Once again social media website TikTok is flooded with a bizarre craze video that depicted unrealistic beauty standards elicited conflicting reactions online with the tanning filter viral
For those unversed, the ‘tanning’ filter does just that. It gives users a sun-kissed hue, and many have taken to social media to share the evident change.
What is the Tanning filter on TikTok and how to do trend as it goes viral
One user stated in a video that received over 50,000 likes, “My biggest red flag is that I’d rather look like an oompa loompa than be pale.” This. Is. Worrying.”
The self-shot video shows the woman shocked by her sudden tan thanks to the filter. “Why does everyone hate on their pale skin, like, what’s the issue?” one individual wondered.
Another person commented, “felt this heavy,” to which the TikToker replied, “The hard reality of our tanning addictions.”
The TikTok filter gives users an impressively realistic complete face of makeup, with many claiming it’s more harmful than it’s worth.
In general, filters jitter and occasionally slip away from the face. It does not in this circumstance. The filter is so advanced that if TikTok did not explicitly state that it was being used in videos, viewers would have no idea.
TikToker Joanna (@joannajkenny) begs others not to use the filter in a popular video that has been viewed over 4 million times.
“I don’t want to say it about myself, but I actually look ugly when I take this filter off,” she admitted, adding, “I’ve done a lot of work to unlearn that I owe prettiness to anyone.”
She went on, “Here’s a reminder for anyone who needs it, filtered skin is not a skin type.”
Meanwhile, other users are participating in the trend by making various adjustments to their photos to mimic the effects of the viral filter, and in some cases, even offering lessons for fellow users to try.
These quick TikTok videos displaying before and after photos of people wearing tanning filters have received millions of views as well as an equal amount of criticism.
At first glance, the tanning filter appears to be harmless, with young people indulging in a harmless summer trend.
However, as many users have pointed out, the filter is also thought to create unrealistically high aesthetic standards that are difficult to meet.
Some participants, however, have justified themselves by claiming that they have achieved identical outcomes under the sun naturally and are not pushing false notions of beauty. Many people, however, believe otherwise.
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