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Challenge Accepted!

27 mins·14:30, 11 Aug 2020
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Challenge Accepted!

27 mins
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14:30, 11 Aug 2020
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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.

Image Source: AFP

Presenter: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan, Dashran Yohan

Producer: Bibienne Yeoh & Juliet Jacobs

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