styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level ,,Thigh Gap" trend The thigh gap trend began in December after the VS Fashion show and is very prominent on Tumblr, Instagram and pinterest. This trend can also be indetified as ,,thinsporation" or thinspo The ,,thinspo" hashtag, along with ,,proanorexia", ,,probelemia" have been shut down on Instagram and are completely unsearchible. However, pictures that contain these messages are still allowed to be posted. Worldwide effects Click to edit Master text styles Second level Photos like shown on the right have been Third level reblogged over 300,000 times
However, they can also be recognized as causes for eating disorders and depression. Just to show how bad the situation is, I kindly ask you to do a litle test. Just pull out your cell phones or laptops. Access your Instagram App and go to the "Explore" page. Refresh the page. Now count the number of photos that refer to some type of body image. The average number of photos related to body image on the explore page is 6. Now search the hashtags; Thinsporation, Proanorexia, Probelemia and Thigh Gap. Did anything come up? If you have a Tumblr, access your app and find the search page. Now that youre at the search page, type in "Thigh Gap". What is the message that popped up? Research studies have shown that young people frequently report body dissatisfaction, with adolescent girls experiencing more body dissatisfaction than boys. Adolescent girls generally want to weigh less, while adolescent boys want to be bigger and stronger.