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Beware of the muffin top!
I can’t really remember the first moment I saw a muffin top. I don’t even remember where I first heard the term. But I think this fleshy epidemic has been affected society way too long and I do not understand why.
The other night while I was riding BART I spotted three muffin tops in the car I was in and when I went up to street level I saw at least five more!
Before I go any further, let’s review the definition of ‘muffin top’ for those who are not familiar. According to the always accurate citizen journalists of Wikipedia, it is defined as:
…a generally pejorative slang term used to describe the phenomenon of overhanging flesh when it spills over the waistline of trousers or skirt in a manner that resembles the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing. This generally occurs when an individual wears low-rise, hip-hugger pants, or midriff-baring tops that are too small.
I don’t get it. Do people not feel the draft of air hitting their MT as their flesh hangs lazily over their pants? Do they not feel that their clothes don’t fit properly? Do they think it’s sexy? Your guess is as good as mine.
And women aren’t the only ones who can have a muffin top. Men can also have trouble with exposing their love handles and plumber cracks.
I know one person who is constantly looking like an unflattering baked good. Out of politeness, I have never said anything about her ill-fitting jeans and her MT. I thought I was the only one who noticed until someone else just blatantly said, “Why doesn’t she wear jeans that fit?”
From there, people started speaking out because she was constantly seen with her flesh hanging over the waistband of her jeans like an overstuffed Jell-O mold.
So how do we fix this? Well, there is something for the gals that can help called My Hip-T started by the Salinas-based duo of Christine Meeks and Kelley DeSherpa. The funky little accessory (which comes in many patterns and prints) serves as a stretchy hip wrap, giving you some extra coverage.
This can definitely be a band aid for situation, but I have an even better idea. Why not buy clothes that fit properly? Or maybe you should just be more cognizant of what skin is being exposed. This way, the world will be safe from muffin tops everywhere.
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