Amy Sheppard wants apps like Facetune banned from social media in further push on body image
Amy Sheppard is continuing to fight for better body image acceptance calling for a ban on apps like Facetune used to enhance the poster’s looks by telling others to jump on board her #kissmyfatass campaign.
Singer Amy Sheppard believes social media sites like Instagram should go a step further after removing the amount of likes shown when users post photos.
“I would like to see apps like Facetune, where it is accessible for anyone to airbrush or change their images, I’d like to see apps like that banned,” the Geronimo muso (pictured) told Confidential.
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The 28-year-old, who is a member of the band Sheppard with siblings George and Emma and friends Jason Bovino and Dean Gordon, has become a poster woman for the positive body image movement.
A healthy size 12, her #kissmyfatass campaign is a social media initiative aimed at empowering women to ditch the filters and embrace their insecurities and share pictures online using the hashtag.
Sheppard launched the campaign after years of dieting and feeling pressure to be a size six to eight.
“Removing likes is a step in the right direction,” she said. “I do believe social media can be a wonderful space. It can be creative but there needs to be more education around body image and self love so kids are aware that it is normal to have cellulite, although you might not see it on Instagram.
“There are people out doing more honest posting and I think it is important to clean up your news feed and make sure you follow people who inspire you and you can learn from rather than people who you are comparing yourself unfairly to.”
Refreshingly honest Sheppard has detailed her weight struggles while admitting she has never been diagnosed with an eating disorder.
“I would be obsessed, checking my weight every day,” she explained. “You are constantly told you need to be a size eight to 10 to be in fashion. It is ridiculous and exhausting but I know many women go through that cycle. It has been nice to let go of the rope and relax into the person that I am.”
She continued: “I have been dieting since I was probably the age of 10. You name it, I’ve done it … and I’ve never been able to stay a constant weight.
“You name it, I’ve done it, I’ve tried everything from Weight Watchers to shake diets, calorie deficits, fasting, years and years of dieting and I’ve never been able to stay a constant weight.”
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