{"id":438371,"date":"2025-03-20T20:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=438371"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:48:04","slug":"viral-new-tiktok-filter-sparks-outrage-over-fat-shaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/viral-new-tiktok-filter-sparks-outrage-over-fat-shaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral New TikTok Filter Sparks Outrage Over Fat-Shaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media <\/a>platform TikTok has done it again\u2014this time, it\u2019s not just dance challenges and cooking hacks that are making waves. The platform is at the center of a new controversy, and it\u2019s all thanks to an unhinged trend that\u2019s raising eyebrows and blood pressure alike.<\/p>\n

\u201cChubby Filter,\u201d an AI-generated effect that\u2019s causing quite the stir and, let\u2019s be honest, a fair bit of outrage.<\/p>\n\t\t

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This so-called \u201cchubby filter\u201d is taking TikTok by storm, with videos racking up millions of views faster than you can say \u201cbody positivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The filter works its magic by digitally altering a person\u2019s appearance to make them look like they\u2019ve put on weight. The typical format? A slim individual poses for a photo, and then\u2014bam!\u2014the screen transitions to their digitally enhanced, \u201cchubbier\u201d self. It\u2019s like a mean girl\u2019s dream come true, but for the rest of us, it\u2019s a nightmare.<\/p>\n

Some TikTok users are treating the filter like a joke, claiming it motivates them to hit the gym or laughing off the results with comments like \u201cI burst out laughing!\u201d But not everyone is laughing. Critics argue that this trend promotes harmful stereotypes and fat-shaming, sending a dangerous message about body image, especially to impressionable young users.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Experts are sounding the alarm, warning that filters like these can contribute to negative self-esteem and body dysmorphia. \u201cIt\u2019s alarming to see a tool that can perpetuate fat-shaming being embraced so casually,\u201d one health professional noted. \u201cWe should be promoting body positivity, not creating filters that mock different body types.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Social media platform TikTok has done it again\u2014this time, it\u2019s not just dance challenges and cooking hacks that are making waves. The platform is at the center of a new controversy, and it\u2019s all thanks to an unhinged trend that\u2019s raising eyebrows and blood pressure alike. \u201cChubby Filter,\u201d an AI-generated effect that\u2019s causing quite the stir and, let\u2019s be honest, […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":438375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1292,2540,2534,1291,2578,2541],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-438371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-humor","10":"category-international","11":"category-meme","12":"category-social-media","13":"category-street-buzz","14":"category-tiktok"},"wps_subtitle":"The \"chubby filter\" is spreading faster than you can say \"body positivity.\"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tiktok-filter-364x205.gif",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tiktok-filter.gif",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tiktok-filter.gif",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Lens Staff","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Humor","International","Meme","Social Media","Street Buzz","TikTok"],"title_text":"Viral New TikTok Filter Sparks Outrage Over Fat-Shaming","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1292,2540,2534,1291,2578,2541&exclude=438371","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438371"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=438371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}