Skinny waist, thigh gaps, toned body are all things most girls want in this day and age. Society has made this perfect image of what a girl should look like based on the latest celebrity craze. The girls that have hundreds and thousands of followers on instagram or twitter have the most power to change what society thinks. But most of them are promoting these waist trainers and the followers think that if they have it and their body is perfect then the followers should try it too. Waist training is one of the most dangerous body altering thing that you can do to yourself. Waist traing is the act of using a corset that is smaller then you are so it can be tight and form your body into the shape of the waist trainer. When used excessively waist training can shift organs because of the squeezing. Thigh gaps are the newest beauty ideal. A Thigh gap is the space between the inner thigh of a woman when standing up. This has a serious health risk because some people are over excersing to loose the fat on thier legs so they can make it possible. There is a difference between changing your body to become healthier and changing your body because you think other people would find it attractive. You have to love yourself before someone can love you.
"things most girls want in this day in age."
ReplyDeleteDid you mean, 'in this day and age'?
"But most of them are promoting these waist trainers"
Which waist trainers? Citation, please.
"But most of them are promoting these waist trainers and the followers think that if they have it and their body is perfect"
Indefinite pronoun confusion -- the word 'they' does not refer to the antecedent 'the followers', but instead to the 'them' at the beginning of the sentence. Which itself is a weak reference to influential social media girls.
"Waist traing is the act of using a corset"
Did you mean, 'waist training'? A quick google search didn't show any results for 'waist traing' that were not misspellings.
"Thigh gaps are the newest beauty ideal."
Actually, no. According to the wiki page, thigh gaps are 2013's beauty ideal. And a paragraph break here would have been nice.
"Thigh gaps is the space"
Should be, 'A thigh gap is the space".
"thier legs"
Should be, 'their legs". And another paragraph break after this sentence would have been helpful.
I think the message that you are trying to send is really strong. Women and men need to work out and change their body if they want to for themselves. I love going to the gym and losing weight, or shifting my body because it helps me feel good. I am up to date with all the newest work outs and such. I think instead of shedding light on the negatives find more positive things to write about that will help women and men feel good about themselves and changing their image if they want to.
ReplyDeleteI've seen these waist trainers first hand so I can relate to this a lot. My ex-girlfriend bought out out of the blue thinking that I would like it and find it attractive. But much like you I found it to be unnecessary, dangerous, and frankly pretty silly. I feel like if you want to change your body then you should do it the 'right' way by diet and exercise.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as our good pal Carl pointed out, proof reading and editing could have strengthened the piece a great deal.
I find the whole waist training thing to be an absurd process that can be very harmful to a persons body. Looking at the image you presented and realizing that people who are popular on social media promote this makes me think about the next generation and that they will think that this is what a typical body shape is. A persons body should not be this shape and I think you captured that idea very well in this piece.
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