The Instagram takeover of a university in The Hague went wrong this Thursday, as the student in charge posted some… let’s just say ✨inappropriate✨ content.
The university hosts a weekly “student takeover” of its Instagram, to let current students document their life on campus.
The content of the takeovers is typically focused on study-related topics (like library sessions), study-related issues (like experiences from different study programmes), or student life snapshots (such as housing, nightlife, and study associations).
A bit of research
This week, however, the student behind the camera chose to use their 15 minutes of fame to pick out questions from the audience that some found (mildly speaking) inappropriate for the platform.
The questions themselves were not the only thing people raised their eyebrows for. Many reacted to the attitude, form, and, shall we say, vibe of the replies too.
Needless to say, the Haagse Hogeschool intervened quickly and shut down the Insta takeover completely.
It was a drama-filled afternoon in the hofstad, in other words. After all, it’s not every day you get to see ✨spicy✨ content on a university’s Instagram stories.
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First off, it’s really disappointing not being able to leave public comments on the article, but closing the article by saying the content is ‘spicy’ completely dismisses the point, the ‘insta takeover’ was completely inappropriate and the perfect example of the objectification most women are subjected to on a regular basis. The image chosen to illustrate the article is equally inadequate and undermines any critical value in the article, basically reducing it to a gossip story level.