One of the coolest aspects of social media is that it has allowed women to connect and share in ways they haven’t been able to before. Instead of just seeing pictures in magazines to tell us what’s beautiful, we have ways to share our own version of beauty amongst each other. Hundreds of body positive campaigns have sprung up as a result, and the latest is all about the mermaid. In a trend that allows curvy women to show off their stuff, thousands have taken to social media using the tag #mermaidthighs, a movement that reminds the world that even if you don’t have a thigh gap, you’re still allowed to proclaim yourself as beautiful. Find out more about this trend below, and learn how mermaid thighs got their name. More importantly, remind yourselves that there’s no such thing as “ideal beauty” — it’s simply all in how you look at things.
