#social media movement

[siderains]

magneto manspreading and covering charles mouth with steel while demanding him to shut up??? oh my god get a ROOM

[mypimpademia]

Y’all’s behavior and attitude towards boycotting in support of an entire race of people going through literal genocide is actually very weird and I’m wishing the worst on you if you can’t put down a 10$ coffee or a random McDonald’s order to show the barest form of solidarity

[honeybcj]

okay hear me out…bartylus ballet dancers…just an idea…

[silverity]

not saying we should behave all cultish and abusive like the trans movement but maybe we women need to be as aggressive as TRAs are in pushing our ideas and getting radical feminist theory out there.

i see a lot of posts encouraging women to partake in some form of organising irl, saying essentially you know, don't just be a tumblr blog. and i do agree. but i think it's important to remember that the modern trans movement spread across the world bc of social media. that what began on social media is now shaping real-world politics. "trans women are women" is no longer just a slogan passed around on the internet, in some countries it's now law. let's not underestimate the influence of social media, let's use it to our advantage.

[verdiesque]

Man fuck my international friends fr

[exdivine]

the “counterprotestors” who saw me giving tampons to the student encampment started yelling they hope i get raped what a lovely thing to say to women <3

[supergraphicultramoderngirl]

girl math is not whatever tiktok thinks it is girl math is me getting a 100% on my quantum physics assignment because i know what the fuck i’m doing

[girldewar]

we've been playing around with erasure in my poetry class and i thought i'd take a page out of isobel o'hare's book and do a bit of erasure of pride tape coverage. this is taken from this ap news article about the ban being rescinded.

[nando161mando]

Twitter is dead, it died a long time ago.

Today it fash-pilled owner platforms himself alongside a whose who of white supremacists, conspiritualists and bigots various.

We're wrapping up for the year but start of 2024 will see a full Social Media re-address.

Fuck this noise.

[noturmuse]

So many men think they’re owed a woman’s time, attention, intimacy, etc and it has brought on so much violence that women have had to undergo

[extraaa-30]

PJO, Disney, and Palestine

I'm seeing some nonsense in the PJO fandom rn about how to support Palestine. And, though I'm by no means an expert, I am super super done seeing all the nastiness and bad takes. So I'm gonna try to clear up some confusion.

Long post ahead, bear with me <3

First, let me be real clear: Free Palestine.

I'm not getting into it more than that. You either know already or should know about the ongoing genocide. If you don't know, there are plenty of resources available.

Obviously, we should all be doing everything we can to support Palestine. There are lots of ways to do this. One of those ways is to observe boycotts called for by the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement.

BDS has a policy on Disney. But it does not mean what most of this fandom thinks it means.

Here is the official list of BDS targets as of three days ago (1/17/24):

(source)

You'll notice there are four types of targets. Let's go.

1.) Consumer boycott targets

This is the category most people think of. BDS has asked for a total consumer boycott of these brands. In other words: do not buy from these brands.

[List from image: AXA, Puma, HP, Chevron, Ahava, Carrefour, Caltex, Siemens, RE/MAX, Texaco, SodaStream]

Worth noting: Sabra hummus is also a major part of this list. Not sure why it was left out of the graphic.

Here is more info from BDS about the reasoning for these choices. You'll notice that Disney is not in this target category. Let's move on.

2.) Divestment and exclusion targets

This category is about pressuring governments and institutions to end their dealings with these brands on a large scale.

It's really important to note that BDS is not asking consumers to boycott this category. The best way we can support is to put pressure on our institutions (e.g. local governments, universities).

Obviously, if you personally want to stop buying from these brands, you can! But that is not the ask from BDS right now. That is your personal choice.

[List from image: Elbit Systems, Intel, Chevron, CAF, Barclays, JCB, CAT (Caterpillar Inc.), Volvo, TKH Security, HD Hyundai, Hikvision]

Still don't see Disney, right? Moving on.

3.) Pressure targets

And here we have arrived!

✨✨ This category includes Disney. ✨✨

BDS is asking us to conduct pressure campaigns against these targets.

This can include boycotting ("when reasonable alternatives exist")! It can also include:

lobbying (sending letters, emails, petitions...)

peaceful disruptions (nonviolent direct action, protests)

social media pressure ("hey followers, go sign this petition! go call this number!" "@ slimy corporation, why do you support genocide?")

[List from image: Google, Amazon, Booking.com, Teva, Expedia, AirBnB, Disney]

Again, if you personally want to boycott these brands, go ahead! That is a valid and worthwhile choice that you can make. It's worth noting though that boycotting does not mean just pirating a show on a different platform.

Boycotting is about ending our support as consumers completely.

That means ending subscriptions, canceling accounts. It also means not consuming any products from these companies or their subsidiaries. For Disney that includes Marvel, ABC, ESPN, Pixar, National Geographic, and literally a billion others. For Google, it's not just the search engine but things like Google Docs and YouTube.

As you can imagine, a complete consumer boycott of these brands would be complicated. That is why, strategically, BDS is not asking for that at this time.

It is imperative that the movement to free Palestine is strategic and organized.

The BDS movement has been doing this work for a long time. Following their lead is a good idea. Directing our energy into the actions they recommend is efficient and vital.

I've seen a lot of people in this fandom saying to boycott Disney as if it's a top priority, or even harassing others for continuing to engage with Disney content. That is nonsense and unhelpful.

There is too much to do, urgently, for us to waste time.

That said, let's briefly go over the last category:

4.) Organic boycott targets

These are boycott campaigns that developed independently. While BDS is not diverting official energy towards fighting these brands, it does support the public in that fight.

In other words, don't buy from these brands.

[List from image: McDonald's, Domino's Pizza, Papa John's Pizza, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Wix]

Not listed but worth noting: people are also boycotting Starbucks

In conclusion,

This? Still true.

Just be strategic and informed about it. And don't be an asshole. There is too much work still to do.

[Also, before someone gets on my case about Rick Riordan, I made a whole separate post about it here.]

[ladydisofdurin]

Gotham citizens would crowdfund an assassination to kill the joker i just know it

[icewindandboringhorror]

a boye whom'st loves to attack paper balls

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

If your sole contribution to leftism is sitting and sniping at people on twitter, then please consider the need to actually get organised- you might not fully agree with the aims of your trade union, but you’ll achieve far more as a rep or involved in some way than sitting on the sidelines.

Find an organisation to join, start making contact with other leftists in real life- sitting and saying “well this doesn’t go far enough, we need a general strike or a revolution now”, you’re correct, but it achieves nothing.

If your workplace already has a rep, ask your rep what you can do to help, volunteer to be a co-rep or a health and safety rep or similar- any good rep will appreciate this. In this sort of role, you can make a real, material difference to the lives of your colleagues. And you’re going to say “but we need revolution, not reform” but this is not the point- by showing your colleagues that collective action works, they will be more confident joining in with national actions, and advocating for themselves in the future.

Equally, by finding people in real life to organise with, outside of work, the actions you take part in aren’t necessarily the important thing. The connections you build are. Encouraging others to join the movement is. Very few people are solely persuaded by negativity, especially online- so start building your positive case to share with others within your community or with shared class interests. 

What this is to say is it’s very easy to say the TUC’s campaign is too weak and they should be doing more (whilst you, yourself do nothing) but I do think a lot of unions are very good at building slow engagement- if the TUC called for a general strike tomorrow, then I don’t think it would happen. But if they slowly build a movement over the winter...

I don’t know that’s their aim, to be clear but I hope it is.

Over the last year, being a rep, I’ve seen a lot more of the inner workings of my union- I used to criticise them a lot in the past, and there are still many areas I disagree with them on but I do agree it’s better to play the long game and get a win, than to rush into things and fail to achieve anything.

Anyway, some things to think about, maybe?

[felixfellowish]

I fucking hate doing group assignments at school. I don't mean to toot my own horn but it always feels like people are some goddamn idiots and miss the whole point on what we're supposed to do.