I agree completely, but I think we should be critical of people trying to sell products and then hiding cosmetic procedures. Like the Kardashians and their “skinny teas”, or J-Lo with her new skincare line. I have a problem when celebrities are making bank on insecurities, while hiding cosmetic procedures and acting like products can deliver the same results.
@@TaraMooknee Oooh, do I smell a follow up video? No pressure though, keep doing your thing and I'll watch every second of it. 💕 (Even if it involves more sex doll feet 🤢)
@Superior Intellect Thanks for absolutely missing the point, while placing women's value on their looks above anything else. You're the superficial one.
@Superior Intellect Sweetie, you're missing the point. Hazel is pointing out that products aren't going to provide the same results as surgeries (I suppose you would call it "false advertising"). Either way, I guess I'll stay a feminist pig because I'm too poor to afford either product or surgeries and I don't particularly care to cater myself or my appearance to someone who calls people "feminist pigs".
Tbh I think calling out celebrities for plastic surgery is bad but calling out celebrities that LIE about having gotten surgery and use it to sell their useless products, specially to a younger audience, is perfectly fine. There's a difference when someone is saying "this ass is just squats and these vitamins I happen to be selling" to a bunch of teens.
Kylie Jenner makes money off of selling diet teas and acting like she worked hard for the body she has. While there is criticism of her that is clearly not necessary, her getting plastic surgery to sell a fake image to young women should be discussed.
@@alexstyles5808 well given that there's a lot of women with that body type naturally I'm afraid the only trashy thing in here is your belief that you get to judge women's worth over their looks rather than their behavior.
Also, can we talk about "aging gracefully"? Memes with women like Ann Hathaway looking the same a decade apart with the caption "this is how you age when you're unproblematic"? This just does not sit right with me. Let women age!! People act like wrinkles is a punishment and this is so messed up.
I've seen that meme with men, too. And so far, it seems accurate. Nothing wrong with aging, though. Technically, drama does age people...stress does cause wrinkles, you know?
I recently read an article that included some graphs of male actors' female costars ages throughout their careers, which showed that, while the men are allowed to "age gracefully" meaning they are allowed to have wrinkles, grey hair etc. The female costars/ love interests age tended to plateau at around 35, which made viewers so used to seeing older men with younger looking women, who, in the movie are supposed to be the SAME age, that viewers categorically tended to assume that women were older than men, just based off their wrinkles and hair, because there literally isn't any representation of older couples that actually look the same age, no, women are never allowed to age on screen!
@@cc-yi7vp hey i will say there is that movie out on netflix "Our Souls At Night" that came out in 2017 and they are both older but the fact i can only think of one movie and its relatively recent where they are both old is telling. Grace and Frankie is a good show too i think we are getting more but its not enough to start undoing the subconscious brainwashing
@@browniecinco Exactly! If anybody's interested there is (or used to be?) a subreddit about the hypocrisy of the Wall, which proved that male celebs didn't age nearly as well as media outlets made them out to be -- so, lots of photos of male celebs looking schlubby and wrinkly, in contrast to their airbrushed portrayals on posters and entertainment sites. That said, nobody should be airbrushed or pressured into beauty standards. Performers especially should look like everyday people. Instead of pressuring them to be fit and look tremendous, they should be allowed to use their time to hone their craft and act or make music. Many of my favorite films, shows and songs were performed by people who weren't conventionally attractive. But of course, if the entertainment industry operated like that, then many companies in the beauty industry would collapse over night! At the same time, they're idiots for gate-keeping make-up as a "feminine thing", whereas if they just encouraged people who want to wear make-up to do so, and invited men and women of any age to learn about cosmetics without feeling shame or pressure, they'd probably make an even higher profit. Too bad they're run by boards filled with elderly white conservative directors.
If you’re ugly, people hate you. If you got work done to make yourself prettier, people hate you. If you are naturally beautiful, people hate you. There’s really no way to win. That’s the beauty standard.
@@westernspy8461 honestly yeah, as someone who’s a little bit under average I feel great jajajaj. Don’t get unwanted attention, nor do I get ostracized. Personally, I don’t give a shit about looks. Not even fashion. I feel it’s way healthier than worrying about your looks, or the clothes you use. Just be free y’all
I mean, I try to avoid those pages that do things like that, but if it was my face, I would be stressed out. Sometimes I think it must be one hell of a crappy job to be an entertainer, no money is worth that stress imo. Plus the job itself where they have to do stuff like wake up at 2 am to put on makeup which takes 8 hours to put on.... that's so distressing. And then some critic calls their performance alcohol splashed into their eyes, people make fun of everything they did, said, and believe. People are hired to harass them, and then a bunch of 11 year olds call them ugly on Instagram.. Oh, and they're called gay, when they are and aren't. They probably wonder if any of their relationships were ever real, and they most likely ditched college to do this crap so no matter how stressful it gets, there's no way out. They're supposed to "rise to the occasion and make the best of it". I mean anyone could have been a successful investment banker and made a ton of money, that's no brain surgery either, and although it's stressful, at least the eyes of everyone on the planet is not on them. They must really like their jobs to endure all this shit or are sublimating HPD, in which case, good for them..
This is why I would never want to be famous. Being in the public eye means that you’re opening yourself to this sort of scrutiny and I know it would cause a mental breakdown.
There’s a fine line between critiquing minor cosmetic procedures & reminding young girls that the majority of the women they idolize didn’t just “grow into their faces”. Esp the ones who preach about self-love and body acceptance while selling diet products and capitalizing off of the insecurities of their impressionable young fans.
Sometimes I saw those pages comparing celebrities when they were LITERALLY 14 to them when they were 26 and acting like every "positive" change that took place is a matter of plastic surgery, as if you can't get more attractive due to puberty, as if you only get uglier with age unless you get procedures. I know many people might feel inadequate due to celebrity glow ups, but I feel weird about those call out sites analyzing procedures. As a 25 year old who's scared about aging, I feel like they're implying that you "peak" in your beauty or whatever at some point in early adolescence which is also super creepy to me. People there are acting as if your chubby cheeks at 14 can't turn into well-defined cheekbones by your late 20s or early 30s naturally, which is just something that happened to my mom? Idk
@@agatazietek9098 it's super weird also cause why are we comparing young women to older ones with that thought in mind? cause the beauty standard is just that, a beauty standard made by men. so the fact that we're apply that to young girls is so creepy to me.
The ageism is a real thing. I've had anxiety over aging since I was around 14, and I've always dreaded every birthday because I will look older and older, and in my mind that equaled being worth less. I'm 23 and in my mind I feel like my time's over, I'm no longer desireable and beautiful and I will die alone since I haven't found a partner yet and never will because I'm too old
I don't know if this will lift your spirits, but I meat my first boyfriend last year. I am also his first girlfriend and we are both 28 years old. You're never to "old" to find love :) I know society pressures us in getting married early and having our lives figured out by the age of 25, but that's something that's pretty unachievable. Just focus on yourself and your happiness ❤️
Everything is possible while you are alive. No matter when, how or where. Focus on yourself and you'll find your happiness, and happiness like beauty is a very personal feeling, only you know what makes you smile. Peace
Hey that maybe sounds weird... But as someone who is mainly into older woman (even tho Im pretty young xD) I would say you're even too young for someone like me xD (just looks vise, don't know you personality obv) so even if you feel to old (and Im not telling you you're not because you probably get to hear that enough xD) there is always someone either the same age or younger (and older people obv) that don't mind and you're chances of finding someone are still super high for most of your life ^^
I don’t know if you want or need to hear this, but I promise you that you have lots of time, and everyone ages. You’re still very young and if you want a partner, you have plenty of time to find someone who will love you for you. I wish you the best of luck with your journey to love yourself. You are unique and important. I really hope you know that.
My dear, maybe you should go to a good therapist or look for help. I used to feel like that and it was so painful. i really hope you will get better and I wish you the best.
A thousand times yes to the puberty comments. When I was a teen I resembled a Swamp Gremlin with really bad acne. Now, as an adult, I resemble a Swamp Gremlin with less acne. All I had to do was stop being a teenager to become the belle of the bog.
This is an absolutely perfect way to describe so many of our experiences. Additionally, virtually no one looks great and flawless at 15. All it takes is a few years with very minor, if any at all, changes (braces come off, skin clears up a bit, we learn to take better care of ourselves, and most importantly, we gain confidence!) and basically everyone looks better in their 20s than in their teens. We all eventually grow into our bodies and own our features.
fun fact: those aren’t sex doll feet! they’re fake feet with removable nails made to practice professional pedicures, they make the same with hands to practice manicures :) hopefully everyone is less scarred now
i was thinking this whenever the “sex doll feet” were brought up, she HAS to realize that nail artists need nails to practice on right? a freestanding fake toenail doesn’t allow you to practice with the same obstacles as one attached to a foot
@@denizkaragullu6239 It's BEEN "old." When I was 22 I had a 21 yr old act amazed I was 22 and said she hoped she looked like me at my age... a whopping one year difference. I used to get tons of comments like that. :/
I've always felt it would be so weird to be a celebrity and see highly edited versions of my pictures online that I didn't consent to. I would be very annoyed.
fr. Like damn i saw this one photo of anya taylor joy where they photoshoped the hell out of her hair + they tried to make her beautiful unique eyes fit into the ideal beauty standards. This proves that the so called “perfect” celebrities are also the victims of the toxic beauty standard
"those aren't sex dolls, they're kitty cat faces. See they have whiskers." Me, obliviously only noticing the nails and not looking at the foot they're attached to. I had to go back and rewatch the beginning to realize what you were talking about.
You're considerably more switched on than I am. I had to come to the comments to have it explained and was about to add the embarrassment (and probably horror) of "cartoon cat sex dolls" to my Google search history :-O
One year ago I started losing pigment on my face and body in large white patches from a disease called vitiligo. The weirdly bright beauty side is that I now look very much like a lovely spotted cow.💖🐄💖
When I was super young, I legit didn't notice people's skin color. I remember playing in the sand one day with my school friend and suddenly I saw that our hands were different and it was insane to me at 4 or 5 yo. My mom explained everything in an age appropriate way, but I didn't quite grasp it. Then, I saw a person with vitiligo a week later at the grocery store and I thought for years that that's what being "mixed" meant lol. I also thought my Granddad was mixed for a long time because he has Indigenous blood and worked outside constantly, so he had the deepest tan I've ever seen on essentially a white person, but when he took off his shoes and socks, his feet were pale af. There's a reason why I would always get teased by my family for being the smartest dumb person they knew. No damn common sense lol
I'm so sorry for what you guys are going through. They're about to roll out freedoms for vaccinated people here in Germany without any regard for the mutations. Just a political scheme because it's an election year. A matter of time until we're in the thick of it again globally. :(
Hi Tara ...I'm from India..and it means so much to me that you mentioned us in your video. Thank you for donating and asking others to do the same . I've lost people I had known ,due to COVID and it means so much to me that you want to help...thanks for the hugs ...we love you..❤️
@@Sleipnirseight Yep. Meanwhile for women, it's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't situation." Don't get work done? Then you're a hag! Do get work done! Then you're artificial! But with male actors, they will use a photo of them from 20 years ago and people will say "wow, he hasn't aged at all!". They say that about Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves when both of them have visibly aged a lot. Tom Cruise has apparently had work done, and Keanu uses a beard to hide his age (but without it, he looks like a slim John C Reilly or Jeff Bridges). It sucks when you're pressured by producers and internal body issues to undertake plastic surgery, because it's very painful (and also reduces facial mobility). And then on top of that, to be mocked for it. Eugh.
It's almost very exactly like it's set up for us not to win, so we have to keep spending. "The job of advertising is to steal s woman's confidence in herself in order to sell it back to her"- Mark Twain or somebody else, probably. And "The only way to win the game is not to play"- Marilyn Monroe, maybe?
can we all agree that pinterest is the least toxic? all people do on there is make cottagecore boards and look for wedding dresses, the true peak of human achievement edit: a lot of people pointed out that pinterest has some problems with body image things, diversity, and art-theft. so it's not perfect, I guess that was to be expected though. the internet is never gonna be perfect sadly
I met Liam Hemsworth in a Whole Foods, he was a super cool guy. We made fun of a friend of mine who embarrassed himself on the movie set Liam was working on. It was one of the highlights of my life.
I'm not tuned into beauty instagram so I had no idea this was going on! I can't imagine the constant harm this does to people who are subjected to it daily
I hope this eases your nail art trauma but that sex doll foot was just a practice foot cosmology students use 😔 the upsetting part is they rip the nail out when they're done 😈
Beauty is subjective so "beautiful in your own way" doesn't make sense because it implies that there is objective beauty. And "perfect proportion" thing doesn't work for people, in my opinion. But even that is far from modern beauty standards anyways.
I really appreciate you talking about whats going on in India. My husband is from India and we're constantly getting calls from people updating on who's in the hospital with covid. Thankfully his parents are here with us in the states so they are safe from it.
As a colombian subscription your words meant so much, thank you for sending your love! and thank you also for speaking about the covid situation in India and other 3rd world countries like mine. I just lost my aunt to covid last week and that, added to our people being shot by the police every day.. it's such a shitty situation. Anyways, just wanted to say that I appreciate your gesture of solidarity 💛
thank you for speaking about india! it's heartbreaking that strangers care more about us than the govt. if u do wish to donate pls DO NOT donate to pm cares they already have a billion dollars unaccounted for
@@lilithhedwig5408 I'm privileged enough to be able to follow the guidelines to prevent covid. a huge part of the population isn't. we don't have vaccines we don't have o2 cylinders. everyone knows that the numbers are way bigger than they r on the reports. yet, our govt is funding the renovation of the pm's residence
Thank you so much Tara!! I'm colombian and it really means the world to me that people are talking about the situation that's going on. It breaks my heart as does the crisis in India and violence in Palestine. I truly hope things change for the better and, again, thank you for shedding a light on these issues. Sending you all my love as well and everyone reading, I hope you're safe
Tara, thank you so much for bringing Colombia's situation up. As a Colombian myself, I really appreciate people bringing awareness and attention to Latinoamerican countries' struggles :')
I have very mixed feelings about plastic surgery / photoshop “callout” accounts. On one hand it’s healthy to be reminded that celebrities are normal people but on the other hand I do think it reinforces the culture that discourages transparency around cosmetic procedures
Sometimes I saw those pages comparing celebrities when they were LITERALLY 14 to them when they were 26 and acting like every "positive" change that took place is a matter of plastic surgery, as if you can't get more attractive due to puberty, as if you only get uglier with age unless you get procedures. I know many people might feel inadequate due to celebrity glow ups, but I feel weird about those call out sites analyzing procedures. As a 25 year old who's scared about aging, I feel like they're implying that you "peak" in your beauty or whatever at some point in early adolescence which is also super creepy to me. People there are acting as if your chubby cheeks at 14 can't turn into well-defined cheekbones by your late 20s or early 30s naturally, which is just something that happened to my mom? Idk
Also, it comes off as (at least to me) women shaming women for ageing or having minor plastic surgery. There are a few cases where I notice surgery (and I don't know the person or I don't care) but most of the time it seems like their faces naturally matured and I'm confused why people are being critical about someones face.
There’s a subreddit I used to follow that was along the same lines and I ended up having to unsub. The point of it was to “help people feel better” by showing them that celebrities aren’t actually perfect and that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to them. In theory a good idea, but in the end it was still a community of people obsessing over the minute details of a strangers appearance, picking them apart, insulting and critiquing them in a way that just felt very toxic. Maybe it helped some people, but idk.. felt like an echo chamber of hate by the end.
Oh looord this is one of the reason I left social media 3 years ago I'm too done with that crap honestly.. at first I was wondering "are humans getting stupider?! But then realised that social media host all these dumb humans and not only give them a free space to flourish but also highlight their" achievements" like those stupid pages ( that you've just showed) to spread whatever "super_brilliant__mind_enlightening_world_changing_life_improving_insights# you've done a great job by speaking about those creatures.. Thank you so much for your insightful videos, I really appreciate your efforts, they're a breath of fresh air that prove smart people do exist, and I must say you're also so adorable and charming.. I'm sending a lot of love your way ❤️
I turned 30 in March, internalized ageism has really caused me a lot of confidence problems as I've aged. The thing is, I look great, I have a rockin bod and my face ain't terrible 😅 lmao, but I still feel like my societal worth is directly tied to my age and beauty. I logically know this isn't the case, and I don't project this onto others, but for myself, it's hard.
I turned 29 this April and I’ve been kind of emo about it. To make matter worse... some girl at the mall asked me and my best friend is i was her mother......... I’m younger than her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Talk about kicking a hurt puppy.
Me too. It sux. If you haven't stumbled across them yet, I found the "body positivity tiktoks" on UA-cam to be really helpful. I look at one every day. Hope that helps
Our societal worth as women *IS* directly tied to our age and beauty. This is a sad reality and the result of a messed-up society. However, societal worth is not the same thing as inherent worth. According to societal worth, women are also worth less than men, poc worth less than white people, those who aren't rich worth less than rich people - it's the product of a sick society.
My mom's a cosmetic surgery specialist. She basically told me the same stuff these "celebrity_plastics" pages do, and her intent is basically so I don't get frustrated that I'm not growing out of my "baby fat" when I'm older (I'm 18), or my eyelids don't magically become higher, or my nose wings don't get slimmer. So, I think it's useful. People think that surgeries or fillers are always noticeable, and those little tweaks get under the radar and feed into the "glow-up obsession" imo.
Exactly! I don't see it as a way to shame celebrities but to show what's possible with plastic surgery. Also to see how frequent plastic surgeries are so you aren't comparing yourself to people who got a lot of things done
I think this isn't the correct way to combat beauty standards. why are these women sacrifice and the stepping stones for nasty Instagram accounts and gossip rags. no matter how you slice or dice it it just doesn't do anyone good. these people have to go through social media with people assume and speculate what they have done. they are people, they have feelings..... yeah......
@@Queennari what I'm saying is that the accounts that simply point out the surgery done should not cast any judgements on these women. I think it should be a healthy practice to get educated on many "invisible" procedures just so you know it's not "puberty" or "weight loss". Those who post it to "expose/drag" those women should be just called out for their tone.
The glow-up obsession also made me not realize I was trans sooner. Since I was always the ugliest kid (children can be very mean sometimes), I thought I owned society a Instagram influencer model, hyper femme type of glowup. Yes, people told me I was pretty, but I felt like shit. Today I pretty much look like shit, but at least I'm happy with who I am.
@@Googleusergoogleuser-b4p but they do. they parade these women around like zoo animals and it double down on mindsets of complete lack of self esteem and transparency. unless you have their medical records you simply will not know every procedure done. and what is it our business who did what? it's a attitude of entitlement that feel like we have the right to these people personal lives and information. there are many celebrities that do not hide that they have work done, and there those who want it to remain private because of beauty standards and stigmas. they are victims too of this fucked up industry. with more people coming out and trying to take steps forwards against it this is just taking 2 steps back, because it will always become fuel for those who want to hurt others based on their looks. the correct way to combat these things is to stop glorifying unweight air brushed images. your beef isn't with these celebrities, but with the modeling industry. they are the ones who are shoving those standards down our kids throats. the magazines are the ones who need to have change, these accounts are doing absolutely nothing but fueling chatter and gossip. I challenge you all to actually do some research on the topic and issue and support those who are actively doing something about it if you really care.
It's easy to say you're a DILF when you are naturally a DILF. Tara, you're a lovely human being and I enjoy your videos very much. Beauty shouldn't be the only trait we value, there is no real worth to being beautiful, or just considering yourself beautiful, if we aren't making an effort to be a better person. Your videos remind me that constantly! Thank you :)
I always thought I would age gracefully, but I didn’t count on the fact that my depression would keep going, and I’d be 28 years old, diagnosed with bipolar, and all the crying I’ve done would show up on my face in the form of deep wrinkles between my brows. It takes a lot for me to not feel self conscious and ashamed for something I can’t control. Meanwhile my husband legit looks like a dilf and at times I get so stressed feeling I look like a hag. It is so annoying, this deeply engrained beauty standard! To the point that it plays into the mental illness stigma, so you can’t have a mental illness and, if you do, it just can’t show up on your face??
Sending you hugs! And that's something that people without mental illnesses don't consider: that it can have such strong physical effects. Hope you're in a good place and I'm sure your husband adores your face 😍❤️
Same here! Constantly on the verge of getting fillers for my deep, dark undereye circles after years of anxiety and narcolepsy killing my sleep cycle... But that shit's so expensive! Better to just stick with 'em, and if anyone stares too hard, I have plenty of weird narcolepsy stories to distract the starer with. 😌
@@kathybarry6520 That's very sweet of you! They can definitely be pretty on other people and there has been a trend for them recently, but... When the trend passes, mine will still be here, y'know? And sadly, mine don't look like the cute ones, they're very deep. Less dark and mysterious, and more weird-valley-on-my-face sunk in. But it's cool, I have other things going for me! ✌️ I'm generally pleased with existing, just wish I could shake this bloody anxiety!
I personally like the fact that all the lines across someones faces tells their life story. So that it is shown on your face, that you cried a lot, is beautiful. You've lived, griefed, laughed (I'm sure you also have some laugh wrinkles around your eyes :)).
This is off topic but thank you for posting this video, especially on mothers day. My mom ended her own life a month ago and its been hard to cope but I’ve been watching your videos a lot recently because you remind me of her. The topics you make videos about and the way you speak is so like her. I think she would’ve loved your channel had I the time to show it to her. So anyway, thank you.
Tara please make more videos like this. I feel so much better knowing that I'm just a normal teenage girl and that I don't need to compare myself to celebrities. I'm going to start working on my self confidence and take a small break from social media. Thank u so much❤️
@@cherryvoid5238 oh separate issue regarding beauty in India. It's a skin bleaching brand or as they claim now skin "brightening"... like the most popular one couldn't escape their ads everytime I visited when I was little. There's a huge issue with colorism in India as well like people with darker skin are described as having a "wheatish" complexion and undesirable. I still hear adults doing this kinda stuff I see aunties (we call all our elders aunty or uncle ji)) wearing foundation two to four shades too light and swearing up and down it's their color, but I see the younger generation being more aware and smarter about these things so it's getting better.
@@Roblox-jb2vf yeah, often Indians have pointed out a fellow Indian and said something like “they are very black and ugly”. I reply something with incredulity “you can’t say that. That’s an awful thing to say. They look beautiful”. They look at me strangely, almost disappointed in me. Or less often they are embarrassed by what they say, and so they should be.
as somebody who looks at these pages sometimes and has used them at times to feel better about myself, im glad to see it from a different perspective. i agree with the pinned comment but also your points. great video!!
This video did more to clear my skin than any beauty page on Instagram. PS: I'm from India and please don't think you did nothing! The fact that you're using your platform to raise awareness means a lot. Every little bit makes a difference.
Massive MASSIVE second wave of COVID-19 and the healthcare system is overwhelmed; it's the second most populated country in the world and so many places are very densely populated so the virus has been able to infect and mutate easily.
@@spereira3879 I was just reading about it, but thanks a lot for answering! It's really bad and I hope you're doing okay. I will donate some money to a couple of causes.
My sister looks incredibly different in her late 20s than she did even in her early 20s. Kids, stress, health, general aging change your appearance way more than so many people realize.
I saw people comparing celebrities to their 14 year old selves acting like them getting slimmer in the face by 28 must be "buccal fat removal" and them having "thinner noses" (sometimes they're literally THE SAME WIDTH, but they have a more defined bridge and shadows on the sides because noses GROW LONGER during adolescence) must be rhinoplasty. Like, every single celeb I've seen on those pages was "accused" of rhinoplasty. Every single one.
Im benjamin button, in the beginning of middle school people thought I was a junior in high school…I’m 23 now and work at a high school and security and students think I’m a high schooler
Armpit hair on BOTH men and woman tbh is disgusting. And it’s not just because it looks awful, but is really unhygienic and makes you smell really bad.
As a half-Indian gal, thank you so much for mentioning the situation in India right now. I've had an auntie and two cousins go through Covid and make it out, but my great uncle is currently in hospital. He was very lucky to be able to receive treatment, but so many aren't in his position. Good on you for using your platform to highlight the situation. You're my favourite DILF! 💕😘 Keep rocking!
My uncle, aunt and cousins too went through it in May. Sadly my uncle died even though my dad (doctor btw) did everything he could. We miss him dearly but trying to make things better right now
I like it when I see unedited pictures of celebrities. Not obvious digs and whatnot, not shaming, but just them as they look in real life. It's a reminder that even the most edited people are still that, people. But I don't support shaming them.
idm celebrities getting plastic surgery but what's iffy if they advertise something (like a skincare product or weight loss supplements) while claiming it's the product that's made them look that way rather than procedures, dieticians, the experts surrounding them if that makes sense
What's worse is when these companies take other people's transformations without their consent and use it to sell their snake oil. You see it happen to athletes quite a lot because they look fit as during training but often between big 2/4 yearly events they'll relax their diet and exercise regime.
Right. Or lying about procedures and then presenting themselves as “goals” if that makes sense, like some time ago I happened across a dumb tabloid site praising Kylie Jenner because she was “so beautiful, even without makeup!” Meanwhile, she’s clearly using a filter in this no makeup selfie, and clearly has lash extensions or something in, not to mention all the cosmetic procedures she claims she never had, but we’re supposed to be wowed at her “natural” beauty? This is supposed to be our example of what we’re supposed to look like naturally?
I do appreciate posts that show filtered and unfiltered photos because it shows that the beauty standard we see online is legitimately unobtainable and we’re not weird for having skin texture and regular human anatomy. It sucks when it turns into shaming the person in the photo though, it’s wrong to call them ugly before and their actions are a result of the pressures we all feel.
@@monjaahrens8777 same here -- I've actually broken vessels in my nose just from sneezing too hard. Waxing them sounds like a complicated death wish to me.
i really don't get why some people would wax their nose hair like if the hair is sticking out then just trim it a little, but waxing everything?? b r u h
I’ve been off of social media since November and I feel so much better. Not only is it about physical appearance, the way people portray their lives to be so perfect can also hurt your mental health. It’s all so fake and I hate it.
Those fake feet are things that beauticians and trainees use to practise, so I hope that makes you feel better. My local beauty supply store has shelves and shelves of rubber feet and rubber hands and rubber fingers
I am getting the best ad: an elderly woman offering workshops on how to sew a Dirndl. She is so sweet and knows her stuff... so very very much not what Insta-influencers are.
@@sisuguillam5109 as someone who actually joined a dirndl-making wirkshop: you should! That sweet granny energy is off the roofs and it was a lot of fun
I am from India and the situation here is simply heartbreaking...I am trying to be normal by watching uplifting videos such as yours and its helping the depressive state I find myself in. I have just recovered from Covid and people around me are still fighting hard. I hope things go back to normal soon...although at this point, what even is normal?
Thank you for talking about India, we are in lockdown and the situation is scary, I haven't stepped out in weeks, I just hope and pray that we as people survive through (this all across the world)...❤️☮️🙏 PS: Your puppy is such a cutie 😍
Thanks for talking about this, my explore page has been a gargled mess of "beauty creators too" :`D Between filters, blatant lies, and misinformation, the devil works hard but these people work harder.
When you mentioned Colombia I got the chills. I'm from Colombia and I get the feeling that our situation is being overlooked by a lot of people. We appreciate you sending love
13:23 thank you so much for supporting my country, we are going through a difficult time right now. So many people are dying that we don't even have space to burn the dead bodies. So I really appreciate you for creating awareness.
You articulated my complicated views on plastic surgery almost exactly! I think related to this is the phenomenon of people criticizing women for both wearing too much makeup and for showing acne/wrinkles/other blemishes. It often feels like there’s no way to win.
Yeah, like the guys who say they “prefer the natural look” but then go “ew, she’s so ugly!” virtually any time they actually see a woman with no makeup. They can’t ever seem to make up their minds
You are an absolute treasure of a human being. I hope you know that. Your acknowledgment at the end of the terrible time people are going through right now I’m sure means a lot. Not many youtubers are taking the time to check in on their “subscriptions” and viewers like you do. You’re a gem.
I really appreciate you taking the time to share about what is happening globally, and specifically in India. Thank you so much for using that brief moment to share goodness and helpful information.
I always thought the term "aging gracefully" meant just accepting changes that come along with aging. I never knew it dealt with how you actually look, as the video and some comments seem to imply. People would say that about my grandma, that she aged gracefully. I thought they were talking about her struggle with Alzheimer's. I think I'm gonna refuse to Google it and hope it doesn't mean like a "Julia Roberts at 50 she still looks so good omfg" kinda thing. I choose to believe it means accepting that living life necessitates growing older and there are changes that come along with that. This is probably a controversial thing to say, but I wish we lived in a world where cosmetic surgery, make up, filters, and airbrushing didn't exist. And obviously they do, but I just think the less we engage with these things the better. I hope we can get to a point where we're not defined by how we look and don't put much emphasis on it. There is so much more to life.
Hi Tara, Indian viewer here. Thank you for bringing light to the situation. The last bit of this video were the only good words I heard in the past couple of days. I lost my uncle and my grandma yesterday. All news is depressing right now. We feel numb but we are trying to hold on. Thanks for the warmth. ❤ PS- Tara in Hindi means star(I've always wanted to comment that here)
I’m fine with plastic surgery but when you try to sell people things that you claim got you that way when it’s plastic surgery that’s when I’m mad Or sell teen girls and others flat tummy tea and other laxative claiming that’s what you use to get your shape when you know it’s plastic surgery and photoshop is my gripe with people.
I recently discovered your channel, and I love your videos. Thanks for speaking about what's happening in my country, Colombia, thank you for the support. As a Colombian I appreciate it so much
most of those weird accounts that use shocking thumbnails are such obvious scams... there seems to be a million of them and they all push sketchy products in their image carousel while stealing other ppl’s content. btw your nails are AMAZING!!!!!
Her tooth gap is the one of the most charming features I've ever seen. Everything fits her face beautifully. That's the type of body positivity I want and love, people embracing their features as if they're like carefully painted brush streaks that form a beautiful masterpiece.
literally! it’s so cute, it’s perfect on her face. i wish people would stop thinking your only option to have nice teeth is straight white picket fence looking teeth. all that matter is that your teeth allow you to properly eat, breath, etc (stuff your teeth are made for !!) and they’re not injured or diseased. it shouldn’t matter if they’re off white or have gaps!
@@ellasedits_ your comment made my day, thank you :) When I was a teenager, my classmate said that I have pretty teeth. This was one of entire two compliments I got in my school life and I cherished that a lot. Then, on the last day of school I lost consciousness and fell, so my teeth got fucked up. The thing I worried most about wasn't even my heath, but how my teeth aren't pretty anymore. So your comment is a nice reminder that health is what matters, and it's stupid to demand people to have their teeth looking a certain way ❤️
@@breakthewall.mp3126 im glad i could make your day 🥺💓 i’m so sorry that happened to you and you felt bad about your teeth, as long as you’re not in pain because of them, you have great teeth! don’t worry about it
Let's take two pictures of a person on different days, different occasions, with different makeup and different facial expressions and accuse them of surgery. Because that's how faces work.
First of all, this needed to be said! Second of all, it's very sweet of you to mention and send love to us and our country! Sending love to you and everyone else too! 💕✨
I agree completely, but I think we should be critical of people trying to sell products and then hiding cosmetic procedures. Like the Kardashians and their “skinny teas”, or J-Lo with her new skincare line. I have a problem when celebrities are making bank on insecurities, while hiding cosmetic procedures and acting like products can deliver the same results.
This is such a good point and something I missed in this video. SO I'M PINNING IT! 📌
@@TaraMooknee Oooh, do I smell a follow up video? No pressure though, keep doing your thing and I'll watch every second of it. 💕 (Even if it involves more sex doll feet 🤢)
Yes absolutely. J-Lo claimed her anti aging secret was olive oil, as if its not botox and a possible face lift.
@Superior Intellect Thanks for absolutely missing the point, while placing women's value on their looks above anything else. You're the superficial one.
@Superior Intellect Sweetie, you're missing the point. Hazel is pointing out that products aren't going to provide the same results as surgeries (I suppose you would call it "false advertising"). Either way, I guess I'll stay a feminist pig because I'm too poor to afford either product or surgeries and I don't particularly care to cater myself or my appearance to someone who calls people "feminist pigs".
Tbh I think calling out celebrities for plastic surgery is bad but calling out celebrities that LIE about having gotten surgery and use it to sell their useless products, specially to a younger audience, is perfectly fine. There's a difference when someone is saying "this ass is just squats and these vitamins I happen to be selling" to a bunch of teens.
Kylie Jenner makes money off of selling diet teas and acting like she worked hard for the body she has. While there is criticism of her that is clearly not necessary, her getting plastic surgery to sell a fake image to young women should be discussed.
@@alexstyles5808 well given that there's a lot of women with that body type naturally I'm afraid the only trashy thing in here is your belief that you get to judge women's worth over their looks rather than their behavior.
No shade but I feel like I’ve seen this comment already 😳
@@verybarebones 🔥 🔥 🔥
@@kendraluna964 yup
Also, can we talk about "aging gracefully"? Memes with women like Ann Hathaway looking the same a decade apart with the caption "this is how you age when you're unproblematic"?
This just does not sit right with me. Let women age!! People act like wrinkles is a punishment and this is so messed up.
I've seen that meme with men, too. And so far, it seems accurate. Nothing wrong with aging, though. Technically, drama does age people...stress does cause wrinkles, you know?
Yes we need to allow people to age instead of demonizing it. Its harmful to young people and older people alike
I recently read an article that included some graphs of male actors' female costars ages throughout their careers, which showed that, while the men are allowed to "age gracefully" meaning they are allowed to have wrinkles, grey hair etc. The female costars/ love interests age tended to plateau at around 35, which made viewers so used to seeing older men with younger looking women, who, in the movie are supposed to be the SAME age, that viewers categorically tended to assume that women were older than men, just based off their wrinkles and hair, because there literally isn't any representation of older couples that actually look the same age, no, women are never allowed to age on screen!
@@cc-yi7vp hey i will say there is that movie out on netflix "Our Souls At Night" that came out in 2017 and they are both older but the fact i can only think of one movie and its relatively recent where they are both old is telling. Grace and Frankie is a good show too i think we are getting more but its not enough to start undoing the subconscious brainwashing
Lol 2021 be like "the gods have chosen to give you those acne scars for you have been problematic, wench 😌💅"
In the eyes of entertainment industry; men age like cheese and women age like milk.
On the side note, I want to be dog blessed everyday.
If women age like milk I want to be lovely sour milk that is used to make bread, salat sauce, desserts...
@@sisuguillam5109 sour milk breads are the best.
@@mahogara 😁
@@browniecinco Exactly!
If anybody's interested there is (or used to be?) a subreddit about the hypocrisy of the Wall, which proved that male celebs didn't age nearly as well as media outlets made them out to be -- so, lots of photos of male celebs looking schlubby and wrinkly, in contrast to their airbrushed portrayals on posters and entertainment sites.
That said, nobody should be airbrushed or pressured into beauty standards. Performers especially should look like everyday people. Instead of pressuring them to be fit and look tremendous, they should be allowed to use their time to hone their craft and act or make music. Many of my favorite films, shows and songs were performed by people who weren't conventionally attractive.
But of course, if the entertainment industry operated like that, then many companies in the beauty industry would collapse over night!
At the same time, they're idiots for gate-keeping make-up as a "feminine thing", whereas if they just encouraged people who want to wear make-up to do so, and invited men and women of any age to learn about cosmetics without feeling shame or pressure, they'd probably make an even higher profit. Too bad they're run by boards filled with elderly white conservative directors.
@@sisuguillam5109 i want to be powdered milk throw me in the ocean then ill
be ocean milk
If you’re ugly, people hate you. If you got work done to make yourself prettier, people hate you. If you are naturally beautiful, people hate you.
There’s really no way to win. That’s the beauty standard.
so just be average
@@westernspy8461 honestly yeah, as someone who’s a little bit under average I feel great jajajaj. Don’t get unwanted attention, nor do I get ostracized.
Personally, I don’t give a shit about looks. Not even fashion. I feel it’s way healthier than worrying about your looks, or the clothes you use. Just be free y’all
Seems like maybe people just hate women. Wild huh.
the real difference comes that being perceived as beauty gives you benefits
So we gotta get rid of people, right?
Can you imagine being a famous person going through Instagram and finding an Instagram page that is dedicated to your aging face?
i guess they are not even on social media themselves..or at least i would understand
I mean, I try to avoid those pages that do things like that, but if it was my face, I would be stressed out. Sometimes I think it must be one hell of a crappy job to be an entertainer, no money is worth that stress imo. Plus the job itself where they have to do stuff like wake up at 2 am to put on makeup which takes 8 hours to put on.... that's so distressing.
And then some critic calls their performance alcohol splashed into their eyes, people make fun of everything they did, said, and believe. People are hired to harass them, and then a bunch of 11 year olds call them ugly on Instagram..
Oh, and they're called gay, when they are and aren't. They probably wonder if any of their relationships were ever real, and they most likely ditched college to do this crap so no matter how stressful it gets, there's no way out. They're supposed to "rise to the occasion and make the best of it". I mean anyone could have been a successful investment banker and made a ton of money, that's no brain surgery either, and although it's stressful, at least the eyes of everyone on the planet is not on them.
They must really like their jobs to endure all this shit or are sublimating HPD, in which case, good for them..
This is why I would never want to be famous. Being in the public eye means that you’re opening yourself to this sort of scrutiny and I know it would cause a mental breakdown.
I always convinced myself this side of Instagram wasn’t real and something 13 year old me dreamed up in an awful fever dream 😳
What's an instagram?
@@adanactnomew7085 a fast grandma...I think
Hiiiiiiii
I'm afraid you're mistaken ❤️
@@brainard8211 Thank you
There’s a fine line between critiquing minor cosmetic procedures & reminding young girls that the majority of the women they idolize didn’t just “grow into their faces”. Esp the ones who preach about self-love and body acceptance while selling diet products and capitalizing off of the insecurities of their impressionable young fans.
Sometimes I saw those pages comparing celebrities when they were LITERALLY 14 to them when they were 26 and acting like every "positive" change that took place is a matter of plastic surgery, as if you can't get more attractive due to puberty, as if you only get uglier with age unless you get procedures. I know many people might feel inadequate due to celebrity glow ups, but I feel weird about those call out sites analyzing procedures. As a 25 year old who's scared about aging, I feel like they're implying that you "peak" in your beauty or whatever at some point in early adolescence which is also super creepy to me. People there are acting as if your chubby cheeks at 14 can't turn into well-defined cheekbones by your late 20s or early 30s naturally, which is just something that happened to my mom? Idk
@@agatazietek9098 it's super weird also cause why are we comparing young women to older ones with that thought in mind? cause the beauty standard is just that, a beauty standard made by men. so the fact that we're apply that to young girls is so creepy to me.
Tara: I hate sex doll feet.
Also Tara: shows them a million times
If I had to suffer it so would literally everyone I know. I get it
This better not awaken something in me...
It wasn't her, it was the cow
I think they're unattached feet for nail techs to practice on, i've seen the same but with hands
Have to suffer with her lol
The ageism is a real thing. I've had anxiety over aging since I was around 14, and I've always dreaded every birthday because I will look older and older, and in my mind that equaled being worth less. I'm 23 and in my mind I feel like my time's over, I'm no longer desireable and beautiful and I will die alone since I haven't found a partner yet and never will because I'm too old
I don't know if this will lift your spirits, but I meat my first boyfriend last year. I am also his first girlfriend and we are both 28 years old. You're never to "old" to find love :) I know society pressures us in getting married early and having our lives figured out by the age of 25, but that's something that's pretty unachievable. Just focus on yourself and your happiness ❤️
Everything is possible while you are alive. No matter when, how or where. Focus on yourself and you'll find your happiness, and happiness like beauty is a very personal feeling, only you know what makes you smile. Peace
Hey that maybe sounds weird... But as someone who is mainly into older woman (even tho Im pretty young xD) I would say you're even too young for someone like me xD (just looks vise, don't know you personality obv) so even if you feel to old (and Im not telling you you're not because you probably get to hear that enough xD) there is always someone either the same age or younger (and older people obv) that don't mind and you're chances of finding someone are still super high for most of your life ^^
I don’t know if you want or need to hear this, but I promise you that you have lots of time, and everyone ages. You’re still very young and if you want a partner, you have plenty of time to find someone who will love you for you. I wish you the best of luck with your journey to love yourself. You are unique and important. I really hope you know that.
My dear, maybe you should go to a good therapist or look for help. I used to feel like that and it was so painful. i really hope you will get better and I wish you the best.
A thousand times yes to the puberty comments. When I was a teen I resembled a Swamp Gremlin with really bad acne. Now, as an adult, I resemble a Swamp Gremlin with less acne. All I had to do was stop being a teenager to become the belle of the bog.
"belle of the bog" is an iconic phrase
This comment made my day for some reason
i'm obsessed with this comment
Belle of the Bog definitely needs to be a young adult novel series lol
This is an absolutely perfect way to describe so many of our experiences. Additionally, virtually no one looks great and flawless at 15. All it takes is a few years with very minor, if any at all, changes (braces come off, skin clears up a bit, we learn to take better care of ourselves, and most importantly, we gain confidence!) and basically everyone looks better in their 20s than in their teens. We all eventually grow into our bodies and own our features.
fun fact: those aren’t sex doll feet! they’re fake feet with removable nails made to practice professional pedicures, they make the same with hands to practice manicures :) hopefully everyone is less scarred now
He's ruining the bit Gromit!
i was thinking this whenever the “sex doll feet” were brought up, she HAS to realize that nail artists need nails to practice on right? a freestanding fake toenail doesn’t allow you to practice with the same obstacles as one attached to a foot
I KNEW IT!!! THANKS GOD!! I was feeling so weird because I saved a couple of them because I wanted to try some nail art
My favorite one is: *picture of a beautiful woman*
“Can you believe she’s 26?”
... yes, I can.
wait.. 26 is old now? :(
@@denizkaragullu6239 It's BEEN "old." When I was 22 I had a 21 yr old act amazed I was 22 and said she hoped she looked like me at my age... a whopping one year difference.
I used to get tons of comments like that. :/
@@denizkaragullu6239 Apparently post-25 we start descending into hag territory.
People have called me old when i was 20
@@denizkaragullu6239 people are weird
Thank you for my new mantra: damn, I’m a DILF
What's a DILF?
*it's what you deserve* ✨
@@claraschumann4482 Probably the male version of a MILF? lol
Some of these people are highly editing already gorgeous women like Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Selena Gomez to the point you can barely tell its them
@Superior Intellect
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I saw one of dakota Johnson…I was like ma’am
@@-uglyhag-5000 ugh
I've always felt it would be so weird to be a celebrity and see highly edited versions of my pictures online that I didn't consent to. I would be very annoyed.
fr. Like damn i saw this one photo of anya taylor joy where they photoshoped the hell out of her hair + they tried to make her beautiful unique eyes fit into the ideal beauty standards. This proves that the so called “perfect” celebrities are also the victims of the toxic beauty standard
"those aren't sex dolls, they're kitty cat faces. See they have whiskers." Me, obliviously only noticing the nails and not looking at the foot they're attached to. I had to go back and rewatch the beginning to realize what you were talking about.
You're considerably more switched on than I am. I had to come to the comments to have it explained and was about to add the embarrassment (and probably horror) of "cartoon cat sex dolls" to my Google search history :-O
Yeah, I didn't know what those were, either. Thank dog for the comment section! 😂
Omg I’m glad I’m not the only one.
One year ago I started losing pigment on my face and body in large white patches from a disease called vitiligo.
The weirdly bright beauty side is that I now look very much like a lovely spotted cow.💖🐄💖
A lot of my family members have vitiligo and I think it’s so beautiful ❤️
When I was super young, I legit didn't notice people's skin color. I remember playing in the sand one day with my school friend and suddenly I saw that our hands were different and it was insane to me at 4 or 5 yo. My mom explained everything in an age appropriate way, but I didn't quite grasp it. Then, I saw a person with vitiligo a week later at the grocery store and I thought for years that that's what being "mixed" meant lol. I also thought my Granddad was mixed for a long time because he has Indigenous blood and worked outside constantly, so he had the deepest tan I've ever seen on essentially a white person, but when he took off his shoes and socks, his feet were pale af. There's a reason why I would always get teased by my family for being the smartest dumb person they knew. No damn common sense lol
that's wholesome. I wish I had a skin like that
@@msjkramey sock tan is so funny they look like a cat with booties on 😂
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loved this!
THANK YOU ANGEL your new video is so fab!
I'm glad I've never seen this side of Instagram and that my explore page is made up almost exclusively of frogs 😌
Yes
and frog cakes
Henk de Vries where did they mention pepe exactly they just said frogs
@@HagelslagFetish 😐
Your whole pfp + comment is a legit mood!😍🐸
As an Indian, I truly appreciate you talking about the current situation here. Thank you so much ❤️
as an Indian I really appreciate and respect you for talking about the situation here
As a Colombian I hope we can get us out of our situations. Send love!
sending so many hugs ❤️
I'm so sorry for what you guys are going through. They're about to roll out freedoms for vaccinated people here in Germany without any regard for the mutations. Just a political scheme because it's an election year. A matter of time until we're in the thick of it again globally. :(
@@TaraMooknee I love you for this tara
Sending prayers and positivity 🙏🏼 ✨
Hi Tara ...I'm from India..and it means so much to me that you mentioned us in your video. Thank you for donating and asking others to do the same . I've lost people I had known ,due to COVID and it means so much to me that you want to help...thanks for the hugs ...we love you..❤️
Lol my face used to be so chubby before I went through puberty. Anyways, I feel like people are generally way too over critical of women
Exactly, you rarely see accounts like that talking about men in Hollywood getting work done, even though it's still pretty prevalent
@@Sleipnirseight Yep. Meanwhile for women, it's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't situation." Don't get work done? Then you're a hag! Do get work done! Then you're artificial!
But with male actors, they will use a photo of them from 20 years ago and people will say "wow, he hasn't aged at all!".
They say that about Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves when both of them have visibly aged a lot. Tom Cruise has apparently had work done, and Keanu uses a beard to hide his age (but without it, he looks like a slim John C Reilly or Jeff Bridges).
It sucks when you're pressured by producers and internal body issues to undertake plastic surgery, because it's very painful (and also reduces facial mobility). And then on top of that, to be mocked for it. Eugh.
@@superiorintellect8634 What a sadly ignorant thing for you to say 💜
@thzrn † I think is just explaining why people do this, you know the internalized misogyny. I hope...
It's almost very exactly like it's set up for us not to win, so we have to keep spending. "The job of advertising is to steal s woman's confidence in herself in order to sell it back to her"- Mark Twain or somebody else, probably. And "The only way to win the game is not to play"- Marilyn Monroe, maybe?
can we all agree that pinterest is the least toxic? all people do on there is make cottagecore boards and look for wedding dresses, the true peak of human achievement
edit: a lot of people pointed out that pinterest has some problems with body image things, diversity, and art-theft. so it's not perfect, I guess that was to be expected though. the internet is never gonna be perfect sadly
THANK YOU!!!!!
i loveee pinterest its my happy place😌❤️
@@pamsanchez2400 its awesome
I feel safe on Pinterest and VSCO. When I’m on Instagram I have a tinge of anxiety, especially before I post something.
Pinterest is still passing around screenshots of tumblr superwholock posts, it’s honestly a time capsule
I met Liam Hemsworth in a Whole Foods, he was a super cool guy. We made fun of a friend of mine who embarrassed himself on the movie set Liam was working on. It was one of the highlights of my life.
that’s so cool 🥺❤️
I'm exceptionally jealous 🥴
@Superior Intellect lmao, somebody mad? this is the kind of comment tara would print and frame on her wall. you're not hurting her feelings.
isnt Liam a racist
@@bebeenderson7863 I think you’re thinking about Liam Neeson
I'm not tuned into beauty instagram so I had no idea this was going on! I can't imagine the constant harm this does to people who are subjected to it daily
I hope this eases your nail art trauma but that sex doll foot was just a practice foot cosmology students use 😔 the upsetting part is they rip the nail out when they're done 😈
I've been at cosmology school for years but they still haven't let me paint nails, they only talk about space 😭
@@katatat2030 lol I was giggling at that too. Innocent spellcheck error I am sure, but still a giggle :-D
Yeah I saw a tiktok once of a girl who paints a practice hand and she put fake blood under the nail so when she took it out 🤢 it was horrofrying
@@idlesun1645 horrofrying loll
@@idlesun1645 when you work at mickie d’s cooking fries and you see someone be murdered brutally in front of you: horrofrying
"Take piano lessons or something" is one of my favorite quotes from Gilmore Girls.
okay but if someone walked up and told me I was "beautiful in [my] own way" I would smash a vase on their head
that just means they think you're ugly but they dont wanna be mean... which really doesnt work with that sentence lol
same thing with people commenting “you’re so brave for wearing x clothing item” pls stop. i know you have good intents but i would cry.
Beauty is subjective so "beautiful in your own way" doesn't make sense because it implies that there is objective beauty. And "perfect proportion" thing doesn't work for people, in my opinion. But even that is far from modern beauty standards anyways.
“oKaY bUt”🙄🙄🙄 violence is never the answer
Hello Kitty same
I really appreciate you talking about whats going on in India. My husband is from India and we're constantly getting calls from people updating on who's in the hospital with covid. Thankfully his parents are here with us in the states so they are safe from it.
I was not expecting all those wholesome comments defending those people
As a colombian subscription your words meant so much, thank you for sending your love! and thank you also for speaking about the covid situation in India and other 3rd world countries like mine. I just lost my aunt to covid last week and that, added to our people being shot by the police every day.. it's such a shitty situation. Anyways, just wanted to say that I appreciate your gesture of solidarity 💛
Hang in there Mariana....
If only justice was real.
thank you for speaking about india! it's heartbreaking that strangers care more about us than the govt. if u do wish to donate pls DO NOT donate to pm cares they already have a billion dollars unaccounted for
do you have any recommendations for organizations we should donate to instead of pm cares?
The situation there is heartbreaking, I hope you and your loved ones are ok and I wish you the best. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@lilithhedwig5408 I'm privileged enough to be able to follow the guidelines to prevent covid. a huge part of the population isn't. we don't have vaccines we don't have o2 cylinders. everyone knows that the numbers are way bigger than they r on the reports. yet, our govt is funding the renovation of the pm's residence
@@emmarugg3068 if you r on twt, Danny Gonzales has retweeted a thread. if you don't I'll help you out
@@aarush1s0od All the best mate, stay safe.
Thank you so much Tara!! I'm colombian and it really means the world to me that people are talking about the situation that's going on. It breaks my heart as does the crisis in India and violence in Palestine. I truly hope things change for the better and, again, thank you for shedding a light on these issues. Sending you all my love as well and everyone reading, I hope you're safe
Love from India 🥺♥️💞
Tara being disturbed by the feet but the cow constantly editing in the feet so she has to see it when she watches the video back is amazing 💖
She is such a talented artist, that cow. Hopefully she shows up in the next video.
@@cappuccinski yesss I'm waiting for that face reveal 🤩
this is revenge for not having the cow in the video.
@@ddjsoyenby lmao but it's not Tara's fault, the cow's been busy.
I'm happy someone noticed. Just a little friendly gag between good friends
Tara, thank you so much for bringing Colombia's situation up. As a Colombian myself, I really appreciate people bringing awareness and attention to Latinoamerican countries' struggles :')
I have very mixed feelings about plastic surgery / photoshop “callout” accounts. On one hand it’s healthy to be reminded that celebrities are normal people but on the other hand I do think it reinforces the culture that discourages transparency around cosmetic procedures
Sometimes I saw those pages comparing celebrities when they were LITERALLY 14 to them when they were 26 and acting like every "positive" change that took place is a matter of plastic surgery, as if you can't get more attractive due to puberty, as if you only get uglier with age unless you get procedures. I know many people might feel inadequate due to celebrity glow ups, but I feel weird about those call out sites analyzing procedures. As a 25 year old who's scared about aging, I feel like they're implying that you "peak" in your beauty or whatever at some point in early adolescence which is also super creepy to me. People there are acting as if your chubby cheeks at 14 can't turn into well-defined cheekbones by your late 20s or early 30s naturally, which is just something that happened to my mom? Idk
Also, it comes off as (at least to me) women shaming women for ageing or having minor plastic surgery. There are a few cases where I notice surgery (and I don't know the person or I don't care) but most of the time it seems like their faces naturally matured and I'm confused why people are being critical about someones face.
There’s a subreddit I used to follow that was along the same lines and I ended up having to unsub. The point of it was to “help people feel better” by showing them that celebrities aren’t actually perfect and that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to them. In theory a good idea, but in the end it was still a community of people obsessing over the minute details of a strangers appearance, picking them apart, insulting and critiquing them in a way that just felt very toxic. Maybe it helped some people, but idk.. felt like an echo chamber of hate by the end.
Oh looord this is one of the reason I left social media 3 years ago I'm too done with that crap honestly.. at first I was wondering "are humans getting stupider?! But then realised that social media host all these dumb humans and not only give them a free space to flourish but also highlight their" achievements" like those stupid pages ( that you've just showed) to spread whatever "super_brilliant__mind_enlightening_world_changing_life_improving_insights#
you've done a great job by speaking about those creatures..
Thank you so much for your insightful videos, I really appreciate your efforts, they're a breath of fresh air that prove smart people do exist, and I must say you're also so adorable and charming.. I'm sending a lot of love your way ❤️
I turned 30 in March, internalized ageism has really caused me a lot of confidence problems as I've aged. The thing is, I look great, I have a rockin bod and my face ain't terrible 😅 lmao, but I still feel like my societal worth is directly tied to my age and beauty. I logically know this isn't the case, and I don't project this onto others, but for myself, it's hard.
30 is not old. Don't worry =)
I turned 29 this April and I’ve been kind of emo about it. To make matter worse... some girl at the mall asked me and my best friend is i was her mother......... I’m younger than her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Talk about kicking a hurt puppy.
Me too. It sux. If you haven't stumbled across them yet, I found the "body positivity tiktoks" on UA-cam to be really helpful. I look at one every day. Hope that helps
Our societal worth as women *IS* directly tied to our age and beauty. This is a sad reality and the result of a messed-up society. However, societal worth is not the same thing as inherent worth. According to societal worth, women are also worth less than men, poc worth less than white people, those who aren't rich worth less than rich people - it's the product of a sick society.
I dont understand why people who turn 30 think 30 is old? 🤣. It’s not old at all. I’m in my late thirties and I don’t think I’m old. Do you?
loving the purple eyeliner, cow nails and tiddy bedsheets
Ah yes, the true mark of a glow up: 400x zoom
I'm glad you're using your platform to spread awareness like this. Respect.
My mom's a cosmetic surgery specialist. She basically told me the same stuff these "celebrity_plastics" pages do, and her intent is basically so I don't get frustrated that I'm not growing out of my "baby fat" when I'm older (I'm 18), or my eyelids don't magically become higher, or my nose wings don't get slimmer.
So, I think it's useful. People think that surgeries or fillers are always noticeable, and those little tweaks get under the radar and feed into the "glow-up obsession" imo.
Exactly! I don't see it as a way to shame celebrities but to show what's possible with plastic surgery. Also to see how frequent plastic surgeries are so you aren't comparing yourself to people who got a lot of things done
I think this isn't the correct way to combat beauty standards. why are these women sacrifice and the stepping stones for nasty Instagram accounts and gossip rags. no matter how you slice or dice it it just doesn't do anyone good. these people have to go through social media with people assume and speculate what they have done. they are people, they have feelings..... yeah......
@@Queennari what I'm saying is that the accounts that simply point out the surgery done should not cast any judgements on these women. I think it should be a healthy practice to get educated on many "invisible" procedures just so you know it's not "puberty" or "weight loss". Those who post it to "expose/drag" those women should be just called out for their tone.
The glow-up obsession also made me not realize I was trans sooner. Since I was always the ugliest kid (children can be very mean sometimes), I thought I owned society a Instagram influencer model, hyper femme type of glowup. Yes, people told me I was pretty, but I felt like shit. Today I pretty much look like shit, but at least I'm happy with who I am.
@@Googleusergoogleuser-b4p but they do. they parade these women around like zoo animals and it double down on mindsets of complete lack of self esteem and transparency. unless you have their medical records you simply will not know every procedure done. and what is it our business who did what?
it's a attitude of entitlement that feel like we have the right to these people personal lives and information. there are many celebrities that do not hide that they have work done, and there those who want it to remain private because of beauty standards and stigmas. they are victims too of this fucked up industry. with more people coming out and trying to take steps forwards against it this is just taking 2 steps back, because it will always become fuel for those who want to hurt others based on their looks.
the correct way to combat these things is to stop glorifying unweight air brushed images. your beef isn't with these celebrities, but with the modeling industry. they are the ones who are shoving those standards down our kids throats. the magazines are the ones who need to have change, these accounts are doing absolutely nothing but fueling chatter and gossip.
I challenge you all to actually do some research on the topic and issue and support those who are actively doing something about it if you really care.
It's easy to say you're a DILF when you are naturally a DILF.
Tara, you're a lovely human being and I enjoy your videos very much. Beauty shouldn't be the only trait we value, there is no real worth to being beautiful, or just considering yourself beautiful, if we aren't making an effort to be a better person. Your videos remind me that constantly! Thank you :)
I always thought I would age gracefully, but I didn’t count on the fact that my depression would keep going, and I’d be 28 years old, diagnosed with bipolar, and all the crying I’ve done would show up on my face in the form of deep wrinkles between my brows. It takes a lot for me to not feel self conscious and ashamed for something I can’t control. Meanwhile my husband legit looks like a dilf and at times I get so stressed feeling I look like a hag. It is so annoying, this deeply engrained beauty standard! To the point that it plays into the mental illness stigma, so you can’t have a mental illness and, if you do, it just can’t show up on your face??
Sending you hugs! And that's something that people without mental illnesses don't consider: that it can have such strong physical effects. Hope you're in a good place and I'm sure your husband adores your face 😍❤️
Same here! Constantly on the verge of getting fillers for my deep, dark undereye circles after years of anxiety and narcolepsy killing my sleep cycle... But that shit's so expensive! Better to just stick with 'em, and if anyone stares too hard, I have plenty of weird narcolepsy stories to distract the starer with. 😌
@@poilaaliop I personally think dark circles are very beautiful
@@kathybarry6520 That's very sweet of you! They can definitely be pretty on other people and there has been a trend for them recently, but... When the trend passes, mine will still be here, y'know? And sadly, mine don't look like the cute ones, they're very deep. Less dark and mysterious, and more weird-valley-on-my-face sunk in. But it's cool, I have other things going for me! ✌️ I'm generally pleased with existing, just wish I could shake this bloody anxiety!
I personally like the fact that all the lines across someones faces tells their life story. So that it is shown on your face, that you cried a lot, is beautiful. You've lived, griefed, laughed (I'm sure you also have some laugh wrinkles around your eyes :)).
This is off topic but thank you for posting this video, especially on mothers day. My mom ended her own life a month ago and its been hard to cope but I’ve been watching your videos a lot recently because you remind me of her. The topics you make videos about and the way you speak is so like her. I think she would’ve loved your channel had I the time to show it to her. So anyway, thank you.
Knowing that tara is in the furby fandom makes me feel such an inexplicable joy
Jesus , imagine they are editing the already edited photoshoots of gourgous human beings like Monica Blucci or Aishwariya Rai
Tara's nails are ✨s t u n n i n g✨
Tara please make more videos like this. I feel so much better knowing that I'm just a normal teenage girl and that I don't need to compare myself to celebrities. I'm going to start working on my self confidence and take a small break from social media. Thank u so much❤️
As an indian, thanks for talking about it.
We almost always hear only about the western countries on these platforms:)
fair and lonely? 😭
omg I meant lovely 😭😭😭
@@Roblox-jb2vf wdym
@@cherryvoid5238 oh separate issue regarding beauty in India. It's a skin bleaching brand or as they claim now skin "brightening"... like the most popular one couldn't escape their ads everytime I visited when I was little. There's a huge issue with colorism in India as well like people with darker skin are described as having a "wheatish" complexion and undesirable. I still hear adults doing this kinda stuff I see aunties (we call all our elders aunty or uncle ji)) wearing foundation two to four shades too light and swearing up and down it's their color, but I see the younger generation being more aware and smarter about these things so it's getting better.
@@Roblox-jb2vf yeah, often Indians have pointed out a fellow Indian and said something like “they are very black and ugly”. I reply something with incredulity “you can’t say that. That’s an awful thing to say. They look beautiful”. They look at me strangely, almost disappointed in me. Or less often they are embarrassed by what they say, and so they should be.
as somebody who looks at these pages sometimes and has used them at times to feel better about myself, im glad to see it from a different perspective. i agree with the pinned comment but also your points. great video!!
aw thanks! and it is such a nuanced issue, different perspectives are right in different ways 😍
This video did more to clear my skin than any beauty page on Instagram.
PS: I'm from India and please don't think you did nothing! The fact that you're using your platform to raise awareness means a lot. Every little bit makes a difference.
I completely live under a rock. Could tell me what's going on in India?
Massive MASSIVE second wave of COVID-19 and the healthcare system is overwhelmed; it's the second most populated country in the world and so many places are very densely populated so the virus has been able to infect and mutate easily.
@@spereira3879 I was just reading about it, but thanks a lot for answering! It's really bad and I hope you're doing okay. I will donate some money to a couple of causes.
this video is the first time i've ever seen the actual video of "theyre the same picture"
My sister looks incredibly different in her late 20s than she did even in her early 20s. Kids, stress, health, general aging change your appearance way more than so many people realize.
I saw people comparing celebrities to their 14 year old selves acting like them getting slimmer in the face by 28 must be "buccal fat removal" and them having "thinner noses" (sometimes they're literally THE SAME WIDTH, but they have a more defined bridge and shadows on the sides because noses GROW LONGER during adolescence) must be rhinoplasty. Like, every single celeb I've seen on those pages was "accused" of rhinoplasty. Every single one.
Yeah but it doesn't suddenly make your eyebrows snatched to your temples and pump up your upper lip
@@please_im_a_staaar it can most definitely make your cheeks less chubby though and your facial features more defined and sharp
Im benjamin button, in the beginning of middle school people thought I was a junior in high school…I’m 23 now and work at a high school and security and students think I’m a high schooler
Yep, that crap will do it. Also, bad dietary habits like not drinking enough water and not eating fruit which I am guilty of myself.
Armpit hair on BOTH men and woman tbh is disgusting. And it’s not just because it looks awful, but is really unhygienic and makes you smell really bad.
As a half-Indian gal, thank you so much for mentioning the situation in India right now. I've had an auntie and two cousins go through Covid and make it out, but my great uncle is currently in hospital. He was very lucky to be able to receive treatment, but so many aren't in his position. Good on you for using your platform to highlight the situation. You're my favourite DILF! 💕😘 Keep rocking!
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My uncle, aunt and cousins too went through it in May. Sadly my uncle died even though my dad (doctor btw) did everything he could. We miss him dearly but trying to make things better right now
I like it when I see unedited pictures of celebrities. Not obvious digs and whatnot, not shaming, but just them as they look in real life. It's a reminder that even the most edited people are still that, people. But I don't support shaming them.
idm celebrities getting plastic surgery but what's iffy if they advertise something (like a skincare product or weight loss supplements) while claiming it's the product that's made them look that way rather than procedures, dieticians, the experts surrounding them if that makes sense
What's worse is when these companies take other people's transformations without their consent and use it to sell their snake oil. You see it happen to athletes quite a lot because they look fit as during training but often between big 2/4 yearly events they'll relax their diet and exercise regime.
Right. Or lying about procedures and then presenting themselves as “goals” if that makes sense, like some time ago I happened across a dumb tabloid site praising Kylie Jenner because she was “so beautiful, even without makeup!” Meanwhile, she’s clearly using a filter in this no makeup selfie, and clearly has lash extensions or something in, not to mention all the cosmetic procedures she claims she never had, but we’re supposed to be wowed at her “natural” beauty? This is supposed to be our example of what we’re supposed to look like naturally?
I do appreciate posts that show filtered and unfiltered photos because it shows that the beauty standard we see online is legitimately unobtainable and we’re not weird for having skin texture and regular human anatomy. It sucks when it turns into shaming the person in the photo though, it’s wrong to call them ugly before and their actions are a result of the pressures we all feel.
my nose capillaries are so sensitive that waxing them would make me die of blood loss.
Not me trying to blow my nose really gently when I have a could but still get nose bleeds
@@monjaahrens8777 same, but then again I get spontaneous nosebleeds for no reason
@@monjaahrens8777 same here -- I've actually broken vessels in my nose just from sneezing too hard. Waxing them sounds like a complicated death wish to me.
i really don't get why some people would wax their nose hair like if the hair is sticking out then just trim it a little, but waxing everything?? b r u h
I’ve been off of social media since November and I feel so much better. Not only is it about physical appearance, the way people portray their lives to be so perfect can also hurt your mental health. It’s all so fake and I hate it.
The Carey Mulligan one made me laugh out loud. She doesn't even look 35, let alone 56...
Thank you for mentioning the situation in Colombia! It does mean a lot, somehow it gives value to our resistance. Thank you
Those fake feet are things that beauticians and trainees use to practise, so I hope that makes you feel better. My local beauty supply store has shelves and shelves of rubber feet and rubber hands and rubber fingers
Your end of the video message earned you a subscription! So wonderful to see such a caring creator who is using their platform for good!
I am getting the best ad: an elderly woman offering workshops on how to sew a Dirndl. She is so sweet and knows her stuff... so very very much not what Insta-influencers are.
If I had the time to start a sewing project id be looking to buy that workshop rn
@@verybarebones I am not even from Bavaria and I can't sew - but I just want to join that workshop to soak up Granny-energy.
@@sisuguillam5109 as someone who actually joined a dirndl-making wirkshop: you should! That sweet granny energy is off the roofs and it was a lot of fun
Dang all I got was Hello Fresh. Super jealous.
I WANT THAT AD😭
The "brow lift" SENT ME. Like maybe she just got her eyebrows done? D'you ever think of that?
I am from India and the situation here is simply heartbreaking...I am trying to be normal by watching uplifting videos such as yours and its helping the depressive state I find myself in. I have just recovered from Covid and people around me are still fighting hard. I hope things go back to normal soon...although at this point, what even is normal?
🧡 massive outbreaks of illness are terrible but we keep on going during and after such bad things.
same
Thank you for talking about India, we are in lockdown and the situation is scary, I haven't stepped out in weeks, I just hope and pray that we as people survive through (this all across the world)...❤️☮️🙏
PS: Your puppy is such a cutie 😍
Liam in pic 1: handsome
Liam in pic 2: handsome from a different angle
Me: yeah, wow. You really cracked the case.
Tara how are your hands SO PRETTY?! The nails? The rings? *chefs kiss*
Thanks for talking about this, my explore page has been a gargled mess of "beauty creators too" :`D
Between filters, blatant lies, and misinformation, the devil works hard but these people work harder.
When you mentioned Colombia I got the chills. I'm from Colombia and I get the feeling that our situation is being overlooked by a lot of people. We appreciate you sending love
wait that point about Melinda Gates actually hit home that’s so true! the issue really is with the industry!
13:23 thank you so much for supporting my country, we are going through a difficult time right now. So many people are dying that we don't even have space to burn the dead bodies. So I really appreciate you for creating awareness.
You articulated my complicated views on plastic surgery almost exactly! I think related to this is the phenomenon of people criticizing women for both wearing too much makeup and for showing acne/wrinkles/other blemishes. It often feels like there’s no way to win.
Yeah, like the guys who say they “prefer the natural look” but then go “ew, she’s so ugly!” virtually any time they actually see a woman with no makeup. They can’t ever seem to make up their minds
I absolutely love your video description. Thank you for supporting Colombia, I know they really need all of the coverage they can get.
You are an absolute treasure of a human being. I hope you know that. Your acknowledgment at the end of the terrible time people are going through right now I’m sure means a lot. Not many youtubers are taking the time to check in on their “subscriptions” and viewers like you do. You’re a gem.
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I really appreciate you taking the time to share about what is happening globally, and specifically in India. Thank you so much for using that brief moment to share goodness and helpful information.
I always thought the term "aging gracefully" meant just accepting changes that come along with aging. I never knew it dealt with how you actually look, as the video and some comments seem to imply. People would say that about my grandma, that she aged gracefully. I thought they were talking about her struggle with Alzheimer's. I think I'm gonna refuse to Google it and hope it doesn't mean like a "Julia Roberts at 50 she still looks so good omfg" kinda thing. I choose to believe it means accepting that living life necessitates growing older and there are changes that come along with that.
This is probably a controversial thing to say, but I wish we lived in a world where cosmetic surgery, make up, filters, and airbrushing didn't exist. And obviously they do, but I just think the less we engage with these things the better. I hope we can get to a point where we're not defined by how we look and don't put much emphasis on it. There is so much more to life.
Thank you for using your platform to shed more light on these situations
Hi Tara, Indian viewer here. Thank you for bringing light to the situation. The last bit of this video were the only good words I heard in the past couple of days. I lost my uncle and my grandma yesterday. All news is depressing right now. We feel numb but we are trying to hold on. Thanks for the warmth. ❤
PS- Tara in Hindi means star(I've always wanted to comment that here)
I am so sorry to your losses and sending you the biggest hug in the world ❤️ And that's so sweet, thank you for sharing 😍❤️
So sorry about your loss.
love from Australia.
PS stars are beautiful and that's a wonderful new Hindi word to know thanks💜
@@TaraMooknee ❤
@@tundra1992 you're so sweet ❤
I am so sorry. It's been a while since your comment, hope you're doing better now. Take good care luv 💕
love the ending, you are such a genuine and good person
I’m fine with plastic surgery but when you try to sell people things that you claim got you that way when it’s plastic surgery that’s when I’m mad Or sell teen girls and others flat tummy tea and other laxative claiming that’s what you use to get your shape when you know it’s plastic surgery and photoshop is my gripe with people.
I recently discovered your channel, and I love your videos. Thanks for speaking about what's happening in my country, Colombia, thank you for the support. As a Colombian I appreciate it so much
most of those weird accounts that use shocking thumbnails are such obvious scams... there seems to be a million of them and they all push sketchy products in their image carousel while stealing other ppl’s content.
btw your nails are AMAZING!!!!!
I completely love the points you make and agree with you, BUT them nails are da bomb.
On a similar note: Tara literally looks SO cute. I dig the hairstyle and the tooth gap and she needs to tell us the skincare routine already
Her tooth gap is the one of the most charming features I've ever seen. Everything fits her face beautifully. That's the type of body positivity I want and love, people embracing their features as if they're like carefully painted brush streaks that form a beautiful masterpiece.
literally! it’s so cute, it’s perfect on her face. i wish people would stop thinking your only option to have nice teeth is straight white picket fence looking teeth. all that matter is that your teeth allow you to properly eat, breath, etc (stuff your teeth are made for !!) and they’re not injured or diseased. it shouldn’t matter if they’re off white or have gaps!
@@ellasedits_ your comment made my day, thank you :)
When I was a teenager, my classmate said that I have pretty teeth. This was one of entire two compliments I got in my school life and I cherished that a lot. Then, on the last day of school I lost consciousness and fell, so my teeth got fucked up. The thing I worried most about wasn't even my heath, but how my teeth aren't pretty anymore.
So your comment is a nice reminder that health is what matters, and it's stupid to demand people to have their teeth looking a certain way ❤️
@@breakthewall.mp3126 im glad i could make your day 🥺💓 i’m so sorry that happened to you and you felt bad about your teeth, as long as you’re not in pain because of them, you have great teeth! don’t worry about it
Not “literally.”
Let's take two pictures of a person on different days, different occasions, with different makeup and different facial expressions and accuse them of surgery. Because that's how faces work.
Using the moo sound for beeping out bad words is genius and I can't stop laughing about it.
as an Indian i admire the resources in your description so much Tara!
me: :(
new tara's video:
me: :D
hahaaaa here I am crying but now doing it laughing at least XD
Same
First of all, this needed to be said!
Second of all, it's very sweet of you to mention and send love to us and our country! Sending love to you and everyone else too! 💕✨
Tara: saw something creepy that she really dislikes and wishes she could unsee it
also Tara: posts it on her youtube with 244k subs
Thanks for talking about colombias situation things are really difficult around here lately, i really appreciate it ❤️❤️❤️
People can talk about punching up but when you punch at something all women experience in one way or another, it's not punching up at all.
We finally deserve to see her.. The almighty cow.
THE GODS HAVE SPOKEN!!
I love your pfp
The celebrity misplaced anger section was so well thought out and expressed. It was a pleasure to watch this. Great job!
TARA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING ABOUT INDIA, YOU'RE THE BEST