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"Instagram is filled with a bounty of booty, but not all butt selfies are treated equal.\nMeghan Tonjes, a video blogger and musician who is very vocal about body positivity, Instgrammed a photo of her own rear end (in modest black briefs) with the caption \"booty appreciation #honormycurves #effyourbeautystandards.\" She later received an email from Instagram stating that her image had been flagged as offensive due to the site's nudity rules.\nSee also: It's Okay to Be 'Fat In Public,' Declares Body-Positive Blog\nWith no other way of contesting Instagram's decision privately, Tonjes recorded her eloquent response, entitled \"Dear Instagram,\" on YouTube (watch above).\n\nTonjes speaks directly to the camera: \"I want you to think of how many big girls you see ... wearing bathing suits, lingerie, shorts, dresses, tight fitting clothing, who aren't openly mocked ... And now you have the answer as to why a lot of who look like me \u2014 and by a lot, I mean not very many \u2014 post pictures of themselves showing their thighs or their stomach or parts that other women and other people show proudly and are never questioned on because that's what we're used to seeing and we're comfortable with that.\"\nCritics of the removal pointed to self-proclaimed \"butt selfie queen\" and workout fanatic Jen Selter, who regularly uploads images of her own backside to Instagram without issues. Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj have also shared their filtered derri\u00E8res on the platform without consequence (that we know of).\n\nInstagram has since apologized to Tonjes and restored the image to her account. Tonjes posted the official apology to her Instagram feed.\n\nShe also expressed surprise at so many people taking an interest in her story, using Twitter to thank her followers for their support.\n\nBefore anything else happens, can I just say that you all are amazing. YOU shared that video and continued that conversation.\n\u2014 Meghan Tonjes (@meghantonjes) May 23, 2014\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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