Trying to snap that perfect selfie for your online dating profile? There’s a growing group bucking that trend by exposing their true selves on Tinder.
Those self-mocking against perfectly posed pictures are using hashtag #OnTinderAtTinder, to expose the discrepancy between their Tinder pictures and everyday shots.
When Kaylum Sharp from Manchester, U.K. mistakenly sent a photo of himself in bed with his glasses on to another Tinder user, he decided to reveal what he really looks like, unfiltered to the rest of the world.
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“I was so amused at my own reflection I was compelled to share the real me on my Facebook and Twitter,” he said. A move, which landed him a Tinder date.
A survey by OnePoll, a marketing research company, suggests it takes five attempts to style a selfie we are happy to share on social media.
Of course, there is a more serious point to the campaign started by somecards, a humour site: beauty pressure contributes to self-esteem and mental health issues.
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