Office by Alex Penny
IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU'D BE HOME ALREADY
What are thigh gaps and why you probably aren’t going to get one from weight loss
If you have been apart of tumblr for long enough or have wanted to lose weight at some point while on tumblr you’d notice a lot of blogs in the “thinspiration” community have a desire for thigh gaps.
What is a thigh gap you may ask? Essentially it’s a gap between a persons thighs, preferably desired by women.
Why do people want one?
No idea
Chances are if you are trying to get one by losing weight for whatever reason then you may not be able to get it.
“BUT WHY?!” you may cry. Very simple, my dear person. It’s all about your skeleton.
You cannot change the structure of your skeleton very easily (and it would be painful if you could. For example: child birth)
Some people are naturally able to have a thigh gap at a certain size, but that doesn’t automatically mean that you have to very thin. People who are at different sizes can have them but can every fit/thin person have one? No
Fact of the matter is that you probably won’t get one and it’s not a big deal. You don’t die if you don’t have one, and no one really cares about them as much as you do persons-who-want-a-thigh-gap-who-is-reading-this. Well, unless you’re this guy
There are two main reasons for why you probably won’t get one even if you lose weight.
One reason why you won’t get one is because of your hips. If you have narrow hips it’ll be a bit harder to obtain. Here are some examples
You can’t really change your genetics or bone structure…so…
Although, some of you might be thinking “fuck yeah! I have wide hips I’m going to get a thigh gap!!”
Sorry but that also might not be the case. The second reason for why you probably won’t get one is because of your legs. Let me explain a bit.
This is what the leg bones look like when you’re standing
So because your femurs are going in-ward like the image above it would be difficult to obtain a thigh gap even if you have wide hips. Also considering that you also have muscle, skin, fat, veins, around your bones to make, well, legs. It would be hard to achieve it. You need these things to you know, move.
Also remember that people on tumblr stick out their butts, straighten their legs, bending forward with their heels apart, or stand with their feet wider apart for the illusion for a thigh gap in these photos. So really, if they can’t have one naturally what’s the chances of you having one? Here is a great example
If you’re worried about chafing then a quick google search will show you that there are ways to remedy one without achieving a thigh gap. Remember that sometimes every-ones skin is different as well. Some are more or less sensitive than others. So having a thigh gap isn’t an automatic answer to not have any chafing. Many people in my life don’t have thigh gaps and they have no issues with rashes or chafing.
If you’re still wanting a thigh gap despite of what I said you can get one easily by standing like peter pan and walk like that for the rest of your life.
Which goes to show that a thigh gap can be very relative of how you stand.
If you’re still wanting a thigh gap because you see models and other girls in the media having one just remember that the super thin body type portrayed by women in the media only effects 5% of the population. The standards are only getting tighter since 20 years ago models weighed 8% less than a healthy weight and now it’s 23% less than a healthy weight.
Why throw away your health to try and obtain something that most people don’t naturally have? You’re in trouble if you’re going to forgo your health for the sake of something that isn’t obtainable by most human standards.
I feel the need to add that having a thigh gap is perfectly fine, there’s nothing wrong with it—it’s just something most people don’t have. Just like there’s nothing wrong with being a size 0, it’s just not something that’s realistic for most people.
Very informative post, though :)
Perfection. You are not like the others… by Fábio Coala
(Source: mentirinhas.com.br, via sleepingontheleft)
Tonight I was biking my fat ass up a hill when someone drove by in a car and yelled “COW!”
At first it stung a little because we all know that word is loaded with an intense history of hatred towards the feminine and is specifically linked to the size of a persons body and their… [READ MORE]
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- Realise all aesthetic choices are subjective.
- Realise that they might think they look sexy as fuck.
- Remove yourself from the vicinity until you’ve learned to get over your fatphobia/transphobia/misogyny/racism or combination of those.
(via stophatingyourbody)
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Here’s some old live footage (some of it taken from ground-breaking Dove commercials) we remixed and synched with Princess Superstar, and debuted at Red Rocks. I wanted to celebrate a reminder that much of what media/marketing/advertising bombards us with is deceitful, and potentially dangerous if we don’t question it.
Read more on my blog: http://www.bassnectar.net/2012/07/dove-machine/
The Machine (by BassnectarLabs)
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This isn’t for me, this is for my fiance’s four year old cousin. (Which is why there is no picture.)
The other night her dad was getting her dressed for the day and he suggested a pair of pants for her to wear.
She just looked at the floor and shook her head no.
He asked why, and she responded, “They make me look fat.”
He told us it took everything he had to not cry in front of her. He just sat down, held her, and told her she was not fat.
She is only four, but she is a head taller than everyone else her age. She is kind of chubby, but she is solid and has a never ending supply of energy. She goes to gymnastics every week.
One of the kids at gymnastics always picks on her and calls her fat, and the instructor gets on to him and tells her she isn’t.
And when she went to the doctor for her nose bleeds he kept saying to her mom that she was overweight, and overweight kids have more problems, and overweight and overweight. Not thinking how it would affect her.
She is four. She should not have to be going through this shit so fucking young. (pardon my language.)
It makes me sad that low self esteem starts so young, when all she should be worrying about is having fun and running around.
She has such a loving family and we are lucky to be around such a happy little girl, but I’m not sure how long she will be happy when she thinks she is “fat”.
