November 13, 2023

Pinterest. Whether we realize it or not, it's probably one of the most important forms of social media out there. Like I don't think people realize how essential it is now for social media. We use it for inspiration, as a past time, or to get aesthetic images for one's feed. Personally, I use it for my feed and inspo for things. But there's one main people want when it comes to social media, and that's to be a Pinterest girl. A Pinterest girl is basically one of those aesthetically pleasing people you see in an inspo post. Usually, they're thin, tall, and white, but that doesn't stop people. It's like if your post made it onto Pinterest then you're extremely beautiful or you're just that aesthetic. 

As cool as that might seem, it's like there's this beauty standard for it as well. The basic skinny blonde girl seems to be really popular on there. Being Asian, specifically Korean or Japanese also has a lot to do with popularity on social media in general, not just Pinterest. I blame the rise of K-pop and anime. I miss when they seemed like super niche categories in the entertainment world. But that's something extremely unrelated to this project. But if you're one of those it's like you're guaranteed to blow up on social media. As cool as this seems, it can be damaging for people because it's basically another beauty standard. People starving themselves, getting major surgeries done, and even going as far as changing their race (transracial). It's all super damaging to everyone if they try and conform. It's even worse when people realize that these Pinterest girls naturally look like that and then they bully them for things they can't help. With or without makeup either. 

Again, being a Pinterest girl isn't too bad because a lot of the time most people can't find the original owners of the pictures. And rarely do people even know the girls in the pictures with people, so bashing is really hard on the actual website/app. But as I said before, it's like an indicator of how pretty one is. So if your face is on Pinterest, you've made it. It's also amazing for inspiration, as I use these girls for picture pose ideas for social media. They usually work but most of the time I don't have long enough legs to execute it correctly. I swear these girls are mostly leg but that's something else related to a beauty standard. Long story short, Pinterest is amazing and I hope nothing happens to it. 

Girl #1 

Girl #2 

Girl #3