Wanting to imitate celebrities is not new among adolescents. But it is not always for the best … as shown by this trend inspired, in part, of Timothée Chalamet.
Teenagers have always been inspired by the stars they love. They may want to imitate them by taking an interest in one of their passion, reproducing their haircut, or by imitating their clothing style. Trends conveyed by social networks, but which are not always very positive. Indeed, beauty diktats can sometimes cause dangerous behavior.
This is the case, for example, of #Skinnyyok, which encourages to lose weight with violent sentences (kind “You are not ugly, you are just fat”) and by giving risky advice for the health of young people. If this hashtag seems to target the girls particularly, this is not the case for everyone. The trend of “looksmaxxing” mainly concerns young boys and men. This dangerous trend, linked to masculinist speeches and incels, makes it possible to relay advice to “increase your SMV” (or “value on the sexual market”). For example, there are methods to change the appearance of your jaw, whether by placing your tongue in a very precise or, more worrying way, using a “facial hammer”, supposed to restructure the bones of the facial.
These trends have the common point of defining beauty ideals to which must be corresponded. But a new fashion seems to make its appearance, that of the cult of thinness … for boys. It could be linked to the fact that we can see more and more very thin male celebrities, like Timothée Chalamet, who is one of the most visible actors at the moment. If he himself does not absolutely make the praise of thinness, the fact that it is very popular makes teenagers want to look like him, because some see him as a new male ideal.
A dad tells for New York Post Having seen his 14 -year -old son to refuse desserts, counting calories and using diet apps to lose weight. “He is determined to lose weight, but he does not have to lose”deplores this father. Contacted by the publication, specialists said that more and more adolescent boys were super vigilant about their physical appearance and wanting to be very thin. A phenomenon that is seen on forums and social networks, where the advice to get there seem to be increasing. The problem is that the comments made are often toxic, which can create complexes, even, worse, eating disorders.
