Friday, 31 July 2020

Challenge accepted: Turkish feminists spell out real meaning of hashtag

Popular with celebrities, the Instagram trend was intended to draw attention to violence against women in Turkey Feminists in Turkey have called on the rest of the world not to forget the original context of Instagram’s #challengeaccepted trend, which was supposed to draw attention to skyrocketing rates of gender-based violence in the country before it was co-opted by western celebrities. Femicide, violence against women and so-called “honour” killings are deeply rooted issues in Turkey. Last week, the country was rocked by the brutal killing of Pınar Gültekin, a 27-year-old student, who was allegedly killed by an ex-boyfriend. Continue reading...
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