The #ChallengeAccepted trend went viral on social media over the last few weeks, encouraging women to post black-and-white selfies supporting female empowerment. While some have dismissed it as slacktivism, others defended the well-meaning challenge. We discuss the origins of this online challenge, focusing on why Turkish women are using it to bring awareness to the issue of femicide in their country.



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The <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/turkish-expert-explains-challenge-accepted/">#ChallengeAccepted</a> trend went viral on social media over the last few weeks, encouraging women to post <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/style/challenge-accepted-instagram.html">black-and-white selfies</a> supporting female empowerment. While some have dismissed it as slacktivism, others defended the well-meaning challenge. We discuss the origins of this online challenge, focusing on why Turkish women are using it to bring awareness to the issue of femicide in their country.

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