Katharina Buczek
Victoria was a Division I college athlete who first gained a social media following by exposing the unrealistic expectations of females in sports. And since then, she has gone on to amass over 1.2 million followers on TikTok, delivers TED Talks around the country, and even launched her own Real Pod podcast discussing everything from mental health to relationships.
But, just a month ago, Victoria shared a TikTok that completely stunned the social media community.
The video starts by showing herself donning an adorable blue bikini and posing in front of a wall. However, while followers of Victoria might notice that she looks completely different than her normal self, those who have never seen her before would likely see no problem.
Instead, they might just assume this was yet another creator showing off their outfit of the day or sharing a bikini haul.
But then, after eight seconds, Victoria turned the video editing filter off and showed the world just how easy it is to change your body’s shape, volume, and more.
The scariest part? Victoria was able to spin and move around freely without us ever catching a hint of distortion.
This means that anyone you know could be thinning their torsos, elongating their legs, and airbrushing their blemishes away in video content posted on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Youtube, and more.
And many social media users who learned this from Victoria’s video were utterly terrified. The TikTok garnered a whopping 4.2 million views, gained over five hundred and sixty thousand likes, and spurred fifteen hundred comments.
“I never even knew this was possible! Thank you for educating,” wrote one user.
“This is so sad. We are all conditioned to see stuff that is not really possible as normal,” added a second user.
“Wow, I did not even know that was you at first,” said a third.
