Wonder Woman Sword Trick Social Media Challenge
Wonder Woman's Sword Trick Has Inspired a Badass Social Media Movement
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Warning: this post contains spoilers for Wonder Woman.
If you're one of the millions of people who's seen Wonder Woman since its release, then you'll be familiar with a pivotal scene in which Diana Prince nearly kills General Erich Ludendorff with a sword tucked into her dress. Just as Diana begins to pull out the sword, she's stopped by the well-intentioned Steve Trevor. After watching the scene, however, you were probably wondering how the heck she was able to pull the sword out from the back of her dress, right?
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Image Source: Warner Bros.
Well, as it turns out, it's not that difficult! On social media, women are showing off their re-creations of the stealthy move. Presumably using toy swords, these women are finding that the move just requires some flexible and careful arm movements.
Following some early re-creations, people started sharing pictures of their sword-adorned dresses with the hashtag #WWGotYourBack. What's more, women are getting creative with their "weapons" of choice. For example, one woman even used Kylo Ren's lightsaber. Another woman tried it with a pool noodle because, well, safety first.
Ultimately, the social media challenge really demonstrates the connection female viewers, in particular, had with Wonder Woman and its protagonist. It's also just a fun way to observe people's creativity at work.
Am I doing it right 😂 #WWgotyourback #WonderWoman pic.twitter.com/t0euclSbGG
— branches / bones (@Arianwen09) June 9, 2017
Have dress...have the God Killer from Powerloader Props. Challenge met! #WWGotYourBack @WonderWomanFilm pic.twitter.com/FCSpPJwpDk
— Brandi (@brandini0808) June 9, 2017
Finally a challenge I can get behind! :-D #WWgotyourback pic.twitter.com/pz45oqkLYJ
— Grrrly (@GrrrlYouWant) June 10, 2017
When you wanna do #WWgotyourback but you're a Harley Quinn cosplayer and this is the "most impressive" weapon you own. #WonderWoman pic.twitter.com/5uJd0H0As1
— Alora Slak (@Alora_be_Slakin) June 10, 2017