Overnight, a video called “You Look Disgusting” by blogger Em Ford of My Pale Skin Blog kind of went viral. I saw it on NYX Cosmetics’ Instagram, and knew I had to watch it. As soon as I watched the above video, I instantly subscribed.
Em started posting pictures without makeup on her Instagram and received thousands of comments saying how ugly she is because she has adult acne. I thought the video was so beautifully done, because she juxtaposes some of the real comments over her makeup-less visage. Then she starts applying makeup, and the text on screen turns into nice comments about her makeup and how pretty she is.
The message Em is trying to say is everyone is beautiful, with or without makeup. I related to this video so much because I always struggled with acne in my teen years, which I got bullied for. That caused me to start picking my skin and acne a lot, causing deep scars. I started wearing makeup to cover my acne and help me feel more confident about myself, but YouTube is a harsh place.
On Youtube, I got made fun of for my acne and scarring when I first started out. The main comment I remember, made on the video above, which really hurt was: “It looks like a pitbull attacked your face,” referring to my scarring on my cheeks.
I think what I take from this video is to not judge people- women are so harsh on other women. People’s words can hurt. Everyone is beautiful with and without makeup in their own right. And if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.