#I have acne and small eyes and prominent nasolabial folds

[teeth-thief]

I think some of the sympathy and warning towards young girls in terms of beauty-culture technological advancements (ie snapchat/tiktok/instagram filters: possibly the most insidious of weapons against self-esteem) needs to be ESPECIALLY extended to transgender women.

Ladies, you will NEVER be the smooth-faced tiny-nose apparition in the camera. In fact, no one will!! And that's perfectly fine. It's all just a marketing tactic to make you feel bad about yourself and buy expensive potions and procedures. You are worth loving exactly as you are, and while filters might temporarily alleviate dysmorphia, they'll really only make it worse in the long run. I just wanna say from experience is all. I love you.

#this rant brought to you by me having next to no pictures of myself between the ages of 14-18 #because I used filters in almost ALL of them- and that's not me! #I have acne and small eyes and prominent nasolabial folds #and I fucking LOVE myself #and it's hard sometimes ngl! but you OWE it to yourself to love yourself #sorry I was thinking about all this because I took a funny selfie with a male filter and I was like aww. I'll never be him. #but NOBODY will #ever