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How Digital Culture Is Reshaping Our Faces and Bodies | Elise Hu | TED

As “beauty filters” proliferate on social media platforms like TikTok, journalist Elise Hu says we’ve entered the era of the technological gaze, where the digital world shapes real-world beauty standards. She explains how to navigate this new reality in all its forms — and why you should reject the idea that your appearance dictates your…

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As “beauty filters” proliferate on social media platforms like TikTok, journalist Elise Hu says we’ve entered the era of the technological gaze, where the digital world shapes real-world beauty standards. She explains how to navigate this new reality in all its forms — and why you should reject the idea that your appearance dictates your worth. (Created in collaboration with @ignite; recorded at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024)

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  1. @MohamedEzekiel

    February 10, 2025 at 7:41 am

    Even she is to “Standard”

  2. @Shaun-lll

    February 10, 2025 at 7:58 am

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  3. @engineeringmadeasy

    February 10, 2025 at 8:00 am

    I’m sure she has done speaking courses. Can someone from Ted can ask her, which speaking has done to speak this fluently. Thank You.

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  5. @fbaallied

    February 10, 2025 at 8:13 am

    “But you’re all beautiful…. _inside_ ” -Martin Lawrence

  6. @LoneGranger

    February 10, 2025 at 8:30 am

    And the world made fun of Michael Jackson for daring to alter his appearance. Sign

  7. @andycordy5190

    February 10, 2025 at 9:41 am

    History in the making. It’s time to say no.

  8. @pro-tech58

    February 10, 2025 at 9:44 am

    I love me some me!!

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    February 10, 2025 at 10:43 am

    Thank you

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    February 10, 2025 at 10:52 am

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  11. @KMHill

    February 10, 2025 at 11:01 am

    Humankind gets stupider by the minute.

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  13. @reachforthestsrs

    February 10, 2025 at 11:16 am

    “Change what it means to BE beautiful”

  14. @Dan81

    February 10, 2025 at 12:40 pm

    1st world problems are embarrassing.

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    February 10, 2025 at 12:51 pm

    TED TALKS are PURE PROPOGANDA. GLOBALIST GOVT PROPOGANDA.

  16. @AseemAshraf-s5r

    February 10, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    Appearance doesn’t equal worth.

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      February 10, 2025 at 10:13 pm

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  20. @BrandonKracker-u6r

    February 10, 2025 at 1:36 pm

    She looks like this chick i knew

  21. @tadmarshall2739

    February 10, 2025 at 3:02 pm

    Trump has banned diversity. You need to be the same now.

  22. @Honeybunny_0609

    February 10, 2025 at 5:22 pm

    I’m pretty sure she got the wrong point about the beauty standard of Korean 😂😂

  23. @BubbaSmurft

    February 10, 2025 at 7:07 pm

    South Park was all over this years ago.

  24. @SamT-h7w

    February 10, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    Asian harris??😂

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    February 10, 2025 at 11:16 pm

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      February 10, 2025 at 11:35 pm

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  27. @harithakolloju1013

    February 10, 2025 at 11:47 pm

    Really these digital world making all of us obsessed with our looks for perfections knowingly or unknowingly

  28. @ms9001

    February 11, 2025 at 12:03 am

    your actual face? did you put makeup? how about show us your REAL face? show us a close up of your face without any makeup.
    you can embrace different looks all you want but when you go on dating app or even real life, you will see reality hits you hard. people just ghost you, ditch you after they see your real face. it’s already doomed.

  29. @user-lb2wi2bj9r

    February 11, 2025 at 5:10 am

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    February 12, 2025 at 9:39 am

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