Coachella filter explained

The Coachella filter was an augmented reality social media camera filter released April 2016 that superimposed a flower crown on the user's head and brightened the complexion of the user's skin.^{[1] [2] [3]} The filter appeared on the Snapchat photo messaging application on the occasion of the Coachella music festival in 2016, using the festival's recognizable "boho-chic aesthetic." The Coachella filter became popular worldwide.^[4]

The filter was criticized for whitewashing users' skin complexion^{[5] [6] [7]} and contributing to unrealistic beauty standards and dysmorphia.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Rogers . Katie . 2016-04-22 . Yes, Coachella Is Still Going On . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-30 . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: 2016-05-08 . The New Snapchat Filter is Everything Campus & College Life Campus Lifestyle FlockU www.flocku.com . 2022-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508075710/https://flocku.com/articles/the-new-snapchat-filter-is-everything . 2016-05-08 .
3. Web site: Jacobs . Ethan . Snapchat's Blackface Bob Marley Filter Is a 4/20 Nightmare . 2022-10-30 . Inverse . 20 April 2016 . en.
4. Web site: Hussain . Anam . 2016-09-30 . The Flower Crown Filter craze on Snapchat . 2022-10-30 . DESIblitz . en.
5. Web site: Liquido . Krizia . Why I'm Sick of Snapchat's Photoshopping and Sexualizing Lenses . 2022-10-30 . Verily . June 2016 . en-us.
6. Web site: Snapchat faces outcry for 'whitewashing' filter . 2022-10-30 . kare11.com . 17 May 2016 . en-US.
7. Web site: 2016-05-17 . These Snapchat Filters Are Under Fire For Whitewashing Users' Skin . 2022-10-30 . Seventeen . en-us.
8. Web site: 2016-04-18 . The Problem with Snapchat's New Filter - Atlas Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418044009/http://theatlasmagazine.com/the-problem-with-snapchats-new-filter/ . 2016-04-18 . 2022-11-01 .