‘Manlet’ And ‘Hiplet’: The Body-Shaming Terms You Should Talk To Teens About

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"Manlets" and "hiplets" are appearing in comments online. What's going on?

If you spend a substantial amount of time online, you might’ve already come across the terms “manlet” and “hiplet”. But for those who haven’t, “manlet” is a derogatory term that’s been used online for years as a way to height-shame shorter men and boys.

And now “hiplet”, which seems to be newer, is about body-shaming women and girls for having ‘hip dips’ (inward curves located below the hips and just above the thighs) as a retaliation to ‘manlet’ abuse. 

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