“I hope I get something good.”
The app spits out an answer: 14 percent.
“I don’t know how to feel; I just got called ugly!”
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Thomas says as she laughs off the low percentage.
But then she tries the filter again in asecond video, where she receives a 90 percent.
“I finally got a good score!”
Thomas captions the video, giving the camera a huge smile.
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As of this writing, both hashtags have about 3.3 million and 4.8 million views, respectively.
There are countless videos ofTikTokusers who have tried the filter and want to share their score.
Regardless of any score, experts tellAllurethat this filter is potentially more damaging than users might imagine.
This can become an unconscious habit, and over time we can continue to seek validation from outside sources.
“We want to belong, we want to be liked and admired,” says Dr. Greenwood.
“These are basic motivations that social media is feeding into for better and worse.
Janet Mock wrote about her “pretty privilege” in a widely-shared 2017 essay forAllure.
Even the most body-positive (or body-neutral) person can struggle with these deeply-ingrained standards.
“I think it is dangerous to think that beauty can be simplified to any sort of a scale.
