Youtube Influencer James Charles participated in the ‘Mugshot Challenge’ which calls for social media users to take photos with makeup cuts and bruises on their faces. Questionable, we know.
Charles posted a captionless photo on Twitter but on Instagram he captioned the same image ‘mugshot.’
— James Charles (@jamescharles) April 5, 2020
Fans who were not entertained quickly called him out for promoting violence on his page and called the challenge ‘problematic.’
In response to one fan’s concerns, Charles stressed that his photos were supposed to look like a mugshot not like domestic abuse.
I don't understand why this would be a trend. I love James but it's not fun having your face bruised and not being able to cover them up. Maybe I'm being too sensitive but this made me feel really uncomfortable because I couldn't take mine off. It made me feel so dehumanized.
— breanne (@brananamuffin92) April 5, 2020
Do you think that influencers should be more discerning when promoting these ‘challenges’?
Leave your thoughts in the comments below!