Ariel, we’re ready to join you under the sea. As a response to the controversial thigh gap trend, women are instead celebrating their thighs that touch, with #MermaidThighs taking over social media.

Angie Braithwaite — who goes by her mermaid name, Lady Ainé — acknowledges that it’s unlikely mermaids ever existed in the Great Salt Lake. She said that’s because of the lake’s salt content, which is ...