Social media is replete with images of 'perfection'. But many are
unrealistic, and contribute to a pervasive sense of never being
good enough: not thin enough; not pretty enough; not cool enough.
Try too hard and you risk being condemned for seeming desperate,
don't try hard enough and you're slacking. Rosalind Gill challenges
polarised perspectives that see young women as either passive
victims of social media or as savvy digital natives. She argues the
real picture is far more ambivalent. Getting likes and followers
and feeling connected to friends feels fantastic, but posting
material and worrying about 'haters' causes significant anxieties.
Gill uses young women's own words to show how they feel watched all
the time; worry about getting things wrong; and struggle to live up
to an ideal of being 'perfect'. It's the wake-up call we all need.
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