Why I think social media is totally empowering and inspiring: What is the impact of social media on our lives? It’s only natural to question it. Our generation is constantly tugged back and forth between the conflicting ideas regarding it, with one side suggesting that it’s a toxic concept, and the other suggesting that it’s an innovative, necessary platform to be taken advantage of. This week, an Australian model with a staggering half a million followers confessed that her social media presence was completely inauthentic. She meticulously deleted most content, re-editing captions to draw focus toward the fact that the images she had been posting for years were fabricated, superficial and, as she describes them, "pointless". When I first stumbled on her account, I was intrigued to say the least. Her announcement to leave social media (on social media) seemed almost brave, or heroic, and I admittedly admired her for being able to recognise something that was ultimately taking a mental toll on her. What I didn’t appreciate, however, was the generalizations made. One of the most reoccurring lines from her regarding the pictures that girls on social media post was "there's nothing inspiring about that." I beg to differ. Maybe there’s nothing particularly inspiring about a conventionally attractive, fit, cisgendered, white model. Maybe there’s nothing inspirational in raving about a tea brand that miraculously made you lose 30 pounds and cleared your skin up all in a day. Maybe there’s nothing particularly "inspiring" about you, but the same can’t be said for everyone on social media. Social media offers representation unheard of in mainstream media. We have a platform that allows trans girls to tell other trans girls that they don’t have to be deemed "passable" in order for their gender to be valid. We have a platform where fat girls who don’t fit your conventional figure are utterly shameless in their outfit choices, inspiring others to not give a fuck. We have black men and women using their platforms to speak about racial injustices and to shout about beauty. – words @dounia.t #dazedinstastory Read the full article at dazeddigital.com ? @dounia.t

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