If a photo on Instagram looks too good to be true, it probably is. Even though the platform can be a wonderful and inspiring place, full of beautiful and artistic images, oftentimes it’s misleading, too. Photography “tricks” and post-production dissolves the difference between real and fake. And some people try to make use of it, turning their looks into what they think society desires.
Eventually, it got so bad, a counter-movement emerged on Reddit in 2017. The community is called Instagram Reality, and it is dedicated to “exposing” these personas, trying to stop the spread of unreachable ideals and unrealistic expectations. To do so, it is posting side-by-side pics of how Instagrammers look online and in real life.
Bored Panda has already written about the subreddit (most recent articles here, here, and here), but it continues to dig out more and more… “specimens”, so we gotta keep up; the pictures are getting more and more ridiculous.
#1 Found On A Dating App. I Am Genuinely Concerned
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#2 I Thinks She’s So Beautiful Without The Photoshop. Body Dysmorphia Is Real
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#3 You Gotta Be Kidding Me
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#4 Pores You Say?
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#5 A Beautiful 51 Year Old Woman Who Doesn’t Need The Facetune
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#6 I’m No Doctor But Her Head Is Small
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#7 Photographer Trying To Claim That The Long Legs Are Only Due To “Angling”
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#8 When The Mirror Lets You Down
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#9 What Is Happening?
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#10 That Foot Said, “Mr. Stark? Don’t Feel So Good.”
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#11 Photoshopped A Lambo Logo On Her Honda, The Blue One In The Back Also Looks Fake
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#12 It’s A Helluva Drug…
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#13 A German Reality TV Star On Instagram vs. On TV
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#14 What Is Going On Here Honestly
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#15 Rtx On
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#16 Original vs. What She Posted
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#17 When Her Legs Are Taller Than You
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#18 Bro….. Seriously
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#19 Delusion
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#20 The Only Photos She Posts Anymore Are Pictures Of Models With Her Face Photoshopped In Instead
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#21 Instagram Post vs. Tagged Pic
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#22 I Genuinely Don’t Understand This. She Does This All The Time. She Doesn’t Even Slightly Resemble Herself
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#23 2 In 3 Use Photoshop
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#24 Her Upper Body Looks Absolutely Disturbing In Her Edit
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#25 I Didn’t See It Until The Direct Comparison
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#26 Her Billboard vs. A Pic From An Interview
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#27 When You Get So Tan That Even Your Eyes Get Darker. (Summer 2018 On Left vs. Summer 2020)
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#28 Her Promo Pic On Social Media vs. Photo From Her Promo Event
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#29 She Has 217k Followers On Insta
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