"This is NOT what I look like": TV star takes a stand against altered pictures
Bethenny Frankel has taken a stand against "deceptive" photos on social media by posting what she really looks like.
The Real Housewives of New York City star, 51, shared two images to her Instagram account: both in a bikini on the beach, but one had been clearly photoshopped to make her look slimmer.
She shared the photos as a warning of how dangerous Photoshop can be when dealing with your self-image.
In the caption, she wrote, "This is NOT what I look like…and you know that because I’m not vain and show you the real me."
“But if I posted a version of this every day you might start to believe that it might be. This is just how distorted this has all gotten.”
Bethenny post-Photoshop (left) vs. all natural (right). Image credits: Instagram
She pointed out that “filtering is lying” and “deceptive,” which causes women to “feel badly about themselves” and “young girls insecure and obsessed with an unattainable perfection”.
Frankel continued, “It makes middle aged women and mothers feel insecure about themselves. This creates a false ideal for men.”
She went on to call editing “destructive, irresponsible, insecure and inaccurate”, before concluding her inspirational post by reminding her followers that “there is a line between making an effort to look pretty and an outright falsehood”.
Frankel has often pointed out the importance of living filter free, as earlier this year she posted an unedited photo of herself lounging by the pool in a tiny bikini telling fans the key to body acceptance is “balance”.
She went on to encourage people to embrace their flaws and live for themselves, rather than their social media perception.
Image credits: Instagram