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Why Body Slimming Apps Need To Be Banned

Why you should love yourself.

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Why Body Slimming Apps Need To Be Banned

Let's admit it, Instagram is everything nowadays, and is divided into what time you should Instagram, who's in it, and the type of edit to ensure you get the most amount of likes. Every girl will go to great lengths to get the 'perfect Instagram' so she can rack up the likes and break her record. Some girls will take the same picture over and over until it's perfect, others will find the perfect lighting on the beach, some will find the hottest guy at a concert and go on his shoulders to make it look like she's having more fun than she actually is, but what actions are too far when trying to get the perfect Instagram? Taking it too far is when you need to use technology to dissect an image and ultimately change everything about yourself before you feel comfortable posting it on social media. That is taking it too far.

Many new apps were creating to enhance and edit pictures. The problem with these apps aren't the filters, lighting effects, or changing the contrast of the picture, it's with changing the way people look. I'll be the first one to admit it, filters are cool, they enhance the picture and make it more appealing, so why not use it. It doesn't matter if my picture is black and white or in color, it's still me.

These new body slimming apps can actually change anything on someone's body from whitening teeth, slimming their face, giving them a fuller butt, a more hour glass shaped figure, smoothing their skin or slimming their waist. I tried the app 'Make Me Thin' and I was shocked at how I looked like a completely human and would choose the unedited picture over the edited one any day of the week.

It's a shame to see that girls feel the need to edit their pictures and slim their bodies before posting pictures on social media. It's sad to see that they can't love themselves or their body unless it is edited in some type of way. These apps are only giving young women more access to being body shamed and leaving them to believe they need to edit pictures in order to break a record high of likes or have people call them beautiful.

Yeah, people may think the edited version of themselves on the app is more flattering, but it's fake, it's not you. It's a made up person you used to create with technology and these apps are doing more harm than good in society. After all, you don't want to be that girl on Instagram with over-edited and fake pictures and having to deny it from your friends when all they're thinking is:

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