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Objectively speaking, Chrissy Teigen is very, very good at Twitter.
When she’s not busy making hilarious jokes about husband John Legend or responding to rude comments, Teigen can be found sparking open, honest discussions about motherhood, body image and relationships.
The most recent example of her willingness to be outspoken came earlier this week, when she showed off her post-pregnancy body.
Sharing a close-up video, she captioned the clip: ‘Mom bod alert!’
mom bod alert! https://t.co/Qi0BZvLmhV— chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen) 1533000127
In a series of follow-up posts, Teigen then shared a topless photo of her kissing Legend and a brief clarification that her aim was to showcase what “regular ol’ bodies look like”.
She also alludes to the fact that Instagram is often awash with photographs, plenty of which are filtered, of toned, chiselled bodies which can make us forget what the majority of human bodies actually look like.
https://t.co/Nuggx674BL— chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen) 1533000240
Instagram is crazy. I think it’s awesome people have killer bodies and are proud to show them off (I really do!!) b… https://t.co/yiUHChBcUq— chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen) 1533000671
also I don’t really call this “body confidence” because I’m not quite there yet. I’m still super insecure. I’m just… https://t.co/4N2fS1fQMo— chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen) 1533001018
A few days ago, Teigen posted another, more light-hearted dig at Instagram’s culture of perfection.
In a hilariously distorted photo, she poses with her arms above her head as a filter warps her waist to impossibly tiny proportions and quadruples the size of her rear.
i have been training. to be an Instagram fitness model. this is after one bag of tea and 5 reps of 2 squats !!!! If… https://t.co/7sD5cSo7bd— chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen) 1532827236
It’s obviously true that apps like Instagram have made it easier for us all to compare our lives with other, seemingly more aspirational lives.
But one Twitter user – Sarah Chiwaya, also known as @Curvily - responded to Teigen by claiming that following plus-size bloggers changed her life and inspired her to begin her own blog.
In a short but necessary thread, she listed a series of plus-size influencers we could all do with following to experience a little more positivity on our feeds.
@chrissyteigen There are so many gorgeous women of all shapes and sizes on IG. My life changed when I started follo… https://t.co/l1iuCXav93— Sarah Chiwaya (@Sarah Chiwaya) 1533011384
@chrissyteigen The more people increase the diversity of bodies on their feed, the more types of bodies they will s… https://t.co/BeOeS4i943— Sarah Chiwaya (@Sarah Chiwaya) 1533011579
@chrissyteigen Ok, for everyone asking for the list, here goes! It’s not exhaustive, bc there are more than I can n… https://t.co/pmy50VAJuo— Sarah Chiwaya (@Sarah Chiwaya) 1533041211
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