The new dangerous body obsession taking over Instagram
WE’VE already endured the thigh gap and the collarbone challenge, but now there’s a new ridiculous body standard taking off on Instagram.
WHEN you hear “Toblerone,” you probably envision the delicious, triangular Swiss chocolate bar filled with nuggets of almond nougat.
But the word now has a much more alarming meaning.
The “Toblerone tunnel” is taking over Instagram as the new body-image craze.
The phrase refers to a specific type of triangular gap between the top of your thighs — specifically noticeable beneath the extra-toned butts of, say, Emily Ratajkowski and Kylie and Kendall Jenner.
Critics point out that, like the traditional thigh gap, the “Toblerone tunnel” is just another unrealistic — and problematic — body goal for women to aspire to.
Luckily, twittizens don’t seem to be minding the gap.
“Yeah I’ve got a Toblerone tunnel … otherwise known as my throat,” writes one social media user.
“What in the actual f**k is wrong with the world when girls are posting pictures of their arses on t’interweb and inviting people to check out their ‘Toblerone tunnels?’. I always thought your Toblerone tunnel was the one between your nose and your chin,” writes another.
This article originally appeared on the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.