Some Trends Aren't Always Worth Following

Hello loves, today I woke up with the need to write and this post is going to be a little different than most of my other posts. If you follow me on twitter than you know how I tweeted Ann Shoket, Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine, about how I was so thankful for them shedding some light on this new craze on thigh gaps. I felt like I needed to speak on the subject because if there are young teens reading my blog than hopefully I can get through to you.

When I received my august issue of Seventeen I was pretty happy because on the cover was Ariana Grande and unlike some I know absolutely nothing on this girl. Then I noticed they put in an article on thigh gaps titled "Is tumblr messing with your mind?" Among this were stories of girls being brainwashed by these photos and basically mistreating their bodies to get this look and it really affected their lives. Now I do have my own personal tumblr page and I had never really noticed how much this affected my thinking until then. I proudly run a Plus sized blog; however I do blog for more than the Plus sized reader. Every time I went on tumblr there would be a new photo of a thigh gap, a girl with tiny legs and a huge gap between them. The sad part about it is these photo's get praised and receive thousands even millions of notes. People believe that this is the definition of 'fit' and it’s not.

It seems as though thigh gaps is the newest trend among teens and this is truly the saddest thing I've ever heard. Can I just shed light in saying that this can qualify as an eating disorder. Girls are destroying themselves in efforts to achieve this when in all reality who cares? Who is really looking at your thighs and saying, "Wow look at her thigh gap that’s amazing?" No one. But these teenage girls are also seeing these runway and high fashion models that are super thin and there also wanting to look like them. Its far more than social media, it begins with the fashion world. I'm not saying that girls with thigh gaps are unhealthy or unattractive because everyone’s body is built differently and hey maybe you are at a healthy weight and that’s just how your body is BUT that doesn’t mean praise this and tear down others for not having one.

To all my lovely readers; whether you are skinny, fat, thin, chubby, whatever your body type, you are BEAUTIFUL. This thigh gap nonsense should not define you. If you are happy with who you are then who are they to judge you. I know that sometimes I wake up with less confidence than I had the previous day but that doesn't mean I love myself less. Please think before you reblog those photo's or decide on "achieving this look". Talk to someone, a doctor, a friend, or a blogger. There are tons of people in the world who will give you the time of day and give you advice.

xoxo, The Social Fashionista

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