The Skinny Asian Beauty Standard is Troubling

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Came back from Chicago with the flu and a Blackpink sweater! I got inspired to make this video after seeing how skinny K-pop idols are in person and how this standard of beauty in Asia is impacting everyone. The spread of information is so quick nowadays cause of new technology and social media - people are seeing these trends and realizing that being thin is what everyone should aim for. Skinny enough challenges are gaining popularity where people try and fit the beauty standard by doing a weird task involving their waist or collarbones. Shopping only in the kid section for clothing is another trend people have started doing. The use of beauty filters that change your entire appearance isn’t helping either. It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s a Facetuned photo. The Skinny Asian Beauty Standard is Troubling #edvasian

[@NecrozmaJade]

I once saw someone either photoshop or filter a picture so badly that her arm was the same width as her waist. Someone made fun of the picture and then got dog piled by a bunch of people calling HER insecure and jealous?? I think about this a lot. Don’t ever think “no one actually believes these people look like this in real life” because they definitely do.

[@biguattipoptropica]

This is exactly the same route Madison Beer went to have people stop calling her out for having plastic surgery. It’s gotten more obvious over time so it’s hilarious to me people still believe her.

[@bruxism666]

ive been spending too much time online, i read that as 'dog pilled' based and dog pilled

[@farzana2686]

@@biguattipoptropicaduuuuuuuuude. So many times people will get so mad and call you insecure or jealous n whatever meanwhile in the pic the width of the girl’s waist is smaller than her head 💀💀💀 like holy shit y'all are clowns

[@zionlionessence]

Hahaha sad 🤣😭

[@ambersmith2612]

There are SO many gullible people especially on tik tok who will jump down people's throats for calling out Photoshop because " some real people look like that" NO THEY DON'T

[@shostysboo]

The leg filter never seems to fail at making me laugh. Like your legs are the same height as my ENTIRE body, and I’m 6’1, so either we’ve unlocked a race of 10 foot people or the filters are going crazy.

[@LilySiti]

The Bayonetta Build. (She's a Queen tho)

[@thisannoyinggirlrightthere9359]

@@LilySiti frrr

[@chickenfoot2423]

the smooth, elongated knees all look the exact same and are so obviously fake to me, but i see these pictures on pinterest a lot and people in the comments seemingly dont seem to realise that, as you said, the legs are like 7ft tall and not realistic

[@mightymeatymech]

Makes me think of IMVU tbh 😭😭😭😭💀

[@qwandary]

To be fair, my legs and arms are unusually long for my unusually small torso, so my knees reach my shoulder when I pull my knees up. I still don't look like those filters though X'D

[@GroovySpleen]

The belly button behind the back challenge actually has a lot to do with rotator cuff mobility and muscle flexibility, two people the same size could potentially get totally different results. Literal weird flex

[@GroovySpleen]

I posted the right before it was said in the video and for some reason I can’t delete or edit 😂

[@katet8639]

Lol I'm probably a whale to these people but I can still kinda do it.

[@gingergamer3270]

@@katet8639 yeah same, I'm a UK size 16 and I can do that

[@Problempossum11]

Right? The only reason I can do it is because I have H-EDS

[@unbosquetar3464]

@@katet8639 I'm a size 2 US (34EU) and I can't do it. XD

[@gamesgames3318]

As a chubby Asian girl who used to be skinny - u literally can't win in any scenario. I was told I was too slim! Or too fat! But never : hey you look good, Ur just at the right weight! Now that I'm chubby no one talks about me as much because I'm no longer 'pretty and skinny' and I feel much more at ease even tho some ppl do give unsolicited comments.

[@amanekaze]

Create your own beauty standards, choosing to be apart like them will destroy your health and your mental being. I decided to be free spirited and it worked. Although I do kinda grew people hating on me even my mother herself for being straightforward and stubborn. It's the least thing I could do, but my confidence grew when I watch a KZbinr who says "my life, my rules". So I became just like them, stubborn and straightforward. Btw, the KZbinr is worldofxtra, he was the one who drag the insecure me out to be confident and be a "king" again. I was happy and grateful enough after finding a channel that boosted my self esteem Fun fact about the "king": I'm transgender ftm

[@assgardiano]

I'm pretty sure that you are beautiful just the way you are. So don't take strangers to seriosly.

[@ProfessorMonstru]

That's why you should always surround yourself with people who don't care about your weight. It should never be a factor in your worth as a person or whether or not people love you. Anyone who makes those negative comments about your body, eject them from your social life completely and immediately. Your mental health suffers so much over time from allowing people who make those comments to occupy space in your mind, something I know firsthand and struggled with for years. I still struggle with body image, but at least there's no one in my life who says those things to me. It helps; trust me. And I'm sure you're beautiful as you are. Keep reminding yourself of that every day! ♥

[@PossibleBat]

Girl you are enough and okay and beautiful, as long as you are happy with yourself and bright you’ll always be beautiful ❤

[@happyhorse1028]

Don’t try and please other people, you will never succeed. Just please yourself. Much love to you and happy belated new year

[@BloodSweatandFears]

I am 9 months pregnant so the only challenge i can do is use my belly as a phone stand 😂 pretty convenient honestly!

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

OMG good luck! I hope you have a safe birth and that your baby is healthy. ❤️

[@lynn9265]

Congrats, wishing you a smooth and safe birth!

[@akiraackerman4780]

Yayy time for an adorable precious baby

[@BloodSweatandFears]

Thanks everyone! Appreciate it 🥰

[@veroniquedag9971]

Congrats 😭😭💗💗💗 🎉

[@throwawayjsjdjddjal]

I was in an emotionally abusive relationship with a guy who fetishized Asian women. I’m a really curvy white woman, and would never be able to achieve those proportions, and he would use that to constantly beat down on me and cheat on me. I live in Asia now for work, and even now that I’ve moved on years down the line, that specific memory sticks with me and I’ve struggled with disordered eating and body image on and off while living here. I’m surprisingly more popular with men now, I DEFINITELY don’t look the same as I did in university, but I’m still never going to achieve these beauty standards that surround me daily and it’s hard to feel like I’m ever going to be deserving of love being built the way I am. Body types as a standard or trend is honestly so gross lol

[@akiraackerman4780]

He sounded gross. Honestly, who wants to please people like him who have extreme fetishes and tear other women down who don't fit them? I feel like sharing my experience with body image too. As a curvy black woman, I have seen society tear down my appearance since I was a kid. Apparently our faces are ugly, our hair is ugly, our skin is unappealing, and our bodies are too masculine/fat. This used to really mess with my self-esteem as a teen. I thought that I would never be considered beautiful. And honestly, I used to get jealous of east Asian women because it seemed like tons of men love them and consider them the "top shelf", meanwhile black women were considered the bottom by many. I would watch a lot of Kpop and feel bad because I would never be as thin as them. It was hard to see these women that everyone seems to love, and then realize that I look nothing like them. Thankfully, my mentality has changed. I entered the real world and realized that these standards mean nothing. A lot of men and women find me attractive and beautiful. And I mean, a lot. I have never had an issue attracting people of all different types. So really, these standards are bs. Of course, NOONE can please everyone. Not everyone likes curvy black women, and not everyone likes thin Asian women, etc and that's fine. You have to find normal people who aren't hung up on race and other arbitrary beauty standards as qualifications to be attractive to them. Trust me, anyone who has those fetishses are likely not worth dating. Even the ones who's standards you DO fit- would you really want to be with someone who treats people who don't fit their race/beauty standards like garbage, and treats you like an exotic toy? It seems like many people don't mind, but I think that sucks

[@veroniquedag9971]

I'm glad you left him 😊😊💗 wish you all the best

[@duddledeedo]

OMG TRUTH. I'm also a white woman living in Asia (married to Asian man) and I get so depressed seeing all these skinny women around it's a wonder I haven't developed an ED. After my first pregnancy I put on 15 kg and got diagnosed with post partum depression because of the weight (not the baby). I've lost most of that weight now, but I still feel it isn't enough...

[@elliygxoxo]

I totally get it. As a black woman, most of my weight settles around my lower half, and there's no way I can ever look like any Black Pink member, unless there is such thing as butt lipo and hip shrinking surgery

[@olliebearblu7783]

@@elliygxoxo i'm white and my weight usually settles on my lower half too, I had an ED for a long time and I just started gaining weight back to be at a healthy weight. I have larger shoulders and ribs as well which really reinforced my dysmorphia of never looking that skinny, yk? something that helped me a lot was accepting the fact that my body genetically can't look like that, and learning to accept myself as-is.

[@user-xr9kj6by3u]

as a fitness trainer, hearing the word "fitness" anywhere near any of this is just laughable. fitness means having a muscle mass, having good stamina, being strong, not being emaciated. There are certainly people who are built in such a way that even with a muscular, well-toned body, they can look like that, but most of these girls are just extremely thin, not fit, and achieve that look by extreme diets, not workouts. also yes, the bellybutton challenge is a flexibility challenge, nothing else 😅

[@feather9115]

Couldn't agree, this has literally nothing to do with fitness

[@hope3290]

Exactly. This is the reason I have thrown out thinking about losing weight and focusing more on building muscle and stamina when I go to the gym. I don't care if I lose weight or not. What I care about is having a strong heart and crushing the skulls of my enemies with my bicep alone.

[@AnyOtherName25]

Totally! I am in my 30s so grew up with all that heroin chic shit and was underweight for ten years. My goal now is building as much muscle as possible and trying to look less like these girls. I get so excited building muscle and getting bigger. Being strong is where it’s at, I feel sorry for women who want to literally look as small as children, it’s all kinds of messed up - weakness is not sexy

[@e.s.r5809]

100%, I used to be a power lifter, I could squat a grown man on each shoulder and run miles without getting tired, and I had barely any muscle definition. Since then I lost an unhealthy amount of weight from illness. I've never been weaker. But I get a lot of compliments on my abs now. 😐

[@jooot_6850]

@@e.s.r5809The ogre build should be the male beauty standard not these pathetic little twinks

[@zvxiv_7027]

A couple years ago I lived in China for like 2 years and being a curvier black girl it was honestly kind of traumatizing , people gifted me a lot of products with whitening ingredients or effects and I developed a bad ED but it was just considered normal the diets I was doing .. I’m glad someone is talking about this because it really is systematic and engrained into the culture

[@makesmewannadie647]

Thats so fucked up

[@olliebearblu7783]

i'm so sorry man, that's seriously so fucked up. they're too blind to see that your skin and body are both beautiful.

[@willwouldnot]

that's horrible, sorry you had to go through that.

[@thisisdefinitelytrix]

I had a similar experience and I'm Asian. People would try to give me whitening products or sell me foundation that was many shades lighter (when I wasn't looking for any). And I got bullied relentlessly because I was a chubby kid and adults never stopped commenting on it.

[@schnozz4301]

Sorry to zvxiv and xtrix that you guys went through that, I hope you're doing better. I have chinese family and friends and the culture can be really relentless on anyone who doesnt fit the beauty standard

[@SiennaGonzalez2002]

I’m recovery for an ED so I wil sadly be skipping this one, but thank you for bringing awareness and for always making such well put together videos!

[@aninamated3984]

Wishing you all the best with your recovery!

[@HaruHikaHaruHika]

Sending hugs 🫂

[@catsrus1409]

I’m proud of you for making the wise decision not to watch this video and best of luck for recovery!! :)

[@j.280]

I wish you good luck recovering!! You can do it!! Also, I am very proud on you for making the decision to skip this one!! That is very brave!!

[@DiogoChris]

Take care of yourself 😊. And if you can, I'd recommend watching videos from Stephanie Lange. ❤

[@evelynvslife]

I’m glad I don’t see any of these trends other than on videos saying “wtf is this”. I put on over 20kgs over 6 years of upping my antidepressants and hate the way I look. I’ve managed to lose about 7kgs this year but something I noticed is I’ve always hated my body, even when I was skinny and had collarbones for days. Finding external validation in completing these challenges will never fix the problem which is your own perception of your body.

[@goldensloth7]

same. much truth.

[@akiraackerman4780]

This the reason why I am so scared to get on anti-depressants. Everyone always seems to gain a bunch of weight on them, which is fine for others. I'm not judging people for gaining weight but I really don't want to do it myself 😔 I guess I will be depressed forever

[@evelynvslife]

@@akiraackerman4780 I understand that. I was fortunately very fit and skinny as well as tall so while I perceive myself to be horribly fat, I’m just average now because the weight was evenly distributed. I tried a few meds before settling on the first one I was on because others had serious affects on weight gain. I find I need to make sure I have enough carbs otherwise my meds just don’t seem to work which is why I put on weight. But on the upside, I’ve finally reached a place mentally where I can motivate myself to be more active and work at achieving a body I’m comfortable in. Meds definitely aren’t for everyone, but I wouldn’t be alive without them; and while I’m still not convinced that’s a good thing, I know my pets like me around so making them happy is my priority for soldiering on.

[@NatLaS]

6 years?….. I took 20kgs in 3 months when I went on antidepressants…. I stopped as well, less than a year in. The barely noticeable help they gave me wasn’t enough to offset the new levels of hatred I reached for myself and my body. I’ve still only lost 10kg and it’s so hard. Wishing you luck on your weight loss journey (if you are on one, idk), and I hope you’re doing well these days ❤

[@akiraackerman4780]

@@evelynvslife That's good ♥ I am already overweight (I always have been). I have lost 25 pounds over the past year or so and the thought of gaining anything from taking anti-depressants is such a huge nightmare! Luckily my mental health has never been bad enough for me to want to h4rm myself, but it's tough everyday mentally. hopefully I can find a medicine that will help me without affecting my size

[@jmarshal]

The ones that freak me out are the girls using filters to look really young and anime-like…then saying they’re not using any filters, and that people have such bizarre views on beauty and truth that they just believe them and attack anyone who says it’s obviously filters. AND then shame real women for not looking like their ideal unreal look. Sigh. What have we become?

[@kira-chan9676]

Thing is, we as humanity have basically always been like this. The only change is that in the past it was about proportions and ratios, now it's about concrete sizing. People (mostly women) wearing corsets usually didn't lace themselves into shape (how would someone work with tight lacing?) but padded everything else up. Empire waistlines were for the illusion of long legs. Bustles were for big... you know, behinds xD. By shifting to modern 'minimal' clothing without leaving beauty standards behind, people now feel the need to change their bodies instead of their clothes. The rise of relatively save plastic surgery didn't really help with that...

[@jmarshal]

@@kira-chan9676 I think some people watch too much anime and have strange ideas about how girls should look 🤣🤣

[@GabrielleTollerson]

exactly!!

[@GabrielleTollerson]

@@jmarshal ikr. Anime and a majority of hollywood,almost everyone in hollywood has had plastic surgeries. Like the Kardashians,they are chock full of plastic surgery but try to claim that they are natural 😂

[@thecreatedvoid117]

Bragging about wearing children’s clothing?… I’m slim naturally and have lost weight (not a good thing) due to parosmia. I sometimes have to shop in the kids section for certain clothing items and let me tell you, it is far from a bragging right and SUPER embarrassing!

[@sineadiloveyou]

It's not embarrassing to me lol I do it all the time

[@makesmewannadie647]

Yeah i dont get the bragging i mean u also dont have to feel too emberrassed but i get that it can make u feel uncomfortable

[@baby.nay.]

Ill never forget I was shopping at target and couldn’t find a single A cup bra … asked an employee what was up and she said they were all in the kids section now 😮like please don’t make me go over there this is weird now

[@thecreatedvoid117]

@@sineadiloveyou I wish it didn’t. But being a grown adult woman browsing through and purchasing in the kids section just feels, for lack of a better term, belittling in some way? The only benefit is sometimes the prices are way better lol

[@pinkmazohyst]

I do it all the time. I’m 23 and it saves me money on clothes, especially shoes 😂

[@paris.998]

As someone who grew up skinny and constantly being told that you have to have a “thick” curvy hourglass body with big b00bs and butt, now seeing that the beauty standard is going back to being skinny is surreal and terrifying. Everyone who was older than me used to say no way you’re complaining about your body, you’re literally the standard. Well at least in their times I was but in mine I was not. They also assumed I “starved” myself out of vanity but I’m naturally like that, I eat a balanced meal and whatever I want. I was planning on trying to gain some weight somehow but seeing this makes me subconsciously not want to do anything about it so I can feel comfortable for once. I’m scared for my mental health and many other people’s who are struggling. Our bodies aren’t trends, we shouldn’t feel pressured to fit in but it’s so complicated when you grew up feeling left out you just wanna fit in for once. And no amount of “you’re perfect the way you are” is going to change it

[@survivalhorrorfan5971]

Not really, this is just China's beauty standard. The curvy body is still the standard in the west.

[@mynamo12]

@@survivalhorrorfan5971 it’s changing a bit these days tbh. Back to the skinny tiny fairy pro-Ana Tumblr girl aesthetic.

[@mynamo12]

@@survivalhorrorfan5971 at least on the internet from what I’ve seen

[@stormyk244]

I grew up much the same. I had “REAL women have curves!” in my face for much of my more formative years, and since I was underweight and didn’t have much in the way of curves, it resulted in a lot of body image struggle. And then people would tell me I wasn’t allowed to feel bad because “at least you’re skinny”. I’ve been working really hard these last few years to eat right, eat enough, and put on muscle. I’m more slim-thick now, and I’m not going back to super skinny even if it’s “in”; I never felt good about myself that way and I felt very frail. I like being fit and strong and I wish more women would see the value in having a healthy body.

[@muffiechu]

My mother straight up told me no man want to cuddle a stick figure so I know how you feel at least a lil bit 😕 No one has it easier. We all get trashed on

[@aninamated3984]

This reminds me of when I was in Japan, I would nearly always get ads promoting weight loss. They were pretty aggressive ones too. I'd like to think I'm pretty comfortable in my body, and yet I started to feel a little unsettled after all these ads over and over again. I rarely get such ads now in my home country. I feel sad for young teens that have to watch trough such ads...

[@makesmewannadie647]

For real

[@Amybozhemoi]

ikr?! And the way my japanese family openly tells us when we've gained weight is something.

[@MisoMow]

Fr though. I used to never be insecure about my body but now I am probably because I am chronically online. Like I have a normal BMI but looking at all the stuff online makes me insecure about my weight and my bit of chub on my stomach.

[@silvernewman47]

Recovering slowly from an ED here. I watched anyway. At my own risk. While eating CAKE. I ate my cake and it tasted great. I think I have chances despite everything let's go

[@tdelioncourt1268]

Cake >>> everything else

[@AminaOwO]

Omg i'm also recovering and had cake today! I didn't watch the video though, it got really triggering. Good luck with your recovery :-)

[@naan000]

good luck on your recovery journey, you got this!!

[@blakksheep736]

Godspeed.

[@emmichelleyellow]

I live in China, and although I am quite average or even thin by western standards, it's very difficult to buy clothes here. I'm often an XL or XXL while I'm an M back in the U.S., and most brands don't even carry clothes that large lol This just goes to show how people view weight and others' bodies very differently here on a systemic level. It's very normal for friends or even people you just met to make comments on your weight. I've had close friends that I love dearly tell me "You look fatter!" when we meet up. Once, a girl my friend introduced me to asked how much I weigh. After I told her, she replied, "Wow, you can't even tell!" 😂 Umm.. thanks? It's all very socially acceptable here and you really just have to get used to it. I can't imagine being even slightly overweight here, much less fat. It would absolutely crush your self esteem.

[@hopeproctor4962]

Oh yea, I one time was in a clothing store in China and I picked out some dresses I wanted to try on and they were M size. the sales clerk told me to try on the XL instead and I did to humor her. they were too big and I needed the M. Needless to say, it did kill me a little that day cause they saw my western body proportions don't match the east Asian body proportions and just assumed that I needed the XL. Just let me do my shopping in peace😭

[@melodi996]

I know people in Japan are the same. But here people will tell you're fatter, just not in your face, not sure what's better.

[@hrrm]

Imagine how surprised I was when I've always bought L size and then moved to Europe and bought a bunch of L sized clothes without trying them on (because trying clothes on was always such a stressful experience since I'd convinced myself I was fat). I even thought I must've lost weight but nope, turns out I was an S all along. But now I'm obsessed with staying an S and it's seriously messing with my head. I can't imagine what it'll be like when I go back haha

[@Well_Ill_Be_GodDangled]

Yup I once got told by a Chinese seller in a market that I couldn't fit clothes because I wasn't fat, but I was big. Not quite 5'7" and 134 pounds was quite imposing to them LMAO nice lady though.

[@kira-chan9676]

@@hrrm I don't know if that helps in any way but even in Europe the sizes aren't really standardized. Every brand has it's completely own set of measurements, being S just means the smaller end of the specific range of measurement that the brand decided on. In the end your sizing will not matter, what's M in one brand can be S in another. Instead of caring about a *literally* arbitrary number/ letter it's more important to wear something that fits. The numbers are just there to see if the clothes need to be bigger or smaller on their scale to fit, not a concrete number for the person to fit into.

[@goldberrys]

My daughter is 19 but looks 10...it's very frustrating for her because people don't take her seriously She wants to work for Nasa but being so small is a problem for some. I usually tell her "Just be you and own it".

[@mocagami]

Trust me, a lot of us in the tech industry are super used to being seen like that too. Especially us baby faced asians. She'll find her crowd once she gets into the field so don't feel too discouraged for now!

[@imnotsure4864]

I feel this. Im 22 and people cut me when im waiting in line just cause i look 14

[@Namelessbread]

I turned 18 this year and my mom’s friend literally thought I was turning 12 😭 I look so young 😔

[@ning_kdances9125]

I am in my late 20's, but people assume i am 12-13... 🥲🥲🥲 In the past i used to get frustrated, but after a certain age it's fun to be considered young... I love to see the look on their faces when i actually mention my real age... 🤣🤣 They are always like, whaaaaattt???? 😂😂😂

[@LyssieLysse]

I’m 32 and look 18 and I still get creepers asking me “So, are you graduating high school this year?” and I’m like “No, I graduated 14 years ago.” They walk away so fast, embarrassed haha That’s what they get for assuming. Tell your daughter to enjoy this time in her life. It means she got that melanin magic and she can get 1/2 off on meals at restaurants because they still think she’s a kid. It worked for me for years keke

[@strykeyboi7459]

the ridiculously long-legged videos made me laugh out loud. it looks so wild

[@lunamoth7044]

It kind of gives me the impression that they're trying to achieve a Slenderman body type.

[@Brandmelder_in]

I‘ve seen a profile of a woman that made her head tiny in every picture. made me laugh out loud as well. but I couldn‘t tell if it was a joke or not because the rest of the profile looked serious

[@chineadoconnor1199]

Some of these 'trends' are definitely disturbing and undoubtedly harmful to impressionable minds. I have never been petite, being 5'10 sometimes sucks as a woman but YOLO I will wear my 6inch platforms and look like the towering Slavic queen I am regardless. Even if according to Asian beauty standards I could lose 25lbs lol

[@leeannpelletier4117]

Slavic queens unite!! Except I am literally 5 ft tall lmao

[@andromedamessier3176]

That collar bone challenge with fish swimming in it gave me phobia 😦

[@leeannpelletier4117]

@@andromedamessier3176 and those poor fish!!

[@anamikayadav2415]

@@leeannpelletier4117 me too girl!!

[@silent-hills]

@@leeannpelletier4117 same here!

[@jacwest7406]

Being naturally small framed and slim is one thing and that's what most people want to become, that or the perfect "thick" hourglass with curves in all the right places and none of the "wrong" ones. But you can't choose your body type like that. Forcing yourself to be skinnier than is healthy doesn't make you look like the people you want to emulate, it makes you look unwell. I've struggled with ED in the past and got down to very unhealthy weights and I still thought I looked fat in the mirror. I was comparing myself to people who had the natural body frame I wanted, and thought if I weighed as much as them I would look like them. It was never enough to make me happy and I just looked sick and bony from the outside perspective. If someone wants to lose weight for asthetic reasons, the number on the scale isn't what matters. If you're at a healthy weight for your body type you will look your best. Not just as far as "fat" but hair, skin, nails, teeth, even the whites of your eyes can be affected. There are so many different natural body shapes and they're beautiful, comparison is the enemy. People who are naturally super tall and slim often hate their body type too, and wish to have a thicker curvier shape. Rich people get tons of surgery to try to reshape themselves like they're making a Sim, and still so many of them are never happy. Love the things about your body that make you unique, play up your favorite features, eat healthy and get a healthy amount of exercise, and you'll look lovely. Easier said than done, of course. There has always been "trendy" body types, at least since the 1800s and I'm sure before that as well. It's just gotten worse with media getting more intense, and surgery and editing getting more available. Remember a few years ago when everyone was obsessing over Hip Dips and getting surgry to fill it in?? Crazy, but we really can hone in on the smallest things like this. It's so unhealthy, I grew up on the 2000s-early 2010s internet and I remember scrolling endlessly through tumblr posts and comparing myself to skinny scene queen myspace models lol. Back then, at least most people didn't know how to edit their face or body in video at all and the kind of editing most people did on photos was much more..rudimentary and pretty obvious most of the time. Nowadays, just a few clicks in an app and you can change anything. It's so easy a 5 year old can do it. I'm scared for the kids growing up nowadays.

[@Alex-fc8xn]

All of this. I half clicked on this video to compare myself to the pictures and videos he was showing, but him talking about how the A4 challenge doesn't make sense because your organs need to fit in your stomach made me feel better

[@willwouldnot]

well said my guy 🙌

[@kaputt_jay3873]

lmaoooo the only curves i got are my skull

[@biguattipoptropica]

I am fat (like, actually fat) and I find people’s obsession with the One True Body Type to Rule Them All very funny. I mean, I feel bad that society enforces that but I’m too old to feel bound to it.

[@phantomsinthemist]

Good for you ig

[@emmypanix]

@@phantomsinthemist do what your username says to yourself.

[@ricequin]

I suffered a severe brain injury aged 17 and I’ve learned that my body is amazing no matter how it looks. I might be fat but I learned to walk all over again despite paralysis of half my body. Disability teaches you that there are much more important aspects to your body than how it looks. Even with an arm that doesn’t work and a very bad leg, I appreciate my body because it allows me to keep experiencing the world. The scars, wrinkles and fat are just visible records of the life I’ve lived and I’m more proud of them than I could be of a tiny waist.

[@akiraackerman4780]

@@ricequin Wow that really gave me some perspective just now

[@wondertyzipp8260]

​@@akiraackerman4780 same 😳

[@Tingling10]

4:53 : You know what that reminded me of? That moment in SpongeBob when Patrick had those long ass legs with boots.

[@xx-bu1hx]

All they needed were fishnet stockings. 😂

[@LM-xw1hf]

I’m a 4’10 woman in her 20s and I have actually cried when I have to buy clothes and shoes from the kids section; especially something like a swimsuit or bras. It’s embarrassing. I can’t comprehend how people want that?

[@LittleSparklingStars]

They don’t, it’s just to show off how thin they are. They don’t buy the clothes.

[@laflaca6666]

People wont sell me shoes because they don't believe thar I have a U.S. size 3 foot. One thing I'm grateful us is that is cheaper.

[@LM-xw1hf]

@@laflaca6666 Yeah the cheaper options are nice, but I don’t want to be stuck in kiddie designs and patterns forever. Also having to alter 98% of my wardrobe before I can wear it is so annoying.

[@_SunscreenQueen_]

GIRL SAME!!! 4’10 and 95lbs is impossible to shop for😂 Jean size is 23 or 000 which only luxury brands offer. OP Old Navy is where I get all my pants and shorts! The kids section is actually cute😅😅😅

[@jaqlynlee1005]

Perhaps I can make a suggestion! If you learn to sew garments you can eliminate the stress of being unable to find clothes you truly want to wear. I took up sewing a couple of years ago because I couldn’t find things that were well made and not garbage fast fashion. The benefits are so vast, you truly don’t need an expensive machine just one with a straight stitch. Then you can spend money on beautiful quality fabric in colors that flatter you, and choose patterns for styles you want. Simply altering them for your body. 😃

[@kerenlevine7481]

As a curvy brazilian who spent 2 years trying to look like an asian girl (I obviously failed) I can definitely relate to these girls.

[@kerenlevine7481]

Now I'm a gym rat and I found out that getting muscles is way easier than lookING like an asian girl. So, I settled for being muscular instead.

[@yianko2090]

Well asian girls also come in different sizes believe it or not…funny enough one time a guy said I am an Asian who has Brazilian’s body😂 I was like eh…what? Which one? So I guess I just want to say, in a way, your body is definitely asian enough😅

[@Cepheus.Ohayon]

Your voice is one of those that I can never tell if your being sarcastic or not but I enjoy listening to nevertheless. Hope you’re doing good :)

[@iamdisappointed1328]

That's the point

[@bbyjscx]

He is always being sarcastic, sarcastic is his whole fabulous personality lol!

[@k.3toi1e]

I don't even know how to feel about my weight anymore. I weigh little because of a poor diet and high-stress levels, and here are people glorifying low body weight. Thank you for making this video and pointing out how toxic these trends are.

[@rexuumaybe4669]

Relatable. You’re not alone 💕💕 wishing you well.

[@k.3toi1e]

@@rexuumaybe4669 Thank you :)

[@feather9115]

Listen. Your weight is not the be all and end all. Regardless of your weight, your body can do amazing things. If you stay healthy your body will continue to do amazing things and that's all that matters

[@miyosan11]

Me as an asian with a big ribs, even when i was so skinny you can see my ribs portruding on my skin, my waist will never ever be that small... it made me feel shitty to not fit into what i think is ideal body shape with my "man-like" ribs

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

Ah, that was me too. I'm not Asian, but I was skeleton thin up until i was 14, but I Hever had a waist. I have always been a boxy shape and while my ribs showed, i looked like a skeleton door. 💀💀💀

[@ScipioChan]

I‘m also asian and I’m shape like a rectangle. Big rips, and waist is almost as wide as my hips and I‘m pretty slim and I workout almost everyday. I know my waist will never be small as these girls bc how my body is built even if I go down to an unhealthy weight. I accepted that I‘m shaped like a rectangle for years and honestly I‘m fine. I hope you can also find acceptance because there are things we can’t change but it’s okay. Maybe it helps to know that you‘re not the only one not having a slimwaist 🫂

[@lucamara6424]

I think not being able to do these weird challenges is a positive thing

[@miyosan11]

@@ScipioChan yes, now tbh i'm slightly overweight and i hate myself because i let go and reach this weight, but i dont need to be that thin anymore

[@ScipioChan]

@@miyosan11 I mean weight changes with time and it‘s okay. But I know how fatphobic asians can be and it‘s a very hard. Especially if you get shamed for that (my auntie shamed me for gaining 5 pounds of muscles bc she doesn‘t how being fit works lol) Anyway stay strong!! 🫶🏻

[@SilverDragonJay]

4:53 you know, when I was joking about Bayonetta setting unrealistic beauty standards back in the day, I didn't think people would actually take it as a challenge. Literally, those are the kind of legs you only have so that you can kick angels in the face without the range being really short or the hit box 's size being hard to estimate.

[@melissachan9966]

Me: having ED and body image issues Also me: watching this video

[@hotsexyangel]

Purr me too best friend 🤭

[@trinlazuli]

same 😭

[@gunwookpookie00]

please talk to someone, you are not alone :( this may seem like an endless battle but you will get through it! you are so brave and so beautiful :( please talk to someone, seek help please.

[@gunwookpookie00]

@@hotsexyangel please talk to someone, you dont deserve to go through this :( you are so brave

[@gunwookpookie00]

@@trinlazuli you must be going through lots of pain, you dont deserve this :( please talk to someone, you are not alone

[@tadashihatsudai]

East Asian here and I’ve gotta say a lot of these challenges are stupid as hell because some people are simply built different and can pull off certain stunts such as putting coins on the “pocket” of their shoulders without being profoundly underweight. My grandad would have been able to do that challenge and he’s not super skinny. Also my mom, and then myself have some of his genetics so I have the pronounced collarbones, and also thin wrists even when I’m overweight. Hence why I put off proper exercise and better eating habits until after I had a few run ins with illnesses related to sedentary lifestyle habits.

[@feather9115]

For real. I'm not even remotely underweight (technically overweight due to muscle mass), and I can fit coins in my collar bones. It's just how I'm built, it's not a flex or a brag, and it's weird to act like other people should be built the same way

[@miraj5569]

What makes me most sad about this is that there seems to be a beauty standard for literally everything. But guess what, if every single body part of yours fit the standard, then...you're standard. Every bit of beautiful uniqueness would be gone, an A4-person, so to speak.

[@jacoabtweed789]

I wondered if I would choose between the standard western beauty (for my face) or keep the face I have. I realised that if I chose the first option, I would be more pretty, but I'd lose individuality. Um, despite my username, I'm a girl 😂

[@feather9115]

For real, I can't imagine wanting to be the exact standard

[@lilysnape6520]

I have to say - as a German the A4 is kind of ... funny - Because in Germany our standardized paper sizes are called with a letter and a number. (The letter stands for a defined ration from width to height and the number is the size) and A4-paper is THE Standard size for anything. (21 cm to 29,7 cm)

[@miraj5569]

@@lilysnape6520 that's...literally what I'm referring to. It's not just a German measurement by the way, it's the international standard

[@lilysnape6520]

@@miraj5569 oh. That's Something new for me :) I Just thought other countries have other named for their Standard sizes.

[@eolym8253]

So I was in the kpop thing for about 4 years. when I stopped being up to date around last year this time, I got into body building. I ate more, learned about body positivity and felt alot healthier because i needed to gain weight in order to reach my goals. Everyone in that community back then suddenly told me my skinny thighs I hungered so much for were ugly and disgusting and asked me what I tought doing that to my healthy body. It like 360 slapped me back into reality. My friends calling me beautiful even tought I thought I was at my lowest at that moment gave me so much awareness about what was going wrong. What no one talks about is just getting rid of social media and stop watching any kind of p*rn. Even reading that stuff makes your view on others sick and unrealistic. Just looking at those people now undereating themselves into sure death makes me feel mad about myself for thinking the same once. I feel so much healthier now mentally and physically. Not only stronger butI also finally overcame my depression of 6 years. Hope you guys stay safe out there and work on yourself. Don't let others decide who you are

[@crayons1584]

I flew to Toronto from Colorado to watch Blackpink and me and my girlfriend both came down with covid. Guess that's just a present for the blinks ❤️❤️

[@Edvasian]

They're making everyone lovesick girls :/

[@KeilaBevins]

Went to an Itzy concert in sugar land. The customer service was not very nice, but we didn’t get sick at all. ❤

[@katarinabojkovska2901]

5:41 the dream face reveal screenshot hit me so hard, I did not expect it XD

[@5Loy_7]

me too :)

[@MissAnathemaDevice]

Me and my flamingo shaped body were ready for a fight until you said sorry. Now I'm just gonna continue to stand on one stupidly long leg and look stunning.

[@artsenalproductions4813]

9:41 I'm not going to lie, but that fish swimming in the collarbone scene was very unsettling.

[@dannivizion]

A few years ago, I scanned a bad, super basic, pencil sketch of a face into my phone, and then ran it through a bunch of those beauty/make-up apps. She came out looking, not *real*, but not, NOT real either. From such a basic sketch, it'd pass for Cyberpunk 2022 level cgi. I remember posting the before and after somewhere like, "this is how real beauty online is." Of all those skinny challenges, the most baffling to me has to be the collarbone ones, because, I'm definitely quite overweight, and, I could do that. Like? What's it meant to prove? Like, congrats on a genetic thing I guess? (Hope you feel better soon.)

[@agentwrench]

It's not the craziest challenge, but for me, the thing about wearing children's clothes really shows this for what it is. The aim is not even an unrealistic woman anymore, it's outright to be a child, and it's sick.

[@melindapadilla8338]

that trends are directly related with anorexia "body checking". well...I guess it's a mental health epidemic

[@user-gi6fe3gv2u]

I've always struggled with my weight, tbh, eventually it all developed into an ED. (I'm better now, but still struggling a bit after 4 years). On my path of recovering I met this guy, which soon became my boyfriend. He was very fit thanks to constatnt training. So, naturally, he invited me to train as well. I'm sporty too and my weight was almost too little, so I thought to gain some muscles and just to have fun with him. Turned out that he didn't wanted me to be better with myself. He wanted to make me better for him. And so it started: strict diet, counting calories (he checked my phone and this app every day), gym 3 times a week (which was too much, since I've had PE in my uni and other things to do, duh), constant control and criticism. Fortunately, I dumped him before my ED was back. YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL YOUR BODY. Not your family, not your partner, not your friends, not even your doctor (still important tho), not the government and certainly not some stupid trends. You worth more than your appearance, weight, amount of likes under you TikTok, etc. Only you can treat your body right, so do it!

[@ali4ng3l]

That’s crazy, good for you for seeing the bs and leaving ❤️

[@nussknacker9827]

I'm glad you dumped him Counting calories is BS You can have the same amout of calories in form chips or apples But completely different nutritional value The important thing is to eat balanced meals "Junk food" And candy Is that totally fine in moderation, great combined / balanced with something healthy

[@j3lli3fish]

Oh hey that’s me I’m the rainbow sweater at 4:00 wild 😭😅 This is an important video topic:) thanks for the video~~

[@Edvasian]

Thank you for demo-ing the crazy filters for us :D

[@tonyswe9463]

@@Edvasian, you look good normal. Why put on makeup like a girl? Especially the lipstick. It looks so girly and sissy. Look Bad. Please stop putting on dark makeup.

[@lotus_dream]

Speaking of the collar bones shit, there is a chinese actress who got criticized for having straight shoulder bc it doesn't fit ancient Chinese beauty standard (she was acting in a costume drama at the time). Literally damn if u do n damn if u don't

[@meilin1308]

I am Chinese and more on the chubbier side and was born in america. My mom has always been talking about going on a trip back to China but I was hesitant and didn’t think i would essentially “fit in” even though I am basically the same race as most of the people there.I knew that China has ridiculous beauty trends but I didn’t know it was this scary. Like, oh you have to look like you just came back from the grave (really really pale, which I’m not) and be skinnier than a stick( which, surprise surprise, I’m also not). I’m honestly scared of my own home country😭😭

[@blake_404]

9:47 Thanks. Gonna use this as inspiration for body horror art ^^

[@trinitypsenak6657]

I remember being in elementary school and being so proud that my parents could touch their hands together around my waist. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. This idea of thinness is so interwoven into our lives it's really sad.

[@chickenfoot2423]

ive been underweight and visibly very skinny my whole life until about 2 years ago (not by choice, ive never had a weight related ed), and it was always my biggest insecurity. id cry about it daily. i thought itd be impossible for me to want to be super skinny again, but seeing people desperate to look like this alll over my social medias has made me start feeling that way. its just the sheer amount of edited photos and girls with obvious ed’s that eventually wear you down and make you believe its how you’re meant to look too. also, i dont follow kpop but fell down a hole recently of looking at comments under pictures of wonyoung and the way people glorify her obvious extreme ed is horrifying and purposeful

[@KristenKras]

Finally, someone is saying this. Poor men and women that feel they need to be so thin or are forced to. I am thin now, thankfully I've become fit but I'm not naturally a large build. I have lost weight due to having an operation and a postoperative chest infection. However, I don't want to lose anymore! It is not good. We all have different bodies, we need to accept that. We need to celebrate different sizes and builds in a healthy way.

[@anonnnymousthegreat]

Meanwhile in america, the beauty standard is to be as bulky and muscular (men) and thicc (women) as possible.

[@makesmewannadie647]

@@anonnnymousthegreat but its still acceptable to be thin there america is a free country u cant compare the mindset there with the chinese mindset the bullying and pressure in asia is insane

[@channiesfavhuman]

you don't need to be a bit bigger or smaller, you just need to embrace your natural body and eat healthy!

[@klorkowska8059]

It's so wierd, i always was the "skinny girl" but in my tiny town i was actually bullied for it by both people at school and family. Everyone was calling me anorexic, flat and that no man will ever want something like me. I absolutely hate the way I look. And now i got to know that my weight/body type is desired in different part of the world. Guess I got really unlucky with being born.

[@Arianita2001]

I'm sorry people were so mean to you. Don't let those comments get to you, it's their problem if they think that way, not yours 💛 And I get you. Where I live, the curvy body type is the most desirable, so I always hated my body too, since I'm too skinny and flat chested. These body standards are reversed in other parts of the world like Japan, China and South Korea, and I also thought I was born in the wrong place. I'm still learning to accept my own body, and I find words very powerful and helpful, so I wanted to let you know that you are enough the way you are, you have your own beauty, sexiness and cuteness, If you own it and let it shine through, you will feel comfortable in your body. You weren't born in the wrong place. And you'll always find someone that likes you the way you are! Not everyone is focused on looks or have preferences for "curvy women". I hope you are able to like yourself at least to a degree. Because body image issues usually don't let you see how beautiful you really are 🌸

[@silence-yt4if]

Same here

[@UniChimma]

Same here, I try to eat healthy but I also eat a lot of candy, but my grandma and my classmates think I am starving myself, but even my grandma said she was skinny like me when she was my age, so it is ridiculous, I always wanted to look European or like the stereotypical Latin Girl, because I am from Mexico, but I can’t, that’s the reason I thought I could fit in Asian Standards, but now I am okey living here in Mexico

[@ghazale1987]

same

[@nussknacker9827]

What I hate most about it is that pedos are highly attracted to me They're absolutely predatory and scary No where is safe unless a strong man is beside me I'm 34, over 20 years of attracting pedos made me terrified of men

[@gyrthez246]

I weigh around 90 pounds or so at about 5"3, let me tell you, don't bother: My legs are skinny and people often envy them, but bro my arms look like bone with skin and maybe like 5% fat. They look disgusting, I have to hide them with sleeves. I have a defined face (not looking like a skull but regularly defined) but I don't feel well. No I don't have a flat stomach, but I do have little energy and poor mental health. Long story short it is not complicated. For anyone wondering, I did not consciously choose this, I am not anorexic, as far as I'm aware I do not have an eating disorder and have been assessed by professionals. I have multiple chronic illnesses (mental and physical) that make food difficult to consume regularly, and when I do consume it, I'm often in quite a bit of pain when digesting. It's extremely difficult to maintain and especially put on weight as a result. You do not want this. I'm in this position and I do not want this. Being this skinny does not make you feel beautiful, it makes you feel pathetic, bony, twisted and sick. Please do not look at someone who is skinny and think that it is the new standard. You are only doing a disservice to yourself by following these unhealthy trends because you are destroying your body in the process. Please eat healthily, exercise healthily, and treat yourself right without concern over what others might think.

[@goldensloth7]

thank you, and i hope you can find some relief from your pain and sickness. hugs (if you want em!)

[@felmargego2534]

reminds me of this cpop idol i stan. during an interview, she talked about how she thinks she is fat, when in reality, she is actually very slim yet toned. when i heard her say that, i was like, "what fat??? girl ur literally skinny enough!" 😭😭 body standards in asia, especially in china, are so toxic and dangerous and can skew perceptions of what a healthy body is.

[@pleasegobuyyourownfood2544]

I'm Asian and let me tell you When I'm skinny they'll call me skeleton and when I gained weight they'll call me pig. And some people would told me to lose weight. RN I'm 59 kg and I'm not losing weight just because they said so. I'm happy with my life, body and in a relationship where my partner love me for who I am Peace ✌️

[@apocalypseready6256]

It feels illegal to be this early

[@gemain609]

I feel this

[@messyhairedlucas5474]

ONGOD

[@melancholysia9715]

4:54 reminded of a family guy scene "Legs go all the way up" If you know you know

[@donnitderkomet]

Paper factory and hiding Spot, hw do you come up with that???! I just woke up watching this and I lost it

[@duskyrose23]

I remember when in Italy our teacher was telling us about some famous fashion brand that was trying to enter the Korean market and they were trying to sell everything starting with shirts. The sleeves were too long for the Koreans, sizes were for europeans so the seller showed them how to fold the sleeves in order to fit . She said the folded sleeve became trendy the next day:) and they were selling like crazy… the 90 ‘s I guess

[@yumine_]

Watching this video while eating my breakfast consisted of 3 carbo + 1 protein, straight with my hand no utensils, & one leg up like a gangsta. Yeah this beauty standard isn't for me. I like eating comfortably not eating elegantly 🙈

[@diamondedevil]

the one leg up samee

[@imsleepy7054]

That's the EXACT way I ate my breakfast today while watching this video😳

[@somebodynamedsam9089]

Girls photoshopping their legs to be skinner and taller reminds me of Royale High

[@Am.eth.yst_]

9:42 my exact face, why is it so disturbing

[@pineandsprucebooks]

Nah pal we're not doing the 2000/2010s thinness situation again nuh uh. Healthy is beautiful 🥰

[@shyshy1894]

Periodddd

[@miffyjii]

WELCOME BACK KING 👑 I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MISSED YOU I WAITED TO EAT UNTIL YOU DROPPED A NEW VIDEO I HAVENT EATEN IN WEEKS I CANT EAT WITHOUT WATCHING AN EDVASION VIDEO 😂😂😂😂

[@KeilaBevins]

The kids section can have nice things in very large sizes, sometimes. Lol we had to shop in the petite section and then adult section pretty early on, because the kid section usually only has sizes for 5 year olds. R.I.P. But like I don’t see anything wrong with buying a “kids” article of clothing, as long as it fits you, lol. Went into a Levi’s the other day, and it looked like they were selling baby onsies, but they were adults shirts. Wild.

[@virgofairy88]

I grew up in the 00’s where skinny was big and you had to have a flat stomach. I was (and still am) 5’2” with a small belly roll and athletic legs and a butt. You can only imagine how I felt being bombarded with thin people on TV every day-thankfully I grew up and social media helped normalize other types of bodies and helped me accept myself. But we went too far the other way and now we’re being yanked back to skinny land. I’m in my 30’s now and I’m just going to ignore it all and wear whatever I want. You should too. Go outside and have fun instead ❤

[@chelseaxx6672]

i have a younger sister (12) and she’s tan with dark brown hair. She always tells me she wants to be very pale and have black hair. Just like the asian (specifically korean) aesthetic. Me and my brother find it sad

[@ebr7753]

yes i think social media is influencing young people too much, she should follow beauty standards for her ethnicity because any ethnicity and race can be beautiful too with their own genetic features like golden skin and brown hair

[@Benmon.33]

Had a terrible day! I’m so happy you uploaded a new video and I’m so early for it. 🥺

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

Ah me too! I waited for the bus in the freezing cold and it kept getting delayed. I waited 2 hours and then it began to rain. Luckily I finally got picked up by my mom's friend 😭

[@BillyBeanist]

Of course it’s going to be easier for a 4’8 woman to hide her waist behind an A4 piece of paper than a 5’10 woman or man…. None of these challenges take into consideration proportions.

[@ebr7753]

exactly, they think women should be under 45kg without taking into account height, 100 pounds is gonna look VERY different on a 5 foot versus 5'8 woman

[@maillemacanaugh1841]

“We are not trying to body shame here….” Nah…. But filter shaming is on the table

[@whatsup968]

One of the worst things about these "challenges" is that even if you look at them with a critical eye, you are still tempted to try them to see if you live up to that "standard"... ...Even though they act as terrible metrics. Like yeah I'm not especially thin but I am extremely flexible in my joints (especially my shoulders), so the touching the bellybutton one is pretty easy

[@silverghostcat1924]

Glad you're feeling better 💚 Love your videos 💞

[@Stella.Magdalena]

Get well soon 💪 these beauty trends are bizzare, thank you for showing them. I would also like to say that it's so soothing to see someone on KZbin who says it out loud that this is pointles because our bodies have a bigger goal than fitting some crazy standards 👏👏👏

[@m.t.76]

I just want to shout out to all my medium size girls out there! In Asia, we seem to glorify this extremely small body type and in America, we are increasingly glorifying the larger body types. Not everyone is on either end of the spectrum! Love your body- love it! Take the best care of it that you possibly can... you only get one- and yes bodies come in different shapes and sizes. IMHO- Variety is beautiful!💜

[@astralis7693]

Doing those shoulder workouts actually helped a hell lot for changing my posture from that of a shrimp to one that doesn't give me neck aches anymore. So idk about the collarbone challenge, but those 90 degree workouts definitely help give you a better posture ✨✨✨✨

[@thehoeandherhoecakes2628]

Ed, you were on 🔥 with this one. Flu, flamingos and down for visiting friends in jail.😂

[@BrendaNaomi]

Friendly reminder that women/people born female naturally have a little layer of fat on their lower belly to protect the uterus. Our body has all kinds of ways to protect us but we aren't always nice to our body in return. I hope that everyone who struggles with body issues can take all those challenges and beauty standards with a grain of salt. Your worth is not determined by your size or the shape of your body ♥

[@rachelpottorff2994]

Yes!! You are amazing for sharing this 🤗

[@Bigsaggybals]

Thank you

[@StanChunghaOrGoHome]

Sad reality is it’s seeping into all parts of social media. With being skinny with the tiniest waist being the trend again, I see people filtered all of my feed. And they always get comments like “omg body goals”. I’d comment that it’s clearly edited as you can see slight warping and I’d just get the response “good bodies exist!!”. Our view of what a normal body looks like, is so skewed from reality because filtering is as common as it is. People seem to forget it’s not just pictures that get edited, videos do too. Editing your body is fine if you’re transparent about it, otherwise I believe it to be messed up.

[@ebr7753]

so true, people need to go outside and look around cause i've never seen people look like that irl

[@cilanatroisbetterthanparsley]

75% of Americans are overweight. You just don't know what healthy looks like anymore.

[@TadanoCandy]

The problem is people want to be the most beautiful. News flash, if everyone is beautiful then no one is. The majority has to be “ugly” and/or too poor to get plastic surgery so that there can be a few beautiful people. I for one have given up on being beautiful. I have people who love me as I am, and that’s enough

[@leannezzers]

This video has a nice amount of ridiculing to remind people that these trends and body/beauty standards are silly. You can participate but yes, don't take them to heart!

[@LyssieLysse]

I was tiny for YEARS, but it was because my anxiety was so terrible I couldn’t eat or eat much. Plus my metabolism was fast. I was so small at one point that a sheet of printer paper looked like a blanket kekeke I’m currently at a weight and body size I’m content with and I still get naysayers saying “Don’t gain anymore weight or you’ll get fat.” Fck them!

[@cathyhc5150]

Growing up in China landed me with an ED for almost more than 10 years. After I came to the States for college it was just so relieving not having to worry about being called fat everyday anymore (I'm 5'2, 103 lbs). I was bullied in China growing up, people constantly telling me I look like a meatball, need to lose weight, stop eating etc. And my friends back in China don't understand why I really don't want to go back after I graduate.

[@tianastewart5151]

Thanks for still putting out a video even though you aren't feeling well! Hope you feel better soon!

[@kaffeine9398]

I missed your content! Hope you are feeling better, and thanks for the update 🥺🫶🏻💖

[@Sinnaktuq]

That woman in yellow makes me feel so much better about myself because despite failing these challenges she's actually thin??

[@leeannpelletier4117]

yeah I hope she doesnt think bad of herself for not getting the challenges tho :/

[@elainealibrandi6364]

Your videos are witty and fun, and your delivery is spot on!

[@dianefabbricino8954]

Imagine if there was a happiness trend, where you do something that makes you truly happy

[@froggyinthecloset]

Adding onto this, there was a point where my recommended was filled with people doing a challenge in Eastern Asia where they would try to fit between boards to get a discount at a specific restaurant and the skinnier you were, the higher your discount. But the smallest size wasn't even a centimeter wide. You had to have flat EVERYTHING to even dream about getting even 30% off of some food. Horrific behavior.

[@denjisleftnu-]

"Apologies to anyone who's shaped like a flamingo" is now my favorite sentence

[@pokermika]

It feels so good watching you make fun and questioning the logic of these challenges

[@ash_does_stuff_69]

I’m a muscular girl with curves, and am often considered medium size, even though I’m insanely healthy (I dance 12 hours a week). The fact that people want thin girls with curves is just so unrealistic! It’s nearly impossible to *naturally* have a small waist/flat tummy AND have an hourglass figure. Let’s get used to the idea that these standards are unrealistic!

[@olaslaw3465]

God I love your videos about asian trends! Mostly on my way to work. Love from Poland ❤

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

I learnt a while back that trends suck, as a kid I wanted to be edgy but now I just wanna be happy. So I will use the ones I like and ignore the rest!😂 - However, it’s hard to explain that to people without sounding like I’m trying to be original, like no I really am just too tired of wasteful and meaningless trends, let me live in my happy bubble of misusing Snapchat and build up my courage to start a new show. I’m FINE.

[@cardinalsin.]

you are one the most unique people I have ever seen. we need more people like you too teach people that being yourself is the new ideal

[@samantha2128]

Just found this channel, gonna binge now - a calm voice and rational, measured reactions from a place of maturity and consideration for others - it hits different in 2023

[@mintismymeme]

That "perfect shoulder" obsession is so ludicrous. I've been told to avoid training my shoulders excessively because "a big trapezius is ugly on a woman". I have also seen slimming patches to stick on your trapezius that claims to make them slim down! How do you even make this giant muscle group disappear 😂

[@Shamazya]

The filters are pretty impressive, especially those leg ones. That's a decent amount of area the filter has to change compared to the small touch ups you tend to have to do with a face.

[@justAcarat17]

I hope you get well soon! Take your time and care of yourself, we’ll wait for you to get better :)

[@alphagetier]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[@amc497]

I was pretty shocked when I moved to SE Asia and was always an XL in most clothing (many stores don't carry about a jean size 6/8). I'm not overweight and usually wear US medium, but even the clothes in a lot of Asian countries are automatically so much smaller and exclusive. Same thing when I visited China. It can really give you a lot of body dysmorphia.

[@leggi_bois4eva]

I'm trying to convince myself I don't have a cold rn, it's hard out here

[@Jeannette.81]

I’m glad to hear you are feeling better 💜

[@timtosha]

I saw you for the first time today and I’m surprised by your voice! so soft and calming!

[@dilarabektas5151]

i love your Chills voice it’s perfect 7:51