02 Jul Body-Positive Instagram Users Are Sharing Their ‘Hip Dip’ Photos Online

Insecurity and social pressure has a way of convincing people that they are not normal, or that their look is lacking in some way. The absurd beauty standards present in the media and other industries means a lot of women are left questioning the smallest details of their bodies, even when the so-called “defect” they have found is something shared by many others.

These faults can be anything about our bodies, but it gets worse when they are in opposition to a trend shared online by those who fit into a specific kind of image. Talk of a celebrity’s “bikini body”, stretch marks or “thigh gap” is frequently found on the pages of gossip magazines and websites, which is bound to have a cumulative effect on their readership.

When you’re told that one look, even if it’s focused on just one body part, is the right one to have – it’s likely you will look to yourself and see how you compare. And if you don’t match up, that may become a sticking point to which you always return.

Social media may help to spread some of these toxic ideas, but they also provide the opportunity to subvert them. In the case of sites like Instagram, women can get together through the use of hashtags and turn their perceived faults into a positive rather than a negative. A recent example of this reversal is the topic of “hip dips”.

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