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Using the F-word to Promote Feminism

Children use the F-word in a feminist campaign; silencing social media with violence in Mexico and more trends from across the world.

We take a look at one of the biggest trending videos this week - 鈥楩-Bombs for Feminism鈥. It shows young girls dressed as princesses whilst swearing, and it鈥檚 angered many with its shock tactics. But it鈥檚 not just a campaign video as the t-shirt company who made it are openly for profit.

Also, the Trending team investigate why a woman, known as Felina, in Tamaulipas, Mexico was kidnapped, and apparently murdered, because of her twitter account. Tamaulipas is one of the most dangerous states in Mexico with two of the biggest drug cartels in the country locked in conflict.

Tweets from the woman鈥檚 account captured the attention of thousands in Mexico and across the border into the United States. Her account used to anonymously share information about local violence and crime within Tamaulipas, but this time it sent out a sombre warning to similar accounts and finally an image of her death.

Presenter Mukul Devichand is joined in the studio by Anne-Marie Tomchak and Greg Brosnan from the Trending team.

Produced by India Rakusen

(Image from 鈥楩-Bombs for Feminism鈥 by FCKH8)

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