Shortly after the news broke – or appeared to break – that The Sun had abandoned Page 3, the hashtag #JeSuisPage3 appeared.
BREAKING: The Sun reveals new-look #Page3 for the modern age #JeSuisPage3
Nonjob@nonjob1Follow
BREAKING: The Sun reveals new-look #Page3 for the modern age
#JeSuisPage3
8:58 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
Everything 3rd wave #feminism does these days comes back to bite it on the arse As fat as that arse might be. #page3 #JeSuisPage3
#Je Suis Page3 Lucas@carolinemucasFollow
Everything 3rd wave #feminism does these days comes back to bite it on the arse
As fat as that arse might be.
#page3 #JeSuisPage3
7:42 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
It's based on the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie, which trended around the world on 7 January after 11 people were murdered in France by two terrorists.
I notice that feminists are always fat and fucking ugly. Hence why they are so angry. Can't get laid. #JeSuisPage3
Tits pics are to Feminists what a Mohammed cartoon is to Muslims. #JeSuisPage3 #YesAllWomen
Melvin Marshmallow@MelvinMarshmallFollow
Tits pics are to Feminists what a Mohammed cartoon is to Muslims.
#JeSuisPage3 #YesAllWomen
9:27 PM - 19 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
BREAKING: The Sun reveals new-look #Page3 for the modern age #JeSuisPage3
Nonjob@nonjob1Follow
BREAKING: The Sun reveals new-look #Page3 for the modern age
#JeSuisPage3
8:34 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
The people using the hashtag are comparing the (unconfirmed) decision by The Sun to scrap topless models on the third page of its paper with the terrorists' violent attack on Charlie Hebdo earlier this month.
@rupertmurdoch condemns Islamic extremists in name of 'freedom of expression', yet drops page 3 for feminist extremists #JeSuisPage3
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@rupertmurdoch condemns Islamic extremists in name of 'freedom of expression', yet drops page 3 for feminist extremists #JeSuisPage3
8:04 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
Last week tears were shed over the Charlie Hebdo. This week the same people shed tears of joy over the removal of page 3. #JeSuisPage3
Mark Sparrow@MarkGSparrowFollow
Last week tears were shed over the Charlie Hebdo. This week the same people shed tears of joy over the removal of page 3. #JeSuisPage3
12:09 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
Congratz feministas, you have changed the policy of a newspaper you have the choice NOT to buy!!! #jesuispage3 #page3 #freedomofchoice
MikeTV@officialMikeTVFollow
Congratz feministas, you have changed the policy of a newspaper you have the choice NOT to buy!!! #jesuispage3 #page3 #freedomofchoice
9:05 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
Some people on the hashtag are remarking that "feminists" attempted to stop Page 3 because they are unattractive.
@TheSunNewspaper news just in, feminist protests against women being beautiful #Page3 #JeSuisPage3
DNA Cowboy@DNA_CowboyFollow
@TheSunNewspaper news just in, feminist protests against women being beautiful #Page3 #JeSuisPage3
8:55 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
@PennyRed I saw a boob on the train this morning... Who do I report my outrage to? #jesuispage3
OptimisticBollard@OptimistBollardFollow
@PennyRed I saw a boob on the train this morning... Who do I report my outrage to? #jesuispage3
9:42 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
The epithet "feminazi", a term coined by talkshow host Rush Limbaugh, is also being used.
#JeSuisPage3 #Page3
Nonjob@nonjob1Follow
#JeSuisPage3 #Page3
8:01 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
It's impossible to say exactly how serious everyone using this hashtag is being.
@NoMorePage3 is an attack on free speech exactly the same as the terrorists at charlie hebdo #jesuispage3
train user@SonOfChungaFollow
@NoMorePage3 is an attack on free speech exactly the same as the terrorists at charlie hebdo #jesuispage3
7:09 AM - 20 Jan 15ReplyRetweetFavorite
The Sun has yet to comment on whether Page 3 is to be scrapped.
#JeSuisPage3
Alan White is a news editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
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