A fresh **TikTok** phenomenon has sparked conversations about body image along with the deep-seated racist and classist prejudices connected to beauty norms. This trend centers on a popular filter that changes users’ looks, either making them appear larger or slimmer. Numerous videos depict slimmer people chuckling when the filter enhances their size, while other clips show larger participants utilizing the slimming feature as a form of “motivation.” Many of these videos feature Doechii’s track *Anxiety* as the backdrop.
This serves as another example of AI-enhanced tools perpetuating detrimental beauty standards—and it’s frustrating to witness.
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After facing significant backlash for endorsing body shaming, the filter has been removed from the platform. Initially, it was accessible in CapCut, a video-editing application that belongs to TikTok. TikTok notified CNET that it had [eliminated the template from CapCut](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/tiktok-called-out-for-ai-chubby-filter-critics-say-could-lead-to-body-negativity/), although similar iterations of the filter are still available. The company also informed the BBC that it was [assessing videos featuring the effect](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gmvjvv6vjo), limiting their recommendations and blocking them from adolescent accounts.
Currently, searching for “chubby filter” yields no results, but users have discovered alternatives by using phrases like “chunky filter.” CNET reports that the filter now carries a disclaimer that reads:
*”You are more than your weight. If you or someone you know has questions about body image, food, or exercise — it is important to know that help is out there and you are not alone. If you feel comfortable, you can confide in someone you trust or check out the resources below. Please remember to take care of yourselves and each other.”*
Nevertheless, Mashable could not confirm the existence of this disclaimer.
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Author Rebecca Shaw [captured the problem](https://x.com/Brocklesnitch/status/1901440351380074661) in a post on X, saying:
*”There’s an amaaazing new trend on TikTok where skinny girls use a filter to become ‘chubby’ and laugh at the results and everyone else laughs and it’s sooooooo funny and we definitely aren’t spiraling back down to pro-ana, death-to-fats era that damages every young woman.”*
As [The Cut](https://www.thecut.com/article/tiktok-chubby-filter-trend.html) highlights, fat shaming is not a new issue—but that doesn’t lessen its harmful effects.