Back in May, as most of Japan was enjoying the Golden Week vacation period, Twitter users took it upon themselves to throw a bone to those diligent employees stuck in the office by tweeting photos of shapely legs with the hashtag #ShowLegToShowSupportForSalarymen. Judging by the enthusiastic reaction, the grassroots movement did plenty to bolster the spirits of men everywhere, but what if you’ve got even more specific tastes than the ordinary leg man? What if, for instance, you’re of the mind that the prime real estate is found above the knee?
Then you’ll be happy to know Japanese Twitter users have already done much of the work of sorting and removing those unappealing shin-centric photos for you, thanks to the trending hashtag #GrandPrixofThighsYou’llWanttoCaress.
It’s unclear who was the first person to tweet a photo of thighs along with the hashtag, which in Japanese is nademawashitaku naru futomomo guran puri (#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ). What is clear, though, is that left thigh plus right thigh is a simple but effective recipe for online attention.
1ふぁぼも来ないふとももがこちらです #撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/s36iDQ2TPf
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宇宙警備隊員よーちん (@Y_suzushirO) August 28, 2015このタグずっと気になってた(・д・ = ・д・)♥
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/X5Eg65k5g5
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くろねこ@9/5ねこ撮 (@kuroneko_cos) September 04, 2015While early examples were primarily of swimsuit models and other glamorous celebrities, the hashtag has since expanded to include anyone who has upper legs the tweet’s sender thinks would be pleasurable to pat, stroke, or squeeze.
▼ Sometimes the owner of the thighs can even be seen providing a demonstration.
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/KDRh8YmKm8
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ふとももbot (@futobot) August 26, 2015久々に撮ったので。
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ
#ニーハイソックス自撮り愛好会
#tlに太ももを晒してサラリーマンに活力を与えよう
#センターハンド http://t.co/trtd1Y8FTe
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未希 (@ChokoMiki) August 30, 2015Although it’s not an iron-clad rule, in order to give maximum exposure to the legs, most photos seem to forgo showing the face.
ｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｵﾗｱﾗｧｯ！ #撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/MVCTlGsBlb
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干物妹！たかみちゃん (@exhaustnote_07) August 22, 2015▼ Knee-high socks, stockings, and garters, however, seem to be warmly welcomed in-frame.
第2弾
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/SYxNibrPxb
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たおつ✩TGS両日 (@taotsu0001) September 01, 2015#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ
iPhoneに入ってたFTMM写真。
Photo by cargot氏、けーたろ氏、ノブ氏 http://t.co/uyfANbY1Qi
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ろき@メイドレンジャー緑担当 (@roki_0217) September 01, 2015▼ As are short hemlines, naturally.
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/wsUrgfWCWQ
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ゆ。 (@ruuuuu_____k) September 01, 2015【No.0076】
作品:フェチ
#raw
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ
#自然光だけで撮った写真を晒すとRTが来る http://t.co/fUA01OPara
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いとーもん。 (@itohsanphoto) August 26, 2015むっちむちなのですがこっそりあげ…
#RT嬉しい
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/UaRQ0YDQBg
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天井 ここあ@9/13ゆぴてるカフェ (@cocoananon) August 25, 2015Of course, when Internet culture and appreciation of the female form cross over, you can expect to find a few cosplayers in the mix, some of whom have uploaded pictures of themselves.
▼ “Okay, I’ve got confidence in my thighs, so I’m getting in on this!”
よし！参戦！！太ももには自信アリ！！！！！🐜
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/slLvYcEpNI
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早瀬みる(｡•ㅅ•｡)TGS (@mdmddn_) September 01, 2015▼ “I’m in!”
便乗(*>ω<*)ﾉ
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/2l0XpjO8Om
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倉坂くるる@本日秋葉原FPS (@Kururu_45) September 02, 2015And the corollary is that when you get enough cosplayers dressed up as female characters together, at least one of the models is actually a guy.
男の太ももで良ければ…
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/HY7OOz958i
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白狐堂ひや(エンドレスワルツ版) (@byakko_yun) September 02, 2015Then there’s this dude, whose doesn’t need a costume since he’s got some seriously ripped quads to show off instead.
俺も…太もも…あげる
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/wFIQAvgz5P
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BillyBlue☆ @TGS (@Billy_Blue_8) September 01, 2015As a matter of fact, there’s not even a requirement that the thighs you’re daydreaming of have to be human.
▼ Well, Plush Toy Baymax’s legs do look soothingly soft.
あーっと #撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/riU0IHjzrF
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さえ (@saeee_en) August 23, 2015▼ Even veteran anime director Masami Obari made a contribution.
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/7GJm4k75p0
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大張正己 MASAMI OBARI (@G1_BARI) September 01, 2015We’re not sure this one qualifies for the #GrandPrixofThighsYou’llWanttoCaress hashtag, though.
#撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/Ds58u4Lgm9
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ODA (@oda_m312s) August 26, 2015Remember, even if you’ve got Momo-brand wheels on your car, this is supposed to be about futomomo, or thighs, which look like this.
ワロ #撫で回したくなるふとももグランプリ http://t.co/2SZB0GtEKe
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さこ (@Sako__lin) September 01, 2015And should you need a reminder, just search Twitter for the hashtag, and you’ll find plenty of other examples.
Source: Kai-You
Top image: Twitter/ Y_suzushirO, Twitter/futobot (edited by RocketNews24)
Origin: Yes, of course Japanese Twitter has a “Thighs You’ll Want to Caress” hashtag
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