Teh One Who Knocks
05-26-2016, 11:54 AM
By Nicola Oakley - The Mirror
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We've had MumBods, ice buckets and even a condom challenge, but a bizarre new craze among women is taking Chinese social media by storm.
The trend is apparently all about proving you're a 'true woman' (whatever that means) by posting a photograph of your breasts holding up a pen.
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It's a simple idea. Lift up your top, put a pen or pencil under your breast and if it is held in place, you're a 'true' woman. Snap a selfie and post it on social media.
Some have even taken it a step further, experimenting with make-up brushes and bottles. It's similar to the #holdacokewithyourboob challenge which saw hundreds of women tricked into posting topless snaps.
http://i.imgur.com/ULFlgpU.jpg
Pictures have already been shared millions of times across Chinese social media channels by users, often accompanied by the caption: "Pass the challenge to prove you're a true woman."
As with many other viral trends, it seems to really just be another way to show off your physique, following in the footsteps of the craze of reaching around your back to touch your belly button.
http://i.imgur.com/aA6TSOx.jpg
The trend has caused some debate on Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo, with some users complaining that some have an "unfair advantage" in being granted large breasts as a result of genetics.
So for those of us who aren't so well-endowed in the chest department, our womanhood is being called into question.
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Aimee Fletcher, who has undergone a double mastectomy, hit back at the concept on Twitter by posting a photograph of her own chest.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSun">@TheSun</a> how silly! Guess I'm not a real woman -both before and after cancer😂<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/theultimateCword?src=hash">#theultimateCword</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breastcancer?src=hash">#breastcancer</a> <a href="https://t.co/HUMUSfG5Hb">pic.twitter.com/HUMUSfG5Hb</a></p>— Aimee Fletcher (@aimeefletch82) <a href="https://twitter.com/aimeefletch82/status/689816476405080064">January 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Aimee told Mirror Online: "Some people are so stupid and willing to do anything just to get their bodies on the Internet!
"I think that true womanhood comes from within, you are not defined as a woman by how you appear externally."
http://i.imgur.com/a753XmV.jpg
We've had MumBods, ice buckets and even a condom challenge, but a bizarre new craze among women is taking Chinese social media by storm.
The trend is apparently all about proving you're a 'true woman' (whatever that means) by posting a photograph of your breasts holding up a pen.
http://i.imgur.com/kGroObf.jpg
It's a simple idea. Lift up your top, put a pen or pencil under your breast and if it is held in place, you're a 'true' woman. Snap a selfie and post it on social media.
Some have even taken it a step further, experimenting with make-up brushes and bottles. It's similar to the #holdacokewithyourboob challenge which saw hundreds of women tricked into posting topless snaps.
http://i.imgur.com/ULFlgpU.jpg
Pictures have already been shared millions of times across Chinese social media channels by users, often accompanied by the caption: "Pass the challenge to prove you're a true woman."
As with many other viral trends, it seems to really just be another way to show off your physique, following in the footsteps of the craze of reaching around your back to touch your belly button.
http://i.imgur.com/aA6TSOx.jpg
The trend has caused some debate on Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo, with some users complaining that some have an "unfair advantage" in being granted large breasts as a result of genetics.
So for those of us who aren't so well-endowed in the chest department, our womanhood is being called into question.
http://i.imgur.com/UnCLr0W.jpg
Aimee Fletcher, who has undergone a double mastectomy, hit back at the concept on Twitter by posting a photograph of her own chest.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSun">@TheSun</a> how silly! Guess I'm not a real woman -both before and after cancer😂<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/theultimateCword?src=hash">#theultimateCword</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breastcancer?src=hash">#breastcancer</a> <a href="https://t.co/HUMUSfG5Hb">pic.twitter.com/HUMUSfG5Hb</a></p>— Aimee Fletcher (@aimeefletch82) <a href="https://twitter.com/aimeefletch82/status/689816476405080064">January 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Aimee told Mirror Online: "Some people are so stupid and willing to do anything just to get their bodies on the Internet!
"I think that true womanhood comes from within, you are not defined as a woman by how you appear externally."