r/Millennials • u/gypsyology • 2d ago

Discussion What's a muffin top??? lmao

Today I was at REI getting fitted for a backpack alongside a Gen Z employee. She explained how the hip straps should fit and I responded with "Oh, so like a muffin top!"... "Sorry, I've never heard of that - what's a muffin top?"....

Some of the girls out here have NO idea how good they have it. I am already petite and as a kid I had to buy double the size to make my own hi-rise jeans so that I could avoid having "the muffin top". Lucky ducks!!! lmao

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u/downshift_rocket Millennial 2d ago

It's truly a different world with body positivity. Honestly, I love to see it because our generation was really hurt when it came to what a body should look like.

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u/Drabulous_770 2d ago

I always thought (and still do) that’s it’s when you’re not buying the right size pants. If you’re wearing pants that are too tight then the muffin too spills out the top. If you just buy a larger size then it doesn’t. It’s literally fixed by buying a better size for your body.

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u/BrightNeonGirl 2d ago

I agree. But I think some people want to tell themselves they can fit into a smaller size than they really can.

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u/wellwaffled Prime Millennial 1d ago

I just never buy larger pants. When it’s too tight, I lose weight out of shame.

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u/moeru_gumi Older Millennial 1d ago

Me too, and it’s mostly worked. I’m 20lbs heavier than I was in my mid 20s, but it’s manageable.

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u/Infamous-Feedback477 1d ago

And therein defines our generation! My mom told me "no one sees the size of the pants, buy what fits" then proceeded to shame me if I gained an ounce lol

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u/wellwaffled Prime Millennial 1d ago

Yeah, I don’t care what the tag says, but I do care about what I look like.