Over the weekend the #NoThighGap Twitter hashtag took the interwebs by storm.
The masses came out in support as you can imagine, with plenty of ‘body positive’ statements and compliments. From girls uploading pictures to booty-loving statuses and tweets, social media took off and many were loving it.
But it left me feeling pretty uneasy.
In this modern day world of equality and efforts towards acceptance of all in society – this hashtag effectively does the opposite of what the desired intent is.
The real achievement in this society is when we accept all people – men and female – regardless of how they look.
Sure – when you first look at it, you can understand why many may think it is a powerful statement of intent and purpose for all the ‘curvy’ ladies out there. But why must it ALWAYS be a scenario of us v them?
This hashtag not only alienates many females out there, but emphasizes that we are at times confused by our own ideas.
Why for the mercy of all human beings, can we not simply accept everyone for who they are?
Why break your neck with my hands when i can with my cement thighs? #nothighgap #noproblem pic.twitter.com/odbsURBeFI
— s h e l l e y (@shellz_aye) April 9, 2015
I know plenty of skinnier-side ladies who are great, healthy and all round, beautiful people. They’re not against having a thigh gap or not having one – it’s simply a part of anatomy in some cases.
All this hashtag does is make them feel like the ‘in’ thing now is to have no thigh gap – how ridiculous it sounds to even type that.
I’ll admit, having a thigh gap has long been a pressure point for many females in the past – placing unnecessary doubt in the mind. So it’s understandable why this has kicked up a storm and made many females feel comfortable in their own bodies.
But the real achievement in this society is when we accept all people – men and female – regardless of how they look.
It’s not healthy to be anorexic, but nor is it to be obese – but what is clear as day, is the fact that we need to stop placing ourselves into categories and making it into a battle against each other.
That is the last thing we need.
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