
You look Familiar — “Instagram Face” and the De-racialization of Beauty
Why does everyone look the same on Instagram? Is "Instagram FaceInstagram face is deracializing human faces?

Why does everyone look the same on Instagram? Is "Instagram FaceInstagram face is deracializing human faces?

In a world of Instagram influencers and social media marketing, there appears to be a trend emerging in the fashion world far beyond what purse or shoes your favorite Instagrammer is flaunting; instead, appealing to a topic of more depth.

Somewhere between the end of myspace and the birth of IG stories, self-love became trendy. And not trendy in the we all love ourselves type of way, but trendy in this elusive thing we all needed and could only achieve by posting images of ourselves on social media platforms. As if our confidence was not enough or real unless someone else could see it and validate it for us.

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