Our Thigh Gap Obsession Worries Me for Young Women Everywhere
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When I was a teenager and well into my twenties, women encountered similar pressures both on television and in print. The difference is that now we can
When I was a teenager and well into my twenties, women encountered similar pressures both on television and in print. The difference is that now we can't just blame corporate advertisers for showing unrealistic body proportions. This time, it's real people teaching other real girls how to strive for and achieve these (at times) unhealthy body sizes.
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US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap
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The thigh gap obsession
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This Woman Is Celebrating Her Thighs and People Are Loving Her For It
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It's Life or Death': The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens - The New York Times
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Student developed anorexia after 'toxic' ex said he was into thigh gaps
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Our Thigh Gap Obsession Worries Me for Young Women Everywhere
I have a thigh gap but my knees touch. Why? - Quora
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Thigh gap is making a comeback. Don't fall for it.
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Our Thigh Gap Obsession Worries Me for Young Women Everywhere
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Our Thigh Gap Obsession Worries Me for Young Women Everywhere
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The “Thigh Gap”: A Dangerous Obsession of Many Young Women - TLSSlim
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Woman obsessed with 'thigh gap' developed anorexia after she exercised three times a day to lose weight - Mirror Online
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Legging legs' is the latest toxic trend making girls insecure
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Our Thigh Gap Obsession Worries Me for Young Women Everywhere