Thigh Gaps?

 

There is an odd trend going on on Instagram, Tumblr, and other social media websites. Its the craze of being so underweight your collar bones and hip bones stick out, and you have a gap between your thighs. I believe this is derived from what young girls believe is attractive on themselves. This treng has caused two sides to arise. Those who are working to achieve the ultimate weight, usually lower than 100 pounds for seemingly tall women, and those who object to the idea and fight back by commenting on how awful it is.

I first noticed this strange trend on Instagram. Many females began posting their weight and photos of different parts of the body. Usually the posts were the stomach, thighs, and chest area. The odd thing was that there was nothing wrong with the photos themselves, but rather how they perceived themselves. Most would feel worthless, unattractive, and desired to push themselves into losing crazy amounts of weight. Many would post up photos of their ideal body, usually the "thigh gap"

The thigh gap is apparently desired by females to feel like their slender and attractive in their clothes. You have a thigh gap if your thighs do not touch. Usually the wider the gaps the more coveted it is. It was something you wouldn't notice unless someone had pointed it out like in this case. Girls do a lot from not eating to crazy diets to get this gap! Some do exercises that promise to create the thigh gap. This is shocking because it creates eating disorders in younger females. Most don't realize that starving yourself really helps you gain weight. 

I'm unsure why females want to have these grotesque, unreal bodies. Most males wouldn't even know what thigh gaps are. Most people wouldn't notice hip bones or collar bones unless one was a scary skinny skeleton.