Banning Body Image

When Instagram outlawed '#curvy,' women fought back. 

Credit: Gavyn Pickens, www.thecurvycutie.com

Attempting to bring down the numbers of nude pictures on Instagram, a popular app where users post photos, the social media site banned several tags, including '#curvy.' In a social time period where the ongoing battle for body positivity still rages, outlawing a word so may women use to promote self love.

Instagram is a place for women and men to post pictures of themselves, their friends, loved ones, and the much-loved foodie picture. For many, it is a place to post countless pictures of themselves with positive captions. These pictures often receive praise from their followers and strangers who just want them to know how nice they look. Instagram is a selfie haven for people to promote self-love and positive body image.

When Instagram decided to ban the word, women in particular decided to let the social media site know just how they felt about the ban.

After the backlash from users, Instagram made the smart decision to reinstate the hashtag. Now, Instagram users can promote all the positive body image they want.