I Have Never Used A Filter On My Photos

On why I refuse to digitally alter my appearance

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

All the more, I am finding that the photos my friends post on Facebook and Instagram look nothing like them. Their skin is smoothed out, and they have also made their faces thinner. Their complexion is so white, it looks like they’ve put face paint on.

This, coupled with some twinkles, and a halo, garners such comments and praise as “You’re so beautiful!”, and “Gorgeous!”

FEEDING A BROKEN SYSTEM

I mean, these people are not unattractive, far from it, so why do we feel the need to change how we look online. In a society that is so focused on body shaming, why are we, as women, feeding into this by pretending to be something that we’re not?

I’m being serious here! There are so many posts online about how we should be building each other up, but then we post these pictures, which look nothing like us.

FILTER HATE

I absolutely hate most filters. I mean, I get the adding dog ears, etc, but not the total manipulation of a face beyond the point of being able to tell who that person is.

I can honestly say that I have never used one of these filters, and nor do I intend to.