If a few years ago everyone was talking about it space between the thighsa trend that promotes having significant space between the legs, it seems that another trend of the same kind has made its debut on TikTok. His name? “Leggings legs.” The idea? Once again, promoting thinness among young women, glorifying a body whose thighs don’t touch in leggings.
Absurd? Completely. But not only. These trends can also prove dangerous for the mental health of young people, creating eating disorders or even dysmorphia.
An absurd trend that starts from a single video
On TikTok everything turns on pretty quickly. In reality it all starts from a single video, published last October, in which a user takes stock of what she believes to be perfect legs. According to her, the ultimate criterion of beauty would be to have this space between the thighs, this famous “thigh gap”.
After the publication of this video, many young users posted short sequences showing off their famous “legging legs” to take part in this new trend. And if everyone can do what they want, these excuses for the thinness or beauty of a certain body type are extremely problematic. You should know that this space between the legs depends on the shape of the body and is not achieved by doing certain exercises. A concept that makes this trend even more absurd, futile and dangerous.
This is also what Mik Zazon, a TikTok user who made a video on the topic, expressed. She explains:
“This trend must stop!” Social media is toxic, now there are girls who think they can’t wear leggings anymore because they don’t have a thigh gap! »
Fortunately, since people like Mik Zazon have spoken out about this problematic trend, the TikTok teams reacted and ended up banning it (a few weeks later)..
From now on finding content on the topic becomes difficult and that’s a good thing! A message also appears when you try to type the keywords “thigh gap” or “Legging leg” into the search engine. Let’s see it displayed like this: ” You are not alone). If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time, help is always available ». A useful preventive message, even if it comes a little too late…
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Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
