Silhouette Challenge sparks concern over fears of filter being removed
1 February 2021, 16:04 | Updated: 1 February 2021, 16:06
Tiffany Haddish dominates the viral Silhouette Challenge with a steamy display on TikTok
People are reportedly trying to remove the red filter on Silhouette Challenge videos, prompting widespread conversations on why consent is so important.
The Silhouette Challenge has been taking the internet by storm this year. The viral TikTok trend sees users pose seductively in a doorway before quickly turning into a sultry black silhouette against a red background.
What is the Silhouette Challenge? What song is used & how do I do it?
Celebrities are also getting involved, with Chloe Bailey and Tiffany Haddish heating up social media with their racy videos. However, a dark side to the trend has begun to emerge.
People are now being warned about filming their videos naked, or partially nude, because the Silhouette Challenge videos - which are filmed using Snapchat's Vin Rouge filter - can be edited.
Chloe Bailey doing the Silhouette Challenge
According to a report from Daily Dot, a man has been accused of removing the filter to reveal people's nude bodies and has been posting them online without their consent.
While it's impossible to 'remove' the filter once it's been used, it is possible to edit the video and adjust the lighting in order to change the appearance of the actual video.
It goes without saying that attempting to remove the filter from the video and expose users bodies without their consent is not okay, and has sparked a discussion online.
One Twitter user wrote, "I’m so angry about this. The removing of the red filter on women’s silhouette challenge is everything about removing consent and power from a situation. There is plenty of fully nude content all over the Internet. But these men want to get off to feeling like they overpowered you."
Another wrote, "The way folks are trying to make an app the that removes the filter from the silhouette challenge really highlights how much ya'll get off on not being given consent. Ya'll prefer to take things by force and its scary."
The way folks are trying to make an app the that removes the filter from the silhouette challenge really highlights how much ya'll get off on not being given consent. Ya'll prefer to take things by force and its scary.
— Kia @ 🏠 (@Kiasangria93) January 28, 2021
Asking women why they did the #SilhouetteChallenge if they didn’t want the filter stripped and their nudes posted without their consent is the exact same as asking why someone went to a party, dressed a certain way, was out late, or got drunk if they didn’t want to be assaulted.
— sin-manuel miranda (@actuallyitsrene) January 29, 2021
This whole #silhouettechallenge conversation just shows once again, way too many of you don’t know what consent really means.
— Jem & The Auntiegrams (@auntieindica) January 28, 2021
Silhouette challenges being edited by randoms on the internet really shows that a good chunk of men get off on a lack of consent. Its 2021, if you wanted to see naked bodies there’s an abundance of material on the internet. But they don’t just want nudity, they want power.
— Ñ (@nonasnore) January 29, 2021
I’m so angry about this. The removing of the red filter on women’s silhouette challenge is everything about removing consent and power from a situation. There is plenty of fully nude content all over the Internet. But these men want to get off to feeling like they overpowered you
— georgia✨She/They (@georgiazerhanah) January 30, 2021
If you do see any Silhouette Challenges that have been edited without the original creator's consent, you can report them on TikTok by tapping the 'Report' button.
On Twitter, hit 'Report Tweet' and select your reason for reporting the tweet.
