Blahaj shark

To most people, it’s a simple shark toy. But to trans people, IKEA’s Blahaj is a symbol and signifier of the transgender community. The polyester plushie, which is available online or in store for £22 ($28), has been a symbol of trans rights since about 2017. Its significance started on Tumblr, when users across the social media site began sharing memes of the shark. Initially, the memes were of the shark doing various things or being in odd places but as the number of them grew, more and…

It's not the first time that we've shared plush toys with you, but people who are taking the same kind of shark toy on various adventures is certainly a sight you don't see very often. Perhaps because the generation that trembled in theaters while watching Jaws is getting older, or maybe because of the popularity of the Super Bowl's shark dancers, everyone's slowly getting obsessed with IKEA's toy shark, Blåhaj (Blaha).