AS IF the internet wasn't already replete with fat-shaming, body-hating sensations, 2014 has kicked off with a new fad to make you wish you were skinnier.
The bikini bridge occurs when a woman lies on her back and her pelvis protrudes in such a way that the waistband of her bikini bottoms lifts up from her lower abdomen.
It's one part gravity, one part skinniness, and completely unnecessary as a trending thing on the internet.
It recalls the deplorable thigh gap that captivated social media last year.
In case you forgot, the thigh gap (or box gap) is the fitspo fad that demands legs so skinny that they don't meet at the top, and you're left with a gap where your thighs would usually touch.
That was rightly smacked down as a ridiculous yardstick for female beauty. Among the most outspoken detractors was the Aussie model Robyn Lawley, who said the trend was just another "tool of manipulation" that kept women from loving their bodies.
Right on, Robyn.
The bikini bridge is in the same canon. But its popularity is already being outed as a hoax.
Members of the internet community 4chan spammed social media with #bikinibridge images so it falsely appeared to be more prominent than it really is.
Hoax or not, commentators have rightly pointed out it's a dangerous image to put in front of impressionable young women.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/b...he-new-thigh-gap/story-fnjcnzwg-1226797245173
The bikini bridge occurs when a woman lies on her back and her pelvis protrudes in such a way that the waistband of her bikini bottoms lifts up from her lower abdomen.
It's one part gravity, one part skinniness, and completely unnecessary as a trending thing on the internet.
It recalls the deplorable thigh gap that captivated social media last year.
In case you forgot, the thigh gap (or box gap) is the fitspo fad that demands legs so skinny that they don't meet at the top, and you're left with a gap where your thighs would usually touch.
That was rightly smacked down as a ridiculous yardstick for female beauty. Among the most outspoken detractors was the Aussie model Robyn Lawley, who said the trend was just another "tool of manipulation" that kept women from loving their bodies.
Right on, Robyn.
The bikini bridge is in the same canon. But its popularity is already being outed as a hoax.
Members of the internet community 4chan spammed social media with #bikinibridge images so it falsely appeared to be more prominent than it really is.
Hoax or not, commentators have rightly pointed out it's a dangerous image to put in front of impressionable young women.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/b...he-new-thigh-gap/story-fnjcnzwg-1226797245173
