Feminism

Is it 'OK' for girls to sit with their legs open?

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4 Dhjetor 2024

Is it 'OK' for girls to sit with their legs open?

A (sexual) joke by Milaim Zeka referring to a photo of the resident of "Big Brother VIP Kosovo", Lela, turned into a topic of discussion and debate. It is about the photo below, next to which Zeka writes: Televoting opens!

Is it 'OK' for girls to sit with their legs open?

As can be understood, the focus of this post by the "BBVK" columnist was Lela's attitude.

But how 'popular' is this kind of attitude from girls today?

Lela may not be the case, but a good portion of girls in the world choose to sit in a way that has always been described as manly.

To understand more clearly what we are talking about, take a look at the photos below.

Is it 'OK' for girls to sit with their legs open?

Is it 'OK' for girls to sit with their legs open?

As you can see, it's mostly the podcast girls who are turning this kind of attitude into a trend.

Admittedly, we have always been taught that our posture is with our legs crossed or closed (but never open). We don't know if the closed-legged position while sitting down came from our mothers' constant insistence or if it's just the natural way a girl sits.

How should girls sit?

This question is not asked by us, but by someone on Reddit". The answers were many, but what we discovered is that a way of sitting different from what is considered "elegant", Gen Z refers to the way of sitting AFAB.

"I'm AFAB. A lot of learning to "sit like a girl" involved people telling me to keep my knees together. When I was first learning to "sit like a girl," I remember it being physically uncomfortable.

"I haven't made much effort to "sit like a girl" for years, but I'm doing it now and my legs are getting tired," writes one girl.

Another says that it's all about posture and elegance.

"Traditionally, it's a lot about posture. Sit up straight, shoulders back, head up/chin down. Maybe cross your hands in your lap.

As for the legs, you have to keep them together. You can cross them at the knee/ankle, put your legs to one side or just keep them together. The pelvis or female body actually helps a lot to hold your legs together," writes another.

Some say that keeping the legs closed is something more natural for girls and this for a simple reason: This is how their posture is built! So, if men sit and keep their legs open, it is because of comfort, as their male organ does not allow them to do otherwise.

"Girls with open legs": Trend or comfort?

It must be said that in every video, where a girl is sitting with her legs open, there is never a lack of comments pointing this out. Replicators are divided into two camps: The first say that such a form of sitting is quite sexual, while the others emphasize that no one defines the divisions between boys and girls, so the latter can sit as they want.

It seems like the trend is in the thick of the saga to prove that girls are free to do whatever boys can and not be judged. But, many others think that some things, such as the way of standing, are things that come quite naturally and a girl sitting with her legs open is not in her most "natural" version. If posture is related to comfort, as we said above, boys choose to sit with their legs open because they have "something" that girls don't have.

But is this way of sitting being used for popularity? Sitting with your legs open and touching your genitalia in a seemingly involuntary movement, it must be said that it guarantees quite a reaction. People pointing out and commenters arguing about the differences between boys and girls actually translates into visibility and algorithm improvement for the person posting this content. Such topics always arouse controversy, but in the "language of clicks and business", controversy translates into money.

As we said, this topic stirs up a lot of debate, so we want to know your opinion as well.

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