#ThighReading is a new campaign with a positive message

Jul 28, 2015

Have you heard of #ThighReading yet?

This summer alone there have been almost countless body-positive hashtags and trends floating about on social media. From clown contouring to the semicolon project people have been doing their best to spread the message about positive body image.

palm readings <<<< thigh readings pic.twitter.com/eaXBcVO7HX

— EMO SLUT (@princess_labia) July 20, 2015

#ThighReading has found people of all ages and body types tweeting pictures of their thighs to celebrate their imperfections.

It started with Twitter user @princess_labia who first used the hashtag earlier this month. She spoke with Elite Daily about the trend and explained the meaning behind it.

The #thighreading hashtag is dope I'm all about people learning to love and celebrate their stretch marks I love this concept!

— harley quinn (@jaureguihadid) July 24, 2015

“Looking at my thighs and feeling the grooves of my stretch marks… the thought that they looked like lifelines, like a palm reading, just came to me.”

She went on to say that while she frequently tweets about her body’s ‘imperfections’ she didn’t expect her followers to respond as much as they did.

I survived bone cancer. My legs aren't a symbol of beauty; they're meant to take me on great adventures #thighreading pic.twitter.com/Bn87Ms7KjG

— pdbowen (@pdbowen) July 27, 2015

“There are so many faces and body types and features that girls never get to see reflected back at them. Girls have tweeted back at me that they had no idea so many women have stretch marks, and that’s so sad, right?”

The actor, writer and student who is based in NYC said that she finds it distressing that something as “normal” as stretch marks are something “we’ve been taught to be ashamed of”.

Soon her 10,000 followers were getting behind the trend and it has been steadily gaining recognition across social media. She said that: “When I think I spend too much energy focused on body positivity and self celebration, I remind myself that suicide is the number one killer of teenage girls worldwide.”