WHY YOU SHOULD NOT STRESS OVER A THIGH GAP

Just In case you haven't heard, there's this ridiculous diet obsession movement on the rise now and it's called the 'Thigh Gap'. As the name implies, the thigh gap is the gap between your inner thighs when you stand up straight with your feet touching each other. Of course, some women were actually born with this gap however the disturbing aspect of it is that lately, a lot of girls have turned to extreme dieting and even surgery to achieve it all because it is believed to symbolize the 'ideal feminine shape'. Some argue that it increases attractiveness and is a sign of fragility. As a matter of fact, the wider your thigh gap, the more beautiful you are considered these days. Abeg.



It's become alarming recently how people strive to achieve it.


Personally, I find this pretty ridiculous and disgusting. I'm tired of consistently having unattainable and harmful standards thrust upon people in the name of beauty. Over the years, we've had beauty obsessions with boobs, butts, collar bones, waist, hips bones, full lips and now the most laughable of all.......the thigh gap.

What's frustrating about this increasing trend is that its totally the opposite of what it is glorified to be (personally). If anything, it's unattractive and weird looking. For Gods sakes, how the hell does a gap between your thighs make you more attractive? Its just really sad that in this modern age where we encourage people to love and accept themselves that these preposterous ideas keeps popping up.

Of course Beyonce caused an uproar  a while back  when it was detected that she had her thigh gap photo-shopped in pictures that were meant to have been taken randomly. I was appalled and very disappointed at that, so much for her 'pretty hurts' track.

This body fixation is so extreme, in other to achieve it, you have to loose a significant amount weight otherwise get a surgery. Its resulted to various health issues and eating disorders in young girls and women.

A little piece of advice -

STOP subscribing to fashion and beauty cultures because they are always 'unreal'. They create this superficial being and make you believe that is how an ideal woman ought to be, IT IS NOT. We all have our different bodies, shapes and size. You are not a drawing to be manipulated by its artiste, neither are you a doll! You are human! meaning you have imperfections and thats what makes you who you are. I've always believed God made us the way we are for a certain reason. He's put those imperfections in one way or the other to help us appreciate certain things. If you can't look in the mirror and love yourself, i'm afraid nobody, exercise, diet or surgery will fix it.

‎Have you ever wondered why confidence cannot be transplanted or surgically fixed? That is to tell you you've got the power to live above imperfections or any other thing for that matter. No one can validate you as beautiful except yourself so get that straight.