As discussed in previous posts, social media sites are having a huge effect on peoples’ body image. Approximately 91% of women aren’t happy with their bodies, while only 5% of women naturally have the body type promoted across the media. These kinds of figures are extremely worrying. But they are also the symptoms of a society hooked on social media….
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#gainingweightiscool: a Body Positivity Trend
Every January the gyms fill up as people start their New Year’s resolution to lose weight and get more fit. But this year there’s a new trend. Started by Arianna Dantone, #gainingweightiscool is taking Instagram’s fitness community by storm. …
Kylie Jenner: The Queen of Selfies
Kylie Jenner, what a brand. At just 19 (I know) she is possibly one of the most influential celebs in the world. She has around 102.1 million followers across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. That’s a lot of people to influence. According to a recent post, she received 1,464,381,508 likes on her Instagram posts alone in 2016. This comes as news this week reported the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan has become the second highest annual earner, just behind Kim. She has also been named as one Forbes 30 Under 30 Celebrities Using their fame to make a difference — and a fortune. It seems she is unstoppable.…
New Year, New You: 5 Steps to breaking the Instagram Cycle
It’s been a while since I’ve lasted posted, but Happy New Year! It’s 2017 already. The last few weeks have been spent with family and friends and loads of food and drink, but now is the time you’ll all be thinking of resolutions. Little goals you set yourself to make yourself better. Go to the gym more. Lose a bit of weight. Give up smoking, maybe. …
Honest Instagram: the Truth Behind the Photos
In October 2015, teenager and model Essena O’Neill quit social media. Despite having over 500,000 followers, she shut down her Instagram account. She began the conversation on the fake-ness of the platform.
She deleted more than 2000 photos and edited the captions of the remaining posts so that they were more honest. Photos of her in a bikini were suddenly captioned with statements like “stomach sucked in, strategic pose, pushed up boobs.”…