#1
You may have heard of numerous challenges such as the Ice bucket challenge, Breast grabbing challenge, the Belly button challenge and the list goes on. Now the newest trend on social media is the ‘A4 waist challenge'.Originating in China, this bizarre new trend has popped up on social media!
#2
Once again, teenager's and women are being pressured by this crazy social media trend into proving that their stomachs are no wider than a piece of A4 paper.
Hundreds of photos have surfaced showing women standing in front of a mirror, holding the page horizontally either in front of their body or behind their back proving that they meet the beauty standard.
#3
A US size triple zero, or UK size 0, is a waist measurement of around 23 inches in circumference though the width of a waist might vary, proving just how small the challenge calls for women to be in order to be successful
Prior to this particular trend's rise to popularity, there have been countless other viral challenges that promoted equally worryingly slender frames.
One of the most wide-spread social media "tests" was the belly button challenge, which saw women wrapping their arm around their back, proving they could touch their navel.
#4
Some people are taking this challenge very seriously, but there are also some who are making fun of it by saying that, they too have A4 waists, when the paper is held horizontally.
Before this particular trend got popular, there have also been many other viral challenges that promoted equally worryingly slender frames.
You may recall the belly button challenge, which consists of women wrapping their arm around their back to prove that they could touch their navel.
#5
Thousands of people have joined the conversation on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, and sharing their results.
Social media user were not showing any mercy in their derision of the whole concept, with user xiao11211614 writing on Weibo: 'I'm a size smaller than A4. I'm A3
A user on Twitter summed it up, John Disereits wrote: 'So are they insinuating smaller is better? Not cool to offend the girls who don't measure up in this manner.'
