#''i craved starbucks the other day. guess im ontologically evil then.'' and im not saying that they SHOULD think that way | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

psycherprince · 10 months

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third hot take of the day is that yes "boycott fatigue" is. yikes. but we're not doing anyone any favors by pretending large boycotts don't take any effort whatsoever. like we talk abt "invisible labor" in the household when talking abt feminism, which is the cognitive load of knowing what has to get done even if the tasks are divided, and having to keep track of who is doing what (wrt childcare) and the preferences of your family when cooking/grocery shopping/etc. Other ppl have explained this better than me but the point is. It does take cognitive effort to keep track of what you can and can't buy, and which companies own what, etc etc.

We can acknowledge that yeah it does take effort and yeah it can be annoying that you have to make some kind of change, but also still maintain that complaining abt that right now is insanely tactless and irrelevant. Like yeah you DO have to remind yourself not to buy sabra hummus or the starbucks brand creamer or whatever but like there's a genocide yknow get some perspective

#''boycotts are so easy its literally not doing something'' rlly gives ''well i never liked harry potter anyway''#like what do you want a medal?? youre not accomplishing anything besides discouraging your political allies from continuing to act #''i craved starbucks the other day. guess im ontologically evil then.'' and im not saying that they SHOULD think that way #but the fact is just psychologically speaking that is how it goes #making people defensive doesnt make them want to listen to you. the opposite actually.#also. finding a boycott easy has no moral weight esp compared to finding a boycott inconvenient or difficult and DOING IT ANYWAY #you are harming your point. door in the face method only works if you back off afterwards.#like. posting a long boycott list and then saying ''but if you cant stick to that here are the big ones'' and linking the bds list #would be EXTREMELY effective at getting ppl considering joining the boycott to take action #but posting the same list and then saying ''if you cant do this dont even bother you scum'' even if it is how you honestly feel #will just turn people away. the point of political action like this isnt ideological purity its to get as many people as possible involved #on at least some level to make the biggest possible impact #PLEASE think practically

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