Chinanews client, Beijing, March 22, title: "Comic Waist Challenge"?
The no-nutrition trend should stop!
Reporter Yuan Xiuyue
Various challenges about body shape have become the topic of fast-food internet celebrities on social media in recent years, changing one after another.
Recently, short video platforms have launched a challenge called "Comic Waist".
The challenge is to imitate the action of a female character in a comic, put the thighs flat on the chair, the upper body lies on the ground, the waist and abdomen close to the facade, and the whole body presents an inverted Z-shape.
Because this action can not only express the body curve, but also reflect the slenderness of the waist and show flexibility, it quickly became popular on the short video platform, causing many young women to imitate it.
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In the videos that participated, most of the challengers first put on loose pajamas to pose, and then the special effects changed. The challengers wore tight clothes to pose a standard "comic waist", showing a beautiful body.
On the short video platform, many students participated, and many of them were filming in the dormitory.
In this challenge, the two important elements are: the waist must be flexible and the body must have a sense of line.
On March 21st, Yang Mi, Zhang Yifan and many other celebrities also participated in this challenge, but it caused controversy on the Internet. Many people believed that this was spreading body anxiety.
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Some netizens believe that if a star is in good shape, it doesn't matter if you show it off.
However, some netizens disagree, thinking that showing up is a personal behavior, and challenging is a guiding behavior.
This kind of challenge is completely unnecessary, the movements are not easy to do, and it is not good for the body.
Some netizens pointed out that this posture of showing the figure makes people feel a little uncomfortable, and some people think it is soft and pornographic.
A4 waist challenge
Various domestic challenges regarding female figure emerge in endlessly, such as "A4 waist", "backhand touch the belly button", "collar bone put coins" and so on.
Such challenges often cause viral effects on social platforms, but can they really be used to measure the quality of the body?
The answer is of course no. For example, "A4 waist" also depends on the angle of view and the distance of the paper from the body; "touching the belly button with backhand" is not only thin, but also tests the flexibility of joints and the slackness of ligaments. Dislocation of the shoulder joint is caused; the "clavicle put coin" is not suitable for thin people, but also for fat people. The most telling thing is that the outer end of your clavicle is relatively flat.
As for the "caricature waist", according to Dr. Dingxiang's Weibo explanation, this action is actually a "lumbar hyperextension" posture. Although it is static, it is not as easy to cause spondylolisthesis like sudden external violence.
However, this kind of slow-stretching lumbar spine hyperextension posture is more likely to cause continuous pulling of the muscles and cause strains, which will also increase the risk of lumbar degeneration in the long run.
In fact, even if it is a yoga exercise, you must do what you can to avoid strain.
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On social platforms, many people who succeeded in the challenge said: "This action is still quite expensive." Some people say that taking this challenge is more tiring than practicing yoga.
On March 22, Yang Mi also tweeted that he learned that if this action is not guided by a professional teacher, it may be harmful to the body. I am sorry for this and hope that everyone will try healthy fitness and stretching within a safe range. action.
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In fact, in a large number of people following the trend, body challenges such as "comic waist" have become gimmicks. No one cares whether it can measure the body's good or bad, and no one tells everyone how to exercise through scientific exercises. Just a good figure, everyone cares about whether you can show yourself in a short-lived topic.
From the "Comic Waist Challenge" on social media, it can also be seen that many people did not take the competition seriously, but just made a rough gesture.
For the sake of beauty, many participants wore clothes with exposed waists and legs, and some put on silk stockings.
There is nothing wrong with showing your body on social media. It is everyone's choice to show off the beauty in your heart.
However, thanks to the promotion of platforms and event parties, many people can easily mistake it for the truth and regard the illusion after filtering and retouching as real.
In fact, in real life, there are still a small number of "comic waist" and "A4 waist".
Today, social media has a huge impact on young people, especially young girls.
Although the trends and aesthetics advocated by social media will not directly cause them to lose weight and diet, they will bring them imperceptible social and cultural pressures.
Some netizens ridicule A4 waist
Just as the editor of the British magazine "SLiNK" once commented on the "A4 Waist Challenge", not only is it useless to promote health and fitness, but it encourages young girls to conduct self-assessments based on their figure and appearance.
In the face of the "comic waist challenge", some netizens thought it was "boring and strange".
On short video platforms, "Let your girlfriend shoot you comic waist", "Let your wife shoot you comic waist" and other remarks can be seen everywhere.
Therefore, some people commented that this challenge is to objectify women, viewing women as a stared "object".
Some people think that this argument is a bit on the line.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it's not difficult to understand the opinions of netizens.
Most of the body challenges on the Internet are aimed at women. After a while, they will come back in another way. Even for ordinary challenges, everyone should have a rebellious mentality.
The so-called "body anxiety" is not simply a "glass heart", it is an invisible shackle that concerns everyone.
Again, there is nothing wrong with the aesthetics of "white, young, and thin". The problem is that it should not be strengthened through repeated "body challenges" and made it the "standard of beauty" that everyone thinks.
Your body belongs to you and should not be manipulated by social media.
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