10 Feel-Good Instagram Accounts that Disrupt Beauty Standards

Go on social media for 10 seconds and you’ll be hit with a wave of contoured, Facetuned, #fitspo photos that, and I say this with absolute confidence, don’t represent the majority of women out there.

As much as we all love Instagram and poring over the discover page, it’s true that body and beauty-shaming can be very real on the platform.

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There’s more than enough room in this world for every type of beautiful; regardless of skin tone, haircut, or shape and size of whichever body part is of mention. Beauty is meant to be diverse and we think these 10 Instagram accounts do a wonderful job of proving that.

1. Ashley Armitage: Fuzzy legs, armpit stubbles, we all got 'em.

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2. Chidera Eggerue: #SaggyBoobsMatter

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3. Gal-Dem: An online magazine written by women of colour & non-binary people of colour.

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4. Shrill: If you haven't yet watched the Hulu series...get on it!

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5. Lena Dunham: Tattooed, hilarious, and owner of the chicest lingerie

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6. Linda Rodin: At 71, Linda is cooler than we will ever hope to be

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8. Chloe Sheppard: A London-based film photographer and visual artist.

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9. Girl Gaze: A platform geared at closing the gender gap.

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10. Eff Your Beauty Standards

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And, of course, #EffYourBeautyStandards