36 Women Who Exposed The Lie That Is “Edited vs Real” Social Media Body Pics

Let’s be real. Social media is completely obsessed with “perfection”. Every time you scroll, it feels like you’re looking at people who were sculpted by a team of angels and professional lighting experts. But behind the angles, the filters, and the magic of editing, most of those bodies are not exactly what they seem.

That’s why a lot of women are stepping up and calling it out, especially on TikTok, or as some people are now calling it, “Skinny-Tok.” It is that part of the app where everyone somehow looks airbrushed in real life. But these women are over the fake stuff. They are showing the difference between edited photos and real-life bodies with side-by-sides and honest, unfiltered shots that actually reflect what people look like.

And guess what? Real bodies are pretty great just the way they are!

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Stefanie

Stefanie Mustian

Stefanie is an architect with 15+ years of working both independently as well as on teams of some of the top Architectural Firms in the country located in Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York. She currently runs BoardBatten.com a coastal architecture and design service in Port Aransas, Texas. She is also the wife of the dude who runs Pleated-Jeans.