Friday, 1 April 2016

True Story: In China, women are trying to cover their knees with an iPhone to prove they have slender legs

China's new body fad is making us think, and re-think, people's sanity. Women hiding their knees behind an iPhone to prove a point is the recent trend that's going viral!


This new body challenge is not only unhealthy, but also disturbing. Picture courtesy: Weibo
China seems to be the hub of bizarre trends! Not too long ago, there was the crazy A4 Size Waist Challenge--wherein women held an A4 size of paper in front of their midriff to prove to the world that they have a 'tiny' midriff.


Now, it's the iPhone 6 Legs Challenge, which requires women to cover their knees with an iPhone 6.

Here are some proofs of the regressive madness:
 This new body challenge is not only unhealthy, but also disturbing, as it shows Chinese women's obsession with bizarre body trends to prove that they have the ideal figure.
 With these new fads on the block, trends like thigh gap and thigh brows are things of the past!
 While many are uploading pictures of their phone-covered knees, some sensible ones are looking at this as yet another body shaming trend.
 So, how did it all start? According to Today, photos were recently posted on Weibo, a Chinese micro-blogging site, and shortly after, the challenge spread like wildfire. (Weibo is also believed to have been the platform where the A4 Waist Challenge started.)
 At the time of writing this article, iPhone6 legs had nearly 84 million viewers and 72,000 comments on Weibo.
We wonder what body part challenge is next!

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