Forget curvy -- curvee is where it's at.
Savvy Instagram users discovered earlier this week that photos and videos tagged with #curvy are banned from being searched on the social media platform. To protest the ban and reclaim their bodies, female users have started using the hashtag #curvee.
While tags such as #curvyfashion and #curvygirl are still permitted, a spokesperson for Instagram told Mashable on Thursday that content under #curvy violates "guidelines around nudity," and that the block has "nothing to do with the term 'curvy' itself."
But women aren't taking that answer as a final ruling. Over the last few days, they've flooded #curvee with more than 1,000 posts, complete with captions denouncing the ban. As a result, they've created a community for curvy women looking to fight back.
Below, check out what some women have to say to Instagram via some #curvee hashtag activism.
Dear Instagram, you may have taken away our #curvy but you'll never take our curves! FREEEEDOM! #curvee #stillcurvy #gotcurves #fatchick #effyourbeautystandards #sorrynotsorry #selfiewhore #pizzasisters4lyfe #curvesforeveryone A photo posted by Rachael Elizabeth O'Riordan (@rachiiiiieeeee) on Jul 17, 2015 at 4:53am PDT
Instagram is a shambles for deleting this word. You can't stop us! #Curvee A photo posted by Steph (@mcstephanton) on Jul 16, 2015 at 3:03pm PDT
How are we supposed to make strides in body positivity if one of the most acceptable terms for fat is deemed unacceptable? #curvee #curvygirl A photo posted by Velonika Siale (@ronroni12) on Jul 17, 2015 at 2:54am PDT
Instagram has banned #curvy. So you can hashtag shit like "fetishes" and "hookers" and end up seeing all kinds of penises and boobs but #curvy isn't acceptable? Why are words like #skinny, #fat and #thin still allowed? #igistrippin #bringcurvyback #hashtagcurvy #curvee A photo posted by Eden Alexandra (@moonchildfairydust) on Jul 17, 2015 at 7:29am PDT
So Instagram have banned curvy as a hashtag. Until they bring curvy back let's use #curvee #freecurvy #justiceforcurvy #donthatecurvy #nooneputscurvyinthecorner A photo posted by Betty Pamper (@bettypamper) on Jul 15, 2015 at 12:18pm PDT
Fuck Instagram banning the word curvy. I'm still #curvee!!! A photo posted by Ruby Rebelle (@rubyrebelle) on Jul 16, 2015 at 11:47pm PDT
Wtf? Instagram banned the word "curvy" as a hashtag. Why? What's the wrong in that? Too much 2 handle!?! As a curvy / big / fat girl I have no issues with that word. #curve #curvee #curves #plussizegirl #fancyfrida #curvy #loveyourcurves #ilovemycurves #nooneputscurvyinthecorner #fatshionista A photo posted by ✌️Frida✌️ (@fancy_lane) on Jul 15, 2015 at 12:54pm PDT
Being Curvy shouldn't be taboo! Be #curvee & proud! Every single woman has curves, they come in all shapes and sizes. I am grateful for every curve, from my hips to smile. They all matter. We are ALL beautiful. #allgirlsrock #everybodyisbeautiful #curvygirlsrock #curvaceous #TheRubenesqueEffect #TRE #plussize #psbloggers #thepsbloggers #plus_isamust #iamsimplybeautiful #plussizemodel #curvemodel#plusmodel #wearethethey A photo posted by Kat Henry (@kat_v_henry) on Jul 15, 2015 at 12:53pm PDT
# skinny has over seven million posts but #curvy is "offensive"? I guess people actually embracing who they are and liking themselves (regardless of what others think) is wrong. #effyourbeautystandards #hashtagcurvy #curvee A photo posted by Ermintrude (@guymz_) on Jul 17, 2015 at 1:05am PDT