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The "A4 waist challenge" - China’s latest body image trend - is facing heavy criticism worldwide on social media where many aim to show that beauty is not paper-thin. A4腰作为中国最新审美标准走向，如今正面临着来自全球社交媒体的严厉批判，许多人认为美并不是骨瘦如纸。 The waif-obsessed craze, which challenges people to hide their waists behind a vertical piece of A4 paper (21 centimeters wide), has prompted disdain not only among Chinese, but also from comrades in South America, Europe and the US. 随着A4腰开始成为一种风靡一时的时尚，很多人开始挑战A4腰，即将自己的腰隐藏在纵向A4纸(21厘米宽)后，这引来了不仅仅中国同胞，还包括南美，欧洲以及美国朋友们的一阵吐槽。 "Don’t hide behind a piece of paper, you are beautiful!" an Instagram user in Germany posted. “不要躲在纸后面，你本来就很美!”一名德国Instagram用户发布的贴文中说道。 "Your body is sacred. You’re exactly the way you supposed to be," an Instagram user posted in Brazil. “你的身体是神圣的，做自己就好。一名巴西Instagram用户写道。 Instead of paper, some held up their university diplomas, while others complimented their messages by holding up a middle finger. | 
