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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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More than just a pretty face: the modern battle against beauty standards

More than just a pretty face: the modern battle against beauty standards

Maddie Orr March 10, 2020
“Don’t post that picture of us until I can edit it first,” I find myself telling my friends. I need to add a filter, adjust the brightness, alter my skin tone and sometimes even whiten my teeth or soften the texture of my skin before it graces the world of social media because, for me, the way I look isn’t perfect until I completely modify my appearance. The photo isn’t good enough for the world to see. The edits will protect my self-confidence as people won’t be able to judge the lonely pimple protruding from the center of my forehead or the stray hair that catches my eye.
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