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Bikini-clad women rally to support fat-shamed mom

Thursday, August 7, 2014

LEFT: The original photo Jex-Blake uploaded to Facebook. RIGHT: children at the rally holding a sign that reads "Wear your skin proudly."

The bikini photo that Tanis Jex-Blake posted to Facebook following her incident at the beach.

A group of women at the event, displaying a sign that says "Imperfect and flawed and still beautiful."

A participant at the event holding a sign that says "Girls aren't born hating their bodies we teach them to.

A group of women at the rally posing in their swimsuits. Tanis Jex-Blake, the woman who originally posted the bikini image that went viral, is left.

Two women and a man proudly showing off their stomachs with the message "Bare your belly."

Three children at the event holding a sign that says "Wear your skin proudly."

Bikini-clad women rally to support fat-shamed momLEFT: The original photo Jex-Blake uploaded to Facebook. RIGHT: children at the rally holding a sign that reads "Wear your skin proudly."

Tanis Jex-Blake / Kristin Heimbecker / Facebook

Nobody is going to stop Tanis Jex-Blake from wearing a bikini anytime soon.

The mother of five posted to Facebook last week about being fat-shamed and ridiculed at a nearby beach. The post went viral, and ushered in a huge wave of support from moms and other individuals across the world. This past Wednesday, that support could be seen in person at a rally held in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dozens of bikini-clad women gathered, brandishing signs that displayed supportive messages about body image and self-esteem. Jex-Blake was on hand too, wearing the same infamous bikini that was in the photo liked by millions around the world.

Credit: Janine Gammon / Facebook