, logic and reasoning to discern fact from fiction. It starts with teaching young people to have these skills and well, that's a whole different topic lol. Authentic content creators like yourself are important because you provide a different view of the non-authenticity in social media that the youth is bombarded with daily. Kudos.

[@cait3451]

Glad you said it because I watched her video and thought she was trying too hard to be nice, shoulda called it for what it was: these people do not look like that irl not because of lighting or posing. They don’t look like that irl because they’re photoshopping their bodies. More like “photoshop goals” instead of “lighting goals”

[@leahparker9033]

If we could all just say, "F*** society's expectations" and aim to just be the healthiest we can be, things would be so much better.

[@stepherssays]

I feel like looks drastically outweighs being healthy nowadays. It's so sad. Why wouldn't you want to live longer instead of killing yourself to look like photoshop?

[@Mike_Ka-Chowski]

This is exactly what "F your beauty standards" should be, but it's currently being used by Tess Holiday to make money off vulnerable people and to peddle dangerous rhetorics about health at every size

[@Majinfabian]

I am doing that.

[@likemysnopp]

If you are healthy, you tend to not have issues with "society" in general. So you should focus on your issues and fix them

[@leahparker9033]

@@likemysnopp You are assuming I have issues.

[@Princess.McBetch]

I don't follow any "influencer" who does the ass pose, even once. Even if it isn't photoshopped they're posing in an extreme way to make their butt look bigger. Its fake and it makes me distrust them. Maybe having a naturally big butt helps see through the bs, though. I was always hiding it in elementary and middle school, and once my hips started to grow it only got worse. Its not like the Instagram girls, all little and round, its a big italian butt. I dont need to put my leg backand pop my hips to make my butt cheeks more apparent. Tbh its embarrassing that these girls do this and it screams of a disorder. A lot of them talk about how they used to be focused on being as skinny as possible but NOW they work out 6x a week and focus on growing their butt. Theyve just displaced their disordered thinking

[@savannahj6660]

This was so important for me to see, because for the longest time I was looking at videos and wondering how the heck people looked a certain way. Thank you!

[@shannonrobertson7527]

Is it body shaming if it isn’t actually their body?

[@k3th.b.w122]

🤨🤨🤔🤔

[@honk42069]

Big think

[@lilscenechick1995]

Their real bodies are being made fun of because they don't look like the edited photos, so...yes.

[@shannonrobertson7527]

Sounds like a self made problem to me. Besides I’m talking about the ones when called out for editing lie about diet/exercise, “the doorway is supposed to be wavy it’s European,” and/or “don’t hate me because you wish you had my body.”

[@LoyaFrostwind]

🤣

[@eilidhkwood]

This is why I don't have Instagram or Facebook anymore. It began to distort my rational mind. Get rid and be happy

[@hunnybee_]

i’m so glad i’ve never had a mindset like this 😬 i couldn’t even begin to imagine.

[@DejaDrewit]

I agree if they are selling fitness and supplements and they are editing their weight with apps, that is a SCAM

[@OpticalArxenal]

And I'm over here having recently had a breakdown that I might not even be able to cut a *decent* figure because thanks PCOS and bad coping choices I didn't know how to do better because really shitty early life.

[@MomoSimone22]

I've watched many of Stephanie's videos and I love how she is exposing these influencers. I have wanted to say something to her about being too positive, but haven't. I agree that it's not about body shaming but calling these people out for being liars. I'm actually pretty disgusted by the shit on social media and I'd fully support all filters and editing apps being done away with forever!

[@ARDreamy]

These girls could be modeling styles that actually fit with their figure and be inspiring people rather than wearing styles that only look good on photoshopped bodies.

[@liadanryan-gerhardt7189]

Exactly! Great point!

[@mishaa7263]

I work at a large place with a pool in Las Vegas which happens to be popular for instagram pictures. So much fun stuff to do, but they just come and act like they're having fun, take a bunch of pictures then leave. Nobody enjoys life anymore 😭😭😭

[@fiona2206]

Love the uploads recently! Such interesting topics

[@duchessoflangley6894]

I’m an older woman (41) - so was lucky enough to grow up without social media. It was hard enough then just seeing unrealistic beauty standards in magazines! I think there should be changes in the law for these influencers so that they have to declare when they’re doctoring their images. Sadly, I can’t see this issue going away otherwise.

[@ItsMePhoebe]

Haha "YOU NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF in my opinion" the way he said made me chuckle 😂

[@CharmingHoran]

we need to start calling these people out. not coming after their looks but their integrity and the scams they’re subjecting everyone to

[@hildebrandt414]

Damn i have so much to say about that . I really appreciate this video . I feel like more people need to see this . We all are unique and beautiful and we all shouldn't have the need to look like a snatched barbie doll / ken doll . We are human and we all are different and that's good .

[@gigwithbree8117]

I agree fully. They also get work done and act like that was natural, like your butt is not from squats

[@rosanoelle5649]

see the hardest thing is, even if i know these videos/photos are edited, a big part of me doesn't care. i still want to look like that. unfortunately just because these women edit themselves to meet the beauty standard, it doesn't mean the beauty standard itself doesn't exist

[@Tobelia]

I get that too. But I would call them beauty fantasies rather than beauty standards.

[@Thriftyfitnesschick]

This really is encouraging for me knowing a lot of women actually look like me in real life. Thank you for posting this!

[@graceanne596]

Am I the only one just a little annoyed that she kept saying each influencer looked "a little different" instead of just calling it like it is? Let's face it. Those influencers looked bigger/thicker unedited. I think she was afraid it would sound like she was calling them fat, which is understandable, but still.

[@user-qb4eb8vq5u]

Quite a few also look surgically altered.

[@graceanne596]

@@user-qb4eb8vq5u Yes, absolutely!

[@scarlet8078]

She should've also spoken about the fact that these influencers are surgically altered. That one of them had a rump that cannot be found in the wild. The truth is that when you see a person like that in public everyone stares bc the surgery is so obvious it looks botched. The proportions have gotten so absurd that these women look like cartoons. These surgeries you see influencers getting may not be popular everywhere but you see people like this occasionally in Miami, LA & Brazil

[@victoriawilliams8196]

@@scarlet8078 I'm guessing she doesn't want to get sued. We all saw how Khloe Kardashian reacted to one unedited photo being leaked, if someone called her out in direct terms she'd have the lawyers on them.

[@user-eu3hi2vo3e]

Idk I feel like the tone policing of this one is awfully ironic given the context of the video

[@mirabelles1370]

‘Someone has to accept responsibility…. If not these people with millions of followers then who?’ - Well said John.

[@luciacalla3725]

12:21 Yes, I think that people sould't be ashamed for their bodies, they should be ashamed for their lies. I would have liked to see this video in my ED, but I hope it could help to other people struggling with the same thing, where comparisons with others common and dangerous. :c

[@A_Turner]

Just because somebody is beautiful it doesn’t mean they’re free from criticism, good videos from both of you to discuss important issues like this and remind everybody that Instagram really isn’t worth investing so much energy into

[@justapersontrying]

I get that this lady wants to keep her nice girl points but she’s trying so hard to be kind to people who are actively deceiving insecure women and girls for money. I’m not saying be mean, I’m saying take the gloves off and hold them accountable.

[@SunSooTae]

Yes! Which creates wrong info. Like the last video when she said Hailey just had a glow up

[@johanna2690]

I think her point is that the real bodies of the women are beautiful. That's why she is complimenting them. She can't say, "look how ugly they are in real life, ha ha". That would contradict her whole message that real bodies are beautiful.

[@thomyorkesrighteye]

@@johanna2690 exactly! I think people forget that. Yes they need to be held accountable but she also doesn't want to get sued by them lmao.

[@johanna2690]

@@thomyorkesrighteye I think she is also nice for her followers who have the same body type. She doesn't want them to feel bad.

[@lilscenechick1995]

That's not really the focus or tone of her videos, though. She doesn't make call out content. She is trying to help people suffering from body image issues.

[@raquelvictoria2399]

John I extremely look up to how you call out the bs on such IMPORTANT topics that affect so many people. Ive known for a while that people can edit pics so much so pay little mind to it now, but this opened my eye to HOW MUCH they ACTUALLY edit!! I mean even videos 😱 the ig vs reality in the video is INSANE. Anyways, keep doing this amazing work. It helps so many people ❤️

[@StealingEmily]

For the longest time, I thought I was the only person who had cellulite when I was 13 years old or so. That's when social media influencers weren't really in force and I was just consumed with celebrities in magazines and TV. Did you know I was ashamed of my body as a 13-year-old!!!! that I didn't wear SHORTS OR A SKIRT OR A DRESS FOR FOUR YEARS? I thought there was something so wrong with my body because how come my legs were never smooth. Now that I'm an adult, I realize cellulite is SO normal, especially among women. This isn't just starting with influencers or facetune but it's so scary how easy it is to perpetuate it now. Something that has been helping me lately is repeating the phrase: "The least interesting thing about you is how you look and how much you weigh." Make more of a life than just striving for clear skin and a tiny waist. Especially as women, we are so much more than that.

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

This is one of the reasons I don't go on social media anymore. I was tried of feeling like crap, getting upset almost every time I went on it because of many different things (unrealistic body goals, politics, religion, etc...) I have been so much happier since I stopped using Instagram and Facebook...and I was never on TikTok or Twitter lol but yeah. It does sucks though because of my business pages and whatnot, but my happiness is more important 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@NikkiWiley]

False advertising has been going on since the beginning of time, the difference is now the people they used in commercials are now regular everyday people who have an “influence” that these advertisers can sell their stuff through and they choose to live their lives as walking “commercials” and we look at them thinking why don’t I look like that? I need to buy this product they are using so I can look like that when In Reality they don’t even look like that, so 🤷🏽‍♀️ don’t fall for the hype in the long run!

[@fms8227]

I’ve never looked at it that way “ walking commercials” is actually what they are!!!

[@annanimity2034]

Thank you for bringing this up. It really gets to you.

[@garrettkraege8062]

John it's not body shaming when the supposed body in question is not even real. Insecurity is normal human behavior, but these people don't have self respect for using altered photos and using it for financial leverage over people trying to improve their health/life. It's truly disgusting behavior.

[@URPndJs]

This!

[@SybilNix]

I love Stephanie!!! All of her videos about social media beauty standards are phenomenal

[@marisadaniela6]

Parasocial relationships do not allow for us to really know, but she seems like the sweetest person. I think she really understands the pressure the influencers feel and has compassion for them, yet she still gently calls them out. Love to see it.

[@maryhamric]

OMG I used to follow you on IG. But I ditched social media 3 years ago except KZbin and Pinterest. Happy to see you are doing well. I'm now a subscriber. I follow Stephanie and yes, she's super kind. But I do think calling these people out as causing a lot of issues in society is something that needs to be done.

[@Jennifer-hk4jy]

YES! instagram is all FAKE. Deleting that toxic shit from my life was the best decision I made in 2020

[@arianasilesia2500]

Totally agreed

[@ashleybankscoaching]

💯💯💯💯 everyone should know it's fake/entertainment at this point !

[@8happyperson]

like you said, it sucks that these people feel insecure and feel like they need to edit pictures but they’re perpetuating the standards that are hurting them and millions of others AND ALSO benefiting from doing so immensely in multiple ways .

[@madeby_mon]

I'm so glad i unfollowed the kardashians on instagram a long time ago... so tried of the fake shit, honestly.

[@thatblerdoverthereb9654]

The biggest reason you'll never look like an influencer, you don't have money for all the plastic surgeries. It's so depressing to see their unfiltered selves because their implants and injections look rough up close. The extreme proportions are added to a skinny body, or sucked out of a thicker body. In the 90s, while a absolutely horrid, all you had to do was not eat to be praised.