The year was 2012 and I had just discovered ‘thinspiration’ on Tumblr. Posts under this tag typically featured a photo of a skinny girl the poster aspired to look like. The trend that stuck out to me the most at this time were thigh gaps: the space between your thighs when you stand with your feet touching. I didn’t have one, and according to Tumblr users, that meant I was fat.   I was 12 years old, and I already hated my body. However, the 2010s also marked a shift in the way body trends were perceived by the public. The body positivity movement was all over social media, encouraging women…

By Isabella Disley