Thigh gap
As a thigh gap , even thigh gap , a consistently occurring space between the inner thighs is called in women, which also occurs when the knee or feet touch when standing upright.
The presence of a thigh gap and the size of the gap between the thighs have to do with anatomy, muscles, and bone structure, so even women of normal weight can have a thigh gap . Depending on the position of the pelvis, the gap can turn out very differently. A wide pelvis can be the cause of a wider thigh gap, while with a narrow pelvis this may not occur "before reaching a dangerous underweight".
"The thigh gap symbolizes the boyish type of girl," said the star . The thigh gap ideal of beauty is described as an unnatural and “new lean trend” and seen as the path to eating disorders and anorexia .
The fact that a thigh gap is more common in countries or at times of famine and that men can also be affected is discussed differently. People with bow legs are more likely to have a thigh gap and people with knock knees less often.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Madness absurd! More and more women want a thigh gap. In: Schweizer Illustrierte . October 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b Veronica Sigl: This is how dangerous the new lean trend “Thigh Gap” is , amica.de, accessed on December 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Gernot Kramper: Thigh Gap - only beautiful with a gap. (No longer available online.) In: Stern . November 11, 2013, archived from the original on December 16, 2013 ; accessed on December 16, 2013 : “Who is beautiful and who is not, that dictates the thigh gap.” Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ jd: Thigh Gap: Dangerous Lean Trend. , maedchen.de, accessed on December 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b Susanne Hamann: The dangerous cult around the gap , rp-online.de, November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Nadja Schlueter: Trend towards the gap. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . Now , November 4, 2013, accessed on December 16, 2013 : “The thigh gap has become the greatest beauty ideal on the internet. This is dangerous, because this ideal glorifies underweight. "
- ↑ Meike Winnemuth : Normal is not enough? In: Stern . November 24, 2013, accessed on December 16, 2013 : "What gap, the normal thigh owner asks herself, isn't there just in Barbies with their legs screwed on at the sides?"
