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Monday, September 3, 2018

A lifestyle blogger received death threats after posting a photo of 'pancakes' that were actually tortilla wraps

[pancakes]Sveta Y / Shutterstock * SCARLETT LONDON, A STYLE AND TRAVEL BLOGGER, HAS COME UNDER FIRE ON INSTAGRAM. * LONDON UPLOADED A PHOTO OF HER "PERFECT MORNING," BUT EAGLE-EYED FOLLOWERS QUICKLY REALISED HER CUP OF TEA WAS EMPTY AND HER PLATE OF PANCAKES WAS ACTUALLY MADE UP OF TORTILLA WRAPS. * NOT EVERYTHING WE SEE ON INSTAGRAM IS A REALITY, AND PEOPLE CRITICISED LONDON FOR ADDING TO THE PROBLEM. * YOUNG PEOPLE MAY FEEL INADEQUATE BY LOOKING AT THESE SORTS OF IMAGES, THEY ARGUED. * LONDON SAID SHE NEVER WANTED TO POST SOMETHING HARMFUL, AND HER AIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SHOW THE OPPOSITE — THAT YOU CAN LIVE A FUN AND FULL LIFE DESPITE YOUR PROBLEMS. ------------------------- Instagram bloggers and influencers spend a long time getting the perfect shot. Some of the time, this means the photo they share with their followers doesn't necessarily represent reality. And followers aren't easily fooled, as style and travel blogger Scarlett London recently found out.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: An early bitcoin investor explains what most people get wrong about the cryptocurrency SEE ALSO: * A 20-year-old Instagram star is dead after being found on a billionaire's superyacht in Greece * 7 breakfast foods you thought were bad for you, but actually aren’t * Intermittent fasting could diminish your sex drive — but there's a way to revive it


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