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US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap'
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BananaBomb
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post of the night for me.
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
Love me some gap. Mmmmmm-mmm.
This seems to be more down to bone structure rather than inherent levels of fat.
Yeah. I spent years cycling to work and had to start buying my jeans one size up so I'd have enough room through my thighs and seat.
My thighs don't touch at all when I stand with my feet together. (I'm a guy if that matters.)
Darker skin? I actually didn't suspect a darker skin tone from your pictures.
I got into magic during the Kamigawa era, loved me a black/blue rat ninja deck. Yeah I got into MTG later than most.
After 2008 I stopped playing magic though, I knew it was time to quite when my best buddy sold all his cards(most of which I used to borrow
)Theres an online MTG software which was pretty awesome. Not the one on steam. Wish i could remember the name.
LOST MY SHIT :lol :lol
The only thigh gap US girls should be worrying about is this one. I believe it's referred to as Zettai Ryouiki in its country of origin....
Seriously, why hasn't this caught on here yet?
That's what I thought thigh-gap was referring to in the thread title. I was disappointed.
SeriousApes
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BrightEyedPanic
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I've got a slight gap. I would like for it to be more pronounced by toning up (if I ever had the energy)
Coreda
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Sounds like these teens obsess way too much over models mags and tumblr. Not everyone can be as slender as Cara Delevingne and not end up looking anorexic/unhealthy. Models are models and makeup is makeup.
Attractiveness has little to do with thin thighs. I do think a slender figure is to be admired, though. Audrey Hepburn is a lovely example, but not everyone has her type of frame - or would look good being like that.
We just had a thread about Jennifer Lawrence. Would she look as good as she does now if she was wafer thin? Probably not. It's her personality however that adds to her attractiveness and wins fans.
Attractiveness has little to do with thin thighs. I do think a slender figure is to be admired, though. Audrey Hepburn is a lovely example, but not everyone has her type of frame - or would look good being like that.
We just had a thread about Jennifer Lawrence. Would she look as good as she does now if she was wafer thin? Probably not. It's her personality however that adds to her attractiveness and wins fans.
Is this a new or old fetish that caught on or something? If a woman has a thigh gap, I'd give no shits. Why? Because ass and thighs themselves are a lot more interesting than a measurement of nothingness between thighs. A woman shouldn't feel bad about having a thigh gap, but the idea of it mattering is strange.
Anything and everything can be a fetish. This one seems to come out of nowhere.
Anything and everything can be a fetish. This one seems to come out of nowhere.
andthebeatgoeson
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Cara's thigh gap? Her?
Her?
Her?
Napoleonthechimp
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Because being nearly 2,000 calories under your recommended daily calorie intake will make you disgustingly fat.
Stupid girl.
I don't know how these girls can function on such low amounts of food.
I'm not very familiar with IEDs and their treatment. So I'm asking out of curiosity...
Could it be a valid way of helping the afflicted to try to refocus their obsession from "thin" to something that's actually healthy like "strong"? Intuitively, the latter would give them an external reason to eat (you very quickly notice that eating like crap means you objectively have less strength), and improving objective results to make the body a source of pride and not just anguish.
Could it be a valid way of helping the afflicted to try to refocus their obsession from "thin" to something that's actually healthy like "strong"? Intuitively, the latter would give them an external reason to eat (you very quickly notice that eating like crap means you objectively have less strength), and improving objective results to make the body a source of pride and not just anguish.
maniac-kun
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And photoshop is photoshop. Thos pictures you are used to see are enhanced.
They can't. That's why it's dangerous.
It's born out of ignorance and insecurity but I'd rather put the blame on the society that perpetuates this than on teenage girls who have been conditioned to feel like shit about themselves.
User 100115
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Darker skin? I actually didn't suspect a darker skin tone from your pictures.
I got into magic during the Kamigawa era, loved me a black/blue rat ninja deck. Yeah I got into MTG later than most.
After 2008 I stopped playing magic though, I knew it was time to quite when my best buddy sold all his cards(most of which I used to borrow
Theres an online MTG software which was pretty awesome. Not the one on steam. Wish i could remember the name.
I've paled up a bit since leaving home, I don't get a lot of sun here in the PNW
I am pretty brown back home though. Was told I am Native American, but actually have no clue.I actually started playing in 93'. So I have a lot of the older cards. I quit around 2006ish I think? It was right when they started adding equipment.
Scofield94941
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I wish I had a gap, and by gap I mean vagina
Coreda
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Another overlooked point. Most people have no idea how many touch-ups are used in professional model photography. Good photoshopping is difficult to recognize and can lead to the impression the people photographed are perfect.
Yep.
Fudgepuppy
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As my friend says "If there's a gap, aint enough fat".
Devolution
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Your friend sounds so cool.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Whew... I'm in tears from this.
Fudgepuppy
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The friend was me...
And my friend.
Meh, I don't know anymore what I find attractive. Last night I watched Frost/Nixon and thought "Martin Sheen looks amazing".
If you got the gap, you got it. If you don't, who gives a shit, you'll have something else that will attract me.
Psycho_Mantis
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The only thigh gap US girls should be worrying about is this one. I believe it's referred to as Zettai Ryouiki in its country of origin....
Seriously, why hasn't this caught on here yet?
Haawwwwwwwt
nillapuddin
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This is how I learned about this "gap" phenomenon, but I am a guy on the internet..
..Oddly enough my girlfriend just brought this up to me the other day, she doesn't use the computer that often but was very proud to tell me of her leg shape, guess she saw some shit on pintrest or something. My response, "whatever makes you happy sweetheart" if she works out, and thats the result she wants, Im not gunna stop her, the article is over the top, she doesnt fucking starve herself for that, she just does yoga and doesnt pound ice cream sundaes
..Oddly enough my girlfriend just brought this up to me the other day, she doesn't use the computer that often but was very proud to tell me of her leg shape, guess she saw some shit on pintrest or something. My response, "whatever makes you happy sweetheart" if she works out, and thats the result she wants, Im not gunna stop her, the article is over the top, she doesnt fucking starve herself for that, she just does yoga and doesnt pound ice cream sundaes
The Maverick
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Also, everyone that claimed to have a thigh gap is going to need to show them receipts. Men included.
Funky Papa
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This article reads like the thousand "outrageous shit I saw on the internet" pieces that came before it.
Eh.
Eh.
User 100115
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Yeah, there is no way you guys are getting a close up shot of my ass. Sorry. I am self conscious about the size of the thing already.
ComputerMKII
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People have obsessions about the WEIRDEST things. That there's even a word for this is beyond my comprehension.
dragonelite
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I thought this started out as an joke?
Personally dont care for an gap or not as long as it ends with an Dat Ass....
Personally dont care for an gap or not as long as it ends with an Dat Ass....
I've paled up a bit since leaving home, I don't get a lot of sun here in the PNW
I actually started playing in 93'. So I have a lot of the older cards. I quit around 2006ish I think? It was right when they started adding equipment.
Oh I see, well thats one thing you can lord over people, easily getting a natural tan that us.
Equipment is pretty broken, we had to restrict Umezawa's Jitte in tourneys even.
I got one last question tho, you collected since '93, have you ever thought of selling some of your cards? You could make some serious coin depending on what you collected.
XANDER CAGE
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A good portion of the "thigh gap" obsession on Tumblr is a joke. People take the original "reblog if you want a thigh gap like this" post and change it to pictures of Shrek, or Luigi, or other dumb shit.
That seems to be the one the sub reddit is actually interested in. not the super skinny legs.
I know people are talking about the thigh gap stuff, but I thought this line in the OP was nuts --
2,500?! Wtf. I'm 6ft3, 210lbs. I go to the gym 3 times a week and lift heavy, and I play sports 2-3 times a week. I eat 2,500 calories a day to maintain my weight. I can't fathom why a teenage girl would need so much food. That can't be right, can it?
2,500?! Wtf. I'm 6ft3, 210lbs. I go to the gym 3 times a week and lift heavy, and I play sports 2-3 times a week. I eat 2,500 calories a day to maintain my weight. I can't fathom why a teenage girl would need so much food. That can't be right, can it?
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