So I just watched this video and I completely agree with what she said. Let me explain.
Take a sec (well, a minute and 19 secs). Watch this video. Then read my thoughts about it below.
Tap the image below to watch the video or go to https://www.facebook.com/reel/894812597004147 then come right back so I can finish telling you what this sparked for me. I think it may support you.
(No copyright infringement intended. Just sharing her positive message.)
I agree. When I play with those filters, as I’m switching between them and see my real face, I feel so insecure… about stuff I’m never insecure about. But those filters erase so much of our reality, and convince us that the “light” adjustments will make us look better or just be fun. But what they do is create and reinforce our feelings of not being enough. They’ll have you thinking, “Damn. Is this what I look like all the time?”
It’s all a game, and we’re getting played… on some level. Whether it’s a burger you weren’t craving until you saw it in your newsfeed, or the norm shifting from saving to buy one house, fixing it up, and appreciating it for life, to now everyone buys a starter house then upgrades a bigger house. Our “needs” are constantly shifting because they are feeding them to us on every device. But we don’t even notice it. Me included.
I literally wrote I’m Proud to Be Natural Me! I gave up wearing makeup as part of my daily routine at least a decade ago. I teach workshops about embracing our natural selves. And I still find myself feeling insecure when I use those filters.
One thing I know is that advertising (I have a bachelor’s degree in advertising), is that it’s core is centered in convincing a person that they want/need something that they don’t necessarily truly want/need. And they do it by selling you the solution to an emotional problem. They present perfume and cologne as cures for loneliness, not by saying that, but by showing attractive and attracted people in connection with fragrances. They sell community and bonding and fun times with friends and loved ones. They don’t just sell beer. And the filters sell perfection which is a really great way to cause makeup looks that used to take 5-10 minutes now take 1-2 hours because it takes 7 or more products, plus contour to make you presentable, beautiful, lovable.
Just some thoughts after watching this video. Thought I’d share. What are your thoughts on this? Comment below.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
MDillon Designs & Publishing 
Very well written, I agree…it’s going to take a lot of work to change the narrative…
Thank you so much. You’re right. It will take a lot to shift the larger narrative, especially because there’s a lot of money behind keeping it as it is. AND I’m a strong believer in the power of our individual “ripples.” As we shift individually and share the ways that we are loving ourselves more, we give those around us the opportunity to do the same. They become empowered and get to empower others. I think that we’re more powerful than we realize. Thank you so much for commenting. 💖