What is a "Thigh Gap"?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:08 pm
It is light between your legs...
Those poor girls. When boys talk about 'gap' and 'what's between your thighs' and even 'seeing the light' I do not believe they're talking about this...
Thigh Gap (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/thigh-g ... st=1363742)
Transcript for Teenage Girls Face Another Body Image Obsession
Reporter: Run way models have it. Ultra thin strend certificates like kate moss have it. What is it?
The latest obsession for a shocking number of teenage girls. What is a thigh gap? A thigh gap is you're standing straight up, your feet and knees are together, there's a gap in between your thooigs.
Girls don't want their thighs to touch. Reporter: Another way for teen girls to scrutinize themselves. The movie "mean girls" explored it.
Hi hips are huge. Oh, please, I hate my calves. Reporter: "Good morning america" sat down with four high school juniors to try to get signed the mind of teenage girls.
What does it symbolize if you have a thigh gap? I guess it's the ideal body shape. Reporter: What kind of fashion pieces though it off?
Tight jeans or leggings. Reporter: It follows teen home. Tumblr, facebook, and twitter are flooded with images of thigh gap.
Confidence-crushing messages disguised as inspiration for staying thin. This thigh gap will get bigger. The popular wruns skinny legs.
It's a site that makes you feel like you have to be part of that group. You have to be skinny. Have wavy hair.
I see the pictures and think, wow, they look so good. Then I realize how unhealthy it is. Reporter: Tumble says it discourages blogs like this.
They're setting themselves up for an unattainable goal. That's right. Reporter: And the motivation for extreme body images?
Not what some might expect. It's a popularity thing? The popular girls are pretty, skinny, long hair opinion.
Reporter: You to think boys look at a girl's thigh gap? No. They don't know what it is.
Reporter: They don't know what it is, right? The boys don't know what it is. So why do girls care?
It's a girl thing. Reporter: Is it a girl status thing? I would say so
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Those poor girls. When boys talk about 'gap' and 'what's between your thighs' and even 'seeing the light' I do not believe they're talking about this...
Thigh Gap (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/thigh-g ... st=1363742)
Transcript for Teenage Girls Face Another Body Image Obsession
Reporter: Run way models have it. Ultra thin strend certificates like kate moss have it. What is it?
The latest obsession for a shocking number of teenage girls. What is a thigh gap? A thigh gap is you're standing straight up, your feet and knees are together, there's a gap in between your thooigs.
Girls don't want their thighs to touch. Reporter: Another way for teen girls to scrutinize themselves. The movie "mean girls" explored it.
Hi hips are huge. Oh, please, I hate my calves. Reporter: "Good morning america" sat down with four high school juniors to try to get signed the mind of teenage girls.
What does it symbolize if you have a thigh gap? I guess it's the ideal body shape. Reporter: What kind of fashion pieces though it off?
Tight jeans or leggings. Reporter: It follows teen home. Tumblr, facebook, and twitter are flooded with images of thigh gap.
Confidence-crushing messages disguised as inspiration for staying thin. This thigh gap will get bigger. The popular wruns skinny legs.
It's a site that makes you feel like you have to be part of that group. You have to be skinny. Have wavy hair.
I see the pictures and think, wow, they look so good. Then I realize how unhealthy it is. Reporter: Tumble says it discourages blogs like this.
They're setting themselves up for an unattainable goal. That's right. Reporter: And the motivation for extreme body images?
Not what some might expect. It's a popularity thing? The popular girls are pretty, skinny, long hair opinion.
Reporter: You to think boys look at a girl's thigh gap? No. They don't know what it is.
Reporter: They don't know what it is, right? The boys don't know what it is. So why do girls care?
It's a girl thing. Reporter: Is it a girl status thing? I would say so
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