#Fatkini Hashtag Inspires Women Of All Shapes To Post Unashamed Selfies

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[nickcarraway]

Posting selfies is quickly becoming a universal way for people to identify themselves as aligned to a particular idea or movement, and the newest selfie trend hopes to eliminate body-shaming. In doing so, women of all shapes are reshaping body-acceptance and the retail market.

The hashtag, #Fatkini, has been on the rise the past few months as more and more women on social media have gained the confidence they need to sport the revealing swimwear. Most popularly used on both Instagram and Tumblr, the hashtag has already produced thousands of selfies of plus-size women, and a following fiercely devoted toward their bravery and public acceptance.

The hashtag began within plus-size communities on social media, who seek to carve out a space for openness and support for plus-sized women. Later, these communities began to push for designers and retailers to open their market for more plus-size shapes. These communities widely attribute the hashtag's inception to a fashion journalism blog, Gabi Fresh, in which the author Gabi Gregg called upon women to wear whatever swimsuit they wanted without fear of shame and judgement.

The popular selfie trend is being noticed, and may be capable of influencing the fashion market. According to ColorLines, Forever 21 was one of the first retailers to acknowledge the trend, and have now begun producing a much larger swimsuit selection for bigger bodies.

[WorkingClassFilth]

I’m guessing this is one link that you don’t want to click.

[Uncle Miltie]

Admin Mod: Please ban photos from this thread, or post an eye-wash station at the exit.

Thank you very much.

[BenLurkin]

[cripplecreek]

Great googly moogly!!!!!!!!!

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’ve found over my more than five decades that women are women.

[PapaNew]

Probably a reason they are “selfies” rather than taken by another.

[Bob]

Courtesy of the "You just can't make this up" school of article writing:

These communities widely attribute the hashtag's inception...

Oh, I'm sure that they do, both literally and figuratively.

[doorgunner69]

Well, maybe this will shut up the Free Republic "Get her a cheeseburger" crowd!

They will get to see the women of their dreams, all well fed.......

[TalBlack]

Uh, only the 2nd from right is ‘fat’. The rest look to me like, more or less, ‘standard’ women.

[Snickering Hound]

Candice says no, bikini is a privilege not a right...

[familyop]

Someone prodding a small prototype of a swimsuit design.

[cripplecreek]

Well, maybe this will shut up the Free Republic "Get her a cheeseburger" crowd!

No, but now I want a cheeseburger.

[mikrofon]

[Veggie Todd]

[doorgunner69]

No, but now I want a cheeseburger.

Just as long as you do not post your pic on Fatkini!

[2ndDivisionVet]

[x]

Michelle Obama's diet and exercise kick is making young women ashamed of their bodies, so the next first lady is going to promote positive body image awareness among young women.

I'm sure it's one campaign Bill Clinton will truly relish.

[cripplecreek]

Just as long as you do not post your pic on Fatkini!

Not even if suggestively posed with a bacon cheese burger?

[nascarnation]

Well done sir!