Answer to Question #293977 in English for RICK

Question

EXTRACT C

Using Instagram and Snapchat Filters Made Me Hate My Actual Face

BY GEORGIA ASPINALL | POSTED ON 14 01 2020

Adapted from: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/instagram-bans-filters/ Date accessed 2021, June 8. 

2.5.1 Through a critical analysis of EXTRACT C, discuss to what extent the writer shapes your perspective/s on the use of Instagram and Snapchat filters. Make close reference to the text and your own experience/s in your response. Your response should not exceed one page. (8 Marks)

2.5.2 What impact do celebrities have in influencing body image and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)? You should use your own examples to support your response. Your response should not exceed one page. (8 Marks)

Answer 1

Augmented Reality is a technology that allows social media filters like Snapchat and Instagram to transform a user's facial appearance.

While social media isn't the cause of BDD, it can exacerbate it. You may be continually taking and posting selfies, then scrutinizing and criticizing them. According to Argumedo, if a person has true body dysmorphic disorder, plastic surgery will make it worse.