Everything you need to know about the #ChallengeAccepted trend

If you’ve opened your social media feed lately and noticed images in black and white of women, you’ve just come across the latest #ChallengeAccepted social media craze during lockdown.

According to a report on The New York Times, so far more than 3 million photos have been uploaded with the #ChallengeAccepted hashtag and many more have appeared without it.

So what’s the story behind the new challenge?

The challenge is meant for women who want to showcase their support for other women through #WomenSupportingWomen, which has social media users from around the globe partaking in the challenge, often adding a quote about women and their strength to the image posted.

The trend originally started on Instagram and is not the first time this hashtag has taken off. It was originally started in 2016 to raise awareness about cancer. It has been reignited and this time is to support women’s inner and outer beauty.

#ChallengeAccepted has already received criticism by some saying the filter and women showcasing their best image defeats the purpose of the challenge.

To date, local celebrities such as Zenada Mfenyana, Lerato Sengadi and internationally, Kerry Washington and Viola Davis, have also jumped on the bandwagon.

 

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#ChallengeAccepted ???????? Thank you for nominating me @zandilenz @nonkululeko_mthimkulu @shock.star @ca.milla8147

A post shared by Zenande Mfenyana ???????? (@zenandemfenyana) on Jul 27, 2020 at 8:13am PDT

 

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“Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked…” ???????? Challenge Accepted. Thank you to all the Queens who thought of me ????

A post shared by Lerato Kedibone Sengadi Tsambo (@leratolicious1) on Jul 27, 2020 at 11:43pm PDT

 

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Challenge accepted. Thank you for nominating me @vanessabryant ❤️ I am awed by the power of women loving each other and lifting each other up!!!!! And I adore you Xo

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A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on Jul 26, 2020 at 3:09pm PDT

 

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#ChallengeAccepted. Love you @michellewilliams and @gabrielamclain! ????????????????❤

A post shared by VIOLA DAVIS (@violadavis) on Jul 26, 2020 at 7:20pm PDT

 

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#ChallengeAccepted. Love you @michellewilliams and @gabrielamclain! ????????????????❤

A post shared by VIOLA DAVIS (@violadavis) on Jul 26, 2020 at 7:20pm PDT

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