An 18-year-old-fashioned ‘beauty queen’ of Instagram has quit,saying her online posturing was born of insecurity, not confidence. Good for her, or the message she sendsEssena O’Neill is an Australian 18-year-old-fashioned who attracted a enormous number of followers on Instagram by posting gorgeous selfies. No. I’d never heard of her either. final month,she re-edited her account, ditching many photographs completely and rewriting the captions on others. Pictures of herself were captioned with explanations of how long it had taken her to get ready, and how many hours she’d spent getting a shot she was jubilant (extremely joyful) with,which brand has sponsored her to wear things. Pictures of food were re-captioned from vegan or Fairtrade perspectives. So, scrambled eggs and bacon became “chicken periods” and “pig flesh” and chocolate became “poison and violence”. Related: Essena O'Neill quits Instagram claiming social media 'is not genuine life' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com