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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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How do you know these people aren't donating money to causes related to the movement? That they aren't spending time researching the issues? That they aren't confronting casual racism amongst friends and family?
You see someone posting a black square and automatically label them slacktivist.
Would you rather people list what they're doing to be an ally for POC?