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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
It really is and it is goddamn infuriating how much I am seeing this, and worst part is it's always the same people doing absolutely NOTHING of value but changing profile photos and hashtagging and pretending they're championing a cause.
It is slacktivism. It's like 'thoughts and prayers'; it does nothing except make you feel like you helped. All to get your dopamine infusion, the one you get from posting the blank photo on your Instagram or Facebook, just like you did when you posted the picture of yourself on social media holding a sign at a protest for an event that occurred in an entirely different country than the one you protested in. You did nothing, but get to pretend you did something. Go you.
"BuT AwArEnEsS."
'Awareness' is pointless, we are hyper aware of what's going on, what is needed is some form of tangible contribution to work toward solving the problem. Donate to the NAACP for example. But more importantly, be an ally... when you see something, say and do something. F--king help.
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I think you've got it all wrong.
Awareness isn't useless; it's actually the first step in getting someone to do more.
This is a small gesture of paying attention and supporting the cause. Yes, it's not enough or the end all be all, but it's showing that people who normally wouldn't pay any attention are actually paying attention and that's a start.
I don't think I've seen this many people self reflecting on race relations in my lifetime and that's a very good thing.
If 90/100 people who make their profile black will think twice about how they interact with other races, that's a good thing.
If 10/100 of them go further and get more invested in next tier efforts of more impact, also a very good thing.
Of course more is better, but it has to start somewhere and more widespread awareness it that somewhere.