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‘Challenge Accepted’: Here’s Why Women Are Posting Black and White Selfies on Instagram | All About the Viral Challenge
The challenge has exploded in popularity and the #WomenSupportingWomen hashtag now has more than 6 million posts.
New Delhi: Over the past several days, you must have noticed a new trend on Instagram wherein women have been posting black and white pictures of themselves and nominating other women to do so.
Going global, the trend has seen several celebrities participating in the challenge to send across a simple yet powerful message.
As Metro UK reports, posting black-and-white photos with the phrase, “Challenge Accepted,” originated from a 2016 challenge to raise cancer awareness and has resurfaced several times on social media since then. However, now the viral trend has been tweaked and morphed into celebrating women unity and female solidarity.
What is it all about?
The viral challenge involves sharing a black and white photograph and then inviting friends to do the same as a way to support women empowerment and female solidarity. It is also meant to spread positivity in these dark times.
So, if you get nominated, you just have to post a black-and-white selfie with the caption “Challenge Accepted,” or #ChallengeAccepted, and #WomenSupportingWomenChallenge. The point of this challenge is to make Instagram a safe and positive space for those who need it and for women to appreciate each other’s beauty.
The challenge has exploded in popularity and the #WomenSupportingWomen hashtag now has more than 6 million posts.
“The trend is still picking up with the usage of the hashtag on Instagram doubling in the last day alone. Based on the posts, we’re seeing that most of the participants are posting with notes relating to strength and support for their communities”, an Instagram spokeswoman said on Monday.
Several celebrities are taking part in the challenge, including many Bollywood actresses. Check out a few of them:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDIwHsUJmRn/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDGvI2blp_C/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDI1EWXBErC/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDG7ekUDOZM/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDH3xn1BB3W/
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