Goth netizens are posting photos of themselves online in support of a woman who was barred from boarding the subway in southern China last week because of her “horrifying” makeup.
On microblogging platform Weibo, users are sharing their selfies alongside a hashtag translating to “Send Guangzhou Metro a Photo,” which had been viewed over 5 million times by noon Tuesday. The campaign was launched to show solidarity with a woman named Lin Lin, whose social media post on March 10 about mistreatment by subway security staff because of her Goth-style makeup went viral last week.
Guangzhou Metro has attempted to atone for the original incident multiple times since Lin Lin posted on Weibo. On Friday, the metro apologized and announced that it had temporarily suspended the female security guard involved. Then on Saturday — after Lin Lin had vocally dismissed Guangzhou Metro’s initial apologies as “insincere” — the company issued a public apology on Weibo. (Images: From Weibo)