Challenge Accepted

I am all about women supporting women and I happily joined the IG movement sharing black & white selfies,

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝.⁣ ⁣ Thank you to the women who led the way before me, hold my hand today, and will forge paths ahead tomorrow.⁣ ⁣ I am blessed with the most generous group of ladies that surround and support me in every area of my life. Without them, I would not be the woman I am.⁣ ⁣ Thank you @wheelchairmommy for the nomination and for your constant friendship. ❤️⁣ ⁣ Thanks also to: @socialmamas.tribe #bodaciousgrammers #socialmamastribe #influencersover40⁣ #womencelebratingwomen #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen

And if that was all it was about, that would have been enough. But then I learned that there was so much more. There is a much greater, deeper meaning. And the best way to share it is from the source itself:

The reason for #challengeaccepted I've seen has become mistranslated & reduced to only #womenempoweringwomen . But the true reason behind this viral trend is for more than just vanity ✨ . Turkey, with its 6th most global users for Instagram, began the viral trend to bring light to Femicide and how common it is for us to see black & white photos of women murdered by the senseless arrogance & uncontrolled violence of men. . We are no strangers to waking up to a new black & white image, a new hashtag on Instagram & a solidarity of outcry of the nation banding together for the change we desperately hope to see. . This hashtag was therefore shared for women to empower women, to let each other know that our pain is the same & we are all hurting together, but MORE importantly that we know that we can be the next trending image & hashtag too, neither of us are exempt no matter how privileged we may believe we are‼️ . I think it's beautiful how quickly this hashtag has become a global trend amongst women, it's just important to know the truth behind it so we can use it for that much more power. ✨✨ . Violence against women anywhere is a tragedy. We have to be our biggest supporters leaving the hate aside. Being a woman as is, is tough enough❕ . #femicide #kadınaşiddetehayır #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır #feminism

The greatest empowerment is protection against violence so let’s make sure that’s the message that’s going viral.