#HipDips Is the New Body Positive Hashtag Taking Instagram by Storm

Remember #thinspo and #thighgap? Once the plague of Instagram, these anorexia-glorifying hashtags have (thankfully) fallen to the wayside. Society’s definitions of health and beauty are (slowly) expanding. And while scrolling through Instagram is by no means the healthiest of activities, these days, the social media channel is more a loudspeaker for the body-positive movement than it is a source of debilitative diet porn.

Change didn’t happen overnight. The body positive community has fought to make Instagram a space for body acceptance and self-love, spurring on hashtags like #effyourbeautystandards, #loveyourlines and, most recently, #hipdips.

“Hip dips” refers to the dip between your outer upper thigh and your hip. As hip dips aren’t a universal feature, those who do have them sometimes feel self-conscious. Now, there’s a movement on Instagram to reclaim hip dips, embrace them, celebrate them. Users are posting stories of their journey towards self- (and upper thigh-) acceptance, along with the aforementioned hashtag. At present, the tag has 1,377 posts.

Scroll down to read some of the more inspiring messages.

I wanted to be real here, because this page is about me and my journey and I don’t ever want to put off that I look a certain way when I don’t. yes I pose, yes I use my best angles, yes I will find good lighting, yes I’ll flex. We all do, but I just want to show that this is how I look on a typical day before the gym. This is my body head on, standing straight up, not posing, this is what it would look like if you are to see me in person. This is my hair 9/10 times cause high pony is life, and this is what I’m typically wear; a crop and high waisted leggings to suck it all in but show off the waist I have inner thighs, I have hip dips, I have cellulite by my booty, and more often than not I’m a sweaty hot mess but that’s who I am and I’ll embrace it. Focus on loving yourself and not what others think. It’ll help you tremendously to feel confident in your own skin. Do what makes YOU feel happy day in and day out. For me the gym and eating a well balanced diet makes me happy regardless of what anyone else thinks. I go to the gym, eat my food, and don’t give a damn what anyone else has to say about it because that’s my life and how I want to live . . . #doyou #fitnessmotivation #beyou #confidence #confident #dowhatyoulove #loveyourself #loveyou #selfconfidence #embraceyourself #highpony #bare #nomakeup #thisisme #me #reality #selflove #hipdips #thickthighs #thinkslim #thickthighssavelives

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This is the body positive rallying cry the #thighgap and #abcrack generation needed.

[ via Allure ]

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