Source: People
Scanning your Instagram or Facebook live feed, count the amount of posts that contain images of the human body posing and flexing—in a bathroom, at the gym, or on stage. In eight mouse swipes I came across six posts:
- A before and after comparison shot of a shirtless guy wearing boxers
- A group photo of seven shirtless and pantless powerlifters flexing quads and biceps surrounding a power rack
- A stage shot of a guy wearing posing trunks hitting the most muscular pose
- A bikini competitor posing with her trophies
- A team member with two of his buddies wearing rolled up boxers practicing rear lat spreads in their gym mirror, and
- A woman wearing spandex taking a twisted torso mirror selfie to accentuate her glutes.
This is all commonplace. If I didn't see this in a day, I'd think something was unusual.
A Utah school teacher who is a bikini model and body building competitor says she was afraid she was going to be fired this week after parents complained that pictures she'd posted of a recent competition were immodest and pornographic.
But what if you don't lift or compete in strength sports? What do these posts communicate at first glance (with or without reading the picture description)?
Here's one example of when two worlds collide: Utah teacher receives complaints from parents and feared losing her job after posting bodybuilding bikini shots on social media.