Mum blasts body-shaming pattern – and exhibits followers’ her ‘actual’ determine

A mum blasted the ‘legging legs’ pattern to fight regarding body-shaming on social media by displaying her ‘actual’ self.

Danae Mercer Ricci, 36, from the US, is a journalist and influencer who’s on a mission to unfold messages of self-love. The mum-of-one has constructed up a powerful 2.3million Instagram followers for flaunting her cellulite and shining a light-weight on how ‘pretend’ social media might be.

Recently, Danae addressed the brand new pattern that briefly grew to become common on TikTok. Girls and ladies would use the hashtag ‘legginglegs’, which has since been faraway from the social media platform, to indicate off their slender frames and ‘thigh gaps’ whereas carrying yoga pants.

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Despite the hashtag of the pattern being changed by an consuming dysfunction helpline and assets, Danae took to Instagram to say her piece. She posted a video the place she rocked some health club shorts together with an identical bra and first stood with out posing.

The influencer then ‘reworked’ her physique in seconds and shared her secret – sizing up. She urged followers that garments are supposed to suit your physique, not the opposite approach spherical.

Before the hashtag was faraway from TikTok, Danae wrote a prolonged caption and mentioned: “Legging legs are trending on TikTok. And if you don’t know what that is: think the 2014 version obsession with thigh gap, just updated for 2024.

“In quick, it’s terrible. And it obtained me occupied with all of the ways in which legging legs might be ‘faked’. I can change my pose and cease my thighs from kissing. I can edit my physique or I can do stuff like this: change what measurement garments I’m carrying.

She continued: “When I originally thought of this video, I wanted to focus on how It’s OK to size up because that’s what I did here.

“And I’m a complete lot extra cozy. But now there’s this pattern. So as an alternative I simply need to say, to any teenagers on my web page: Please watch out with what you imagine.

“Don’t compare their bodies to yours. Don’t judge yourself by their ruler. All legs are legging legs. All bodies are worthy. Simply because they exist. And that means we exist, and that’s the most incredible thing of all.

“No physique shaming pattern required.”

“It’s true,” one wrote. “I get requested if I misplaced weight loads currently. I really gained weight however purchased larger denims.”

Another fan added: “I believed it was stylish to have large thighs and a dump truck in the mean time, haha can’t sustain.”

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