Image: Elizeu Dias Over the past five years, social media creators have used the catchphrase ‘Hot Girl Summer’ to refer to a mindset of confidence and empowerment that encourages individuals – especially women – to embrace and celebrate their appearance. However, as with any phenomenon, there are drawbacks to this concept. These include feeling pressure to conform to unrealistic standards of beauty or behaviour that aren’t attainable or healthy for everyone, which in turn causes insecurity. Robert Vergin,…