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The toxic truth behind those viral leggings women wear every single day
The Toxic Truth Behind Those Viral Leggings Women Wear Every Single Day
This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you.***“Ladies, leggings are not pants,” local man Dale Partridge preached on X, unwittingly nailing the reason why your favorite pair of Lulus leads a $440 billion activewear industry that has every fit chick, supermom, and It Girl singing its praises. Yeah, buddy, leggings aren’t pants. That’s why we love ‘em! They’re flattering, forgiving, easy to dress up, and just as perfect with flip-flops. But is the stretchy pants era hanging on by a thread? I’m preemptively dabbing my eyes with the nearest pair of Lululemon Align No Line High-Rise 25” Smoothie Wash Blueberry Multi leggings. I’m also suddenly wondering if Britney Spears’ “Toxic” was about Spandex this whole time: “With a taste of the poison paradise, I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic?”Luckily, it’s not you, it’s the pants. And it’s not the concept of leggings (phew); it’s the toxic chemicals used to make them. Still wearing your go-to black yoga crops...
