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Amelie Allen Trending Look out, tote bag girlies: TikToker Jia (@ ) warns against wearing a messenger or tote bag after the uneven weight distribution potentially misaligned her spine. Jia begins her with a public service announcement. “OK, PSA, if you’re a tote bag girl, or if you have been carrying this f*cka** satchel messenger bag religiously, like me, for the past three or four years: get your friend to check the alignment of your spine,” she states.

She goes on to describe when she noticed the perceived misalignment. “I was wearing a tank top the other day, my back was facing my friend, and I go like this,” Jia flexes, bringing her arms up and stretching her shoulders back. “And she goes ‘Stop, stop moving.



Stop.’” Jia explains that her friend called their entire group over to look at her back. “I’m like, ‘What? What? What’s wrong with my back?’ They’re like, ‘Your spine is like ,’” Jia makes a bending motion with her hand to accompany the sound effect.

“Tell me why I’ve been wearing this bag on one shoulder for so long that my back muscles are like, jacked on one side, and my spine is like— ” Jia finishes with a whispered scream. Some commenters were genuinely alarmed by Jia’s experience, while others responded more lightheartedly. “I was legit just wondering why my left shoulder pops out of place.

.. that has been my purse/tote bag arm for over a DECADE,” one user said.

Another commenter was surprised by the habit. “N.

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