What's Your Take On Unrealistic Body Trends?

    • nitya.shukla@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Oct 24 2016 1:01PM
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    • Updated Date: Oct 24 2016 1:09PM
What's Your Take On Unrealistic Body Trends?

In this age of omnipresent social media, is it really possible to not be influenced by body trends like six packs, thigh gaps or A4 waist? Well, the answer would be a yes if you truly believe in yourself and a no if your self-worth is decided by the approval you get from your peers. On that note, let's start this week by finding out if it is necessary to succumb to body fads just to remain relevant?   


Beauty standards for women have always been impossible to achieve. Before the thigh gap, there was the bikini-bridge, then came the ‘A4 waist challenge’, ‘the belly button challenge’, ‘the thigh brow’, and you’d have to be living under a rock if you still don’t know about the ‘collarbone challenge’. The objective of each ‘challenge’ is to reiterate the idea that a thin body is beautiful (is it?). But the question is —does it determine your success in life or your self-worth?   

The anti-trend

Not everyone approves of popular trends, which is why a campaign like Mermaid Thighs celebrate women for what they are. An anti-campaign to Thigh Gap, Mermaid Thighs encourage women whose thighs do not touch when they stand upright to talk about the nuisance of body image trends.

4 Irrational Body Trends 

collarbone challenge: The more coins you can balance on your shoulder, the thinner you are 

#AbCrack: The vertical line that runs from the ribs down to the torso decides your thin-ness

The A4 waist challenge: Use an A-4 size paper vertically to show the person’s waist is smaller than the width of the paper 

The belly button challenge: Put your arm behind your back, bring it around the other side and touch your belly button 


Oprah makes a solid point!

The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the story line that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face 


  • 89 per cent women in Australia would cancel plans on account of how they look 
  • 8 per cent women in Japan like the way they look 



Celebrities’ stand on Body Image 

I resent being made to feel ‘less than’ because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat' 

JENNIFER ANISTON To Huffington post 

I would like us to make a new normal-body type...I think we've gotten so used to underweight that when you are a normal weight it's like, 'Oh, my God, she's curvy 

JENNIFER LAWRENCE To Elle

We live in a day and age where people make it IMPOSSIBLE for women, men, anyone to embrace themselves exactly how they are. Diversity is sexy! Loving yourself is sexy!” ARIANA GRANDE


Students speak

Body shape does not define a person’s beauty and all these trends only make a person question their self-worth 

Aruja Naik, class XII, Gyan Bharti School, Delhi 

Looks should not be taken into consideration while deciding a person's talent

Darshil Shah, St Xaviers Loyolla


These trends are purely narcissistic views of people. It creates too much of pressure on those who can’t achieve these goals

Nanthashree S, Presidency School

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Comments

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

Believe that you are the best and go ahead , all these body trends are just a wax which melts as we walk in our life . Concentrate over the good deeds which one can do while Spending one''s days in this beautiful place.

Khushi Sharma BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

The aim of being fit should be health not such challenges

Vandana Subash City International School Wanowrie

I have never been supportive of social media body trends..its just a way to support body shaming,because many people go to great extents trying to achieve such a body image..but many a times,these are natural and hereditary and cannot be achieved by everyone..

AVANTIKA SINGH R.D.RAJPAL SCHOOL(DWARKA)

These trends are just to show off or to make people sad. But the real thing is as always said "Don''t judge a book by its cover".

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

I really don''t think that Body shape defines a person. Really.

Shria Seth Venkateshwar Global School

It''s rather tragic that we live in a society that gains from self doubt. It is so important that the youth today realises that they are beautiful just as they are. Such a refreshing piece

Pearl Babbar BLUE BELLS (GURGAON)

Body structure does not label us as beautiful or glamourous.What actually matters is the good values deep within us. Moreover it is rightly said that fashion is a form of ugliness so untolerable that we have to alter it every 6 months.

KAISHORI B.S.D.D.A.V.PUBLIC SCHOOL

the beauty does not lie in how thin or fat are u but depends on ur thinking

Vihan R. Yalamanchili DDMS P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Body-image trends are trends which fake a person''s natural beauty. Everyone is born with some form of natural beauty, and people must accept the way they look and think of it positively. They mustn''t care about what others say about their looks and shouldn''t give in to these trends. Body-image trends lower a person''s self-esteem and confidence.

saishalini Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

I don''t think these body trends builds one happiness rather makes them depressed if they don''t get the positive result and forget the real happiness of being as ourselves and care about everything and remain as a person with humanity.

R.Rithika Reddy JOHNSON GRAMMAR HIGH SCHOOL, ICSE

We should not bother these and just keep balance in our life

JogamNithya GITANJALI DEVASHALA, BALAMRAI

Beauty is not from the looks of a person but their good nature that is from inside.I don''t accept all these challenges.But we always need to remember that a good natured person is always better than a good looking person.And all these trends are just for show off.

SHUBHAM BANSAL RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

these challenges can be dangerous also. never look on your figure. just go ahead with the goal to stay fit

Yashaswini nand Army Public School

I do not consider these challenges... This is a way of passing time for people who do not have any work.i f they are successful in completing these they boost about themselves..

Linet Christina Thomas Ryan International School Nallasopara

We already know that teens who spend more time taking selfies and obsessing over their appearance are at an increased risk of depression and disorders such as body dysmorphic disorder. These trends and challenges actually doing bad to our self esteem.

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