#performative allyship

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

Seeing White Leftists and so-called supposed "ActiviSTS " and so-called " Woke" Progressives " Allies " praise and support the Ayatollah and other horrible and terrible dictators will always be mind-boggling to me.

Like, do these fools realize that the Iranian regime is a full theocratic authoritarian dictatorship and are definitely *NOT* the good guys.

What's the fuck is it with these supposed Leftists kissing the ass and loving and supporting the absolute worst scumbags, terrorists groups, dictators, and regimes just because they so happen to be Anti-American and Anti-West.

Like, do these radicalized brainwashed idiots realize that if they were anywhere near these tyrants in any kind of way, be it the Ayatollah or Hamas or the Taliban or Putin and any other horrible authoritarian leader & such, is that these people wouldn't dare hesitate to kill you and your whole family and everything else you care about.

Have any of these so-called Leftists forgotten about what Iranian women have to deal with daily because of this horrid regime? Or do their massive hatred of Israelis /Jewish people make them blind towards it.

I swear these people countine to showcase how deeply morally bankrupt and fake their activism also allyship really is.

[hilacopter]

"oh no guys be careful right-wing nazis are using the palestinian cause to try and make us antisemitic!!! I know they're very convincing and it's so so hard to see what's nazi propaganda and what's not, but we don't want to prove the jews- I mean evil zionazis right when they say we're being antisemitic right? remember, it's not enough that antisemitism is bad on it's own but that it's harming our cause specifically. unfortunately soooo many jews will call everything antisemitic these days so looks like we'll have to trust our instincts to determine what counts as antisemitism. remember guys antisemitism in the movement is so horrible because it drives away the good jews™ and we don't have any obligation to protect half of the world's jewish population from it. those evil colonizer babykillers, they should have all rot in the concentration camps. remember to send love to your jewish mutuals!!! punch a nazi!!! 🔯💓❤️✡️💖🕎💗✡️❤️💓🕎✡️💞"

[odinsblog]

These mask off moments aren’t anything new.

It’s official: White “feminists” like Julianna Margulies, Amy Schumer and Patricia Arquette have no clue that Black women, Black LGBTQ people, and Black Jewish people are actual categories of people who exist.

Worse still, they completely ignore that it is often white women who have been responsible for some of the worst harms inflicted on other women, Black people and NBPoC.

White “feminists” constantly acting like they’ve done the most - when they’ve only helped themselves and then pulled up the ladder afterwards - then demanding the labor of marginalized Black people in return for their so-called “help” is disgusting. Their transactional, conditional allyship, and their focus on one singular identity at the expense of all others, is the polar opposite of intersectional feminism.

Black people have had some real allies from every race, color and creed, but let’s get this straight: Black people fought our own fights and when we lose, we most definitely do our own dying. Nobody “gave” us anything because Julianna Margulies put a fucking black square on her Instagram pfp when George Floyd was murdered. And Black people don’t owe any of these racists a damn thing for their extremely limited, performative, paternalistic, and self-serving “allyship”.

[kindofcuntess]

the devastatingly ironic product of performativity culture: when actions aren’t self-announced (and rightfully so), activists go unrecognized while the virtue-signaling whitneys of the world receive praise…

i’m so tired of living in a society like this. i thought i’d share my response to the comments above. from your resident black, female social scientist who will be an emily cultist (kok reference ofc!) for life 🫶🏽

what you’ve never seen is her be performative, but it’s clear from the thread you and a number of others have the value of statements and actions placed inversely. she’s become one of the most politically disruptive forces in the industry and is progressive to her core. she’s actually been cited as being aware of the power she holds as a white, wealthy and extremely prominent figure and actively wanting to leverage that power to shield marginalized creators and projects about the systems of oppression we face. again, she just doesn’t parade around announcing these actions like celebs are apt to do, not that performative liberals in society at large fare much better. to name just a few examples, she’s financed and advocated for ‘i saw the tv glow, a film about trans identity, that the director stated may not have even had the political resources it would’ve needed to be made without her given an unwilling distribution system (regressive studioheads), acted as the principal force behind the most damning interrogation of performative white liberalism we may ever see put to screen called ‘the curse’ (it was outright ousted by the industry in a shocking emmys shutout and these politics of hers alongside those of her colleagues likely played a significant role in this occurrence), produced projects like problemista and fantasmas, both of which explore the “othering” of non-white immigrants in america and were directed by someone of that identity (always important when specific experiences that person has faced in relation to their marginalized identity factors are a fundamental part of the project), starred in and shaped (she’s been referred to as his “sous chef,” meaning she takes on any number of responsibilities an AD often would, but unofficially, and is always cited to be the one who chiefly develops her characters whether she’s producing or not) yet another unrelenting interrogative piece on domestic violence and rape culture (kinds of kindness: the one no one would shut up about in regards to it framing humanity “too cruelly” when it was simply accurate and truthful), produced one of the most transcendently feminist and humanist films we have today (poor things), and so much more.

she’s for all intents and purposes the paragon of cinematic activism. by the way, “activism” does indeed mean taking action as opposed to announcing one’s political views before a stage to be applauded or wearing a pin to be declared an “activist” when both of these things do exactly nothing to contend oppressive systems. they merely serve to garner social praise from the masses, which is par for the course in regards to a society in which performative liberalism is worshipped. hollywood exists as a microcosm of it. her series ‘the curse’ (also produced by her) would tell you alllll about that. she was the one cited to have, and i quote, insisted upon characterizing her performative white liberal character truthfully as an outright monster: evil to the core while hiding under the guise of so-called “activism,” which includes an incessant amount of shrieking about activism whilst actively degrading the marginalized communities she claims to be allied with on her little pins. it’s an unprecedented and daring action due to the that most have a proclivity for affording sympathy to these characters and the real people they reflect, which grants performative white liberals and the performativity complex at large (anyone can be performative, but those of the white variety are particularly pernicious given they assert their white saviour complexes and use them to assist in their vulterine machinations) immunity from the scrutiny they deserve given they are just as bigoted as those we see express it in a more explicit way.

by “explicit,” i refer to the right wing/maga people, which a scene in the show that depicts her character and her lack of a single progressive conviction converse with a “maga” kind of guy who happens to genuinely care about indigenous rights and the environment- things she only shrieks about being interested in- delightfully enunciates. anyway, the creators/directors of the show even explicitly told emily that she didn’t have to go this far and assume such a risk given the subject of performativity in particular is an “untouchable” one, meaning people retaliate he meaning that people fiercely retaliate when it is rightly condemned (it poses the risk of alienating her audience and peers alike, as has been discussed in an article i highly recommend), but she deemed it a “modern affliction,” which are words i actually take kindly to given she’s undertaken actions to back up that stance.

christopher nolan himself presumed that she had to be cajoled into characterizing her performative white liberal archetype that way (accurately, as all sources of education should) due to the way in which it jeopardizes her status (based unjustly on popularity and likability…that show was actually review bombed to 17% on the day it released and remains in the 40s on rotten tomatoes despite the critical acclaim that, as i have previously stated, did not translate into what was at one point an all but ensured emmy WIN for her. film and tv critics spoke of the nomination as a literal formality due to how much of a pantheon performance it was, but they didn’t take its political impact in a performative institution into account). THAT is how political she is and her willingness to make personal sacrifices for the collective cause while receiving close to no recognition for it (only those who announce it seem to, which is abhorrent given no true activist does so. a true activist acts in the name of justice rather than virtue-signaling for praise) should do well to attest to this.

[weirdstrangeandawful]

I briefly cut my parents off about a year ago because of my mother’s homophobia (and also transphobia) and all the shit she put me through as a child, but a combination of their continued financial control over me (submitting tax information late for example just so that I don’t have the receipts through the CRA and have to directly ask them) and also their flying 3500 km cross-country just to physically cross my boundaries on my 21st birthday and also my (now their) dog means we talk again.

They’ve now gone back to the performative support phase where they do everything that other people can see perfectly but everything unwitnessed horrendously. A literally perfect example is my mother finding out I’m getting a wheelchair and immediately asking if/when she should install a ramp out front of their house. Their A-frame house with washroom doors that are too narrow and three storeys connected with narrow stairs. Their house with no bedroom or even room with doors and no full washroom on the ground floor. And she knows all this by the way. One of her closest friends has MS and has been in a wheelchair for longer than I’ve been alive and she measured everything to see if his chair would fit and it wouldn’t and they discussed extensively to see if they could temporarily modify the rooms to accommodate him and they couldn’t. She knows a wheelchair doesn’t work in that house and yet she wants to put a ramp out front so people can see that she’s accommodating me.

[archimus-prime]

fuck white feminism and performative allyship/activism

yall dont actually give a fuck about the issues you speak about and it shows, the suffering of others isnt a trend

never stop talking about palestine, sudan, ukraine, and all the other countries and groups of people being harmed and oppressed. these are not trends, these are real-world issues that are killing people

shame on you for pretending to care when its "relevant" and then dropping it and not talking about it just cuz the topic isnt gaining as much traction

its still happening, dont be silent, dont let these issues become invisible or suppressed.

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

I swear I'm getting sick of these "supposed" "So-called " Leftists and their fake-ass performance "activism." These assholes had no problems at all throwing Black People and many other valuable minority groups and immigrants within America under the damned bus with a 2nd term of a fully incompetent convicted felon and rapist also a Wannabe Dictator who is currently along with the rest of his heinous administration deeply destroying and fucking up this country in so many ways as well as fucking shit up in terms of international relations and national security.

Especially in regards to the Middle East and his seriously wanting to turn Gaza into a second City of Dubai and make it a place for real estate. Yet these Pro-Palestine fuckers seem to not care about that at all.

I'm so fucking sick of these damn people and their cosplay "activists" act as well as their White Savior Complex bullshit as well.

These assholes have never once given a single shit about Palestinians or Gazans.

And have also deeply Fucked Over the very people they claimed to be allies to.

[icedsodapop]

Norman Finkelstein's response to Edward Said's criticism of Chomsky:

Source: I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!

I will quote two tweets in response that I think are applicable to Finkelstein's condescending attitude to Said's valid critique:

[odinsblog]

Schumer and Arquette act as though these are discrete category checkboxes that have no overlap (“you may only pick one” white feminism)

Remember kids, people actually dO exist who are simultaneously more than one of the following identities: Black + woman + Jewish + Palestinian + LGBTQ

Arquette and Schumer’s transactional, conditional allyship, and their focus on one singular identity at the expense of the others, is the polar opposite of intersectional feminism

[troythecatfish]

[thewightknight]

In case you might be wondering if Target was pandering to the gays because it was popular at the time, this is where all the Pride merchandise has been in my local store in Junes past.

[kindofcuntess]

me every time i re-realize that one of the best performances in tv history not only didn't get an emmy ... but wasn't even nominated (??!!!!!). EMILY JEAN STONE YOU'RE AN ICON and it's fuck the damn tv academy forever 🙄🫶🏽

[liminalweirdo]

Do people who say things like "blue eyes are weird as fuck" and "you can't trust a person with blue eyes" realize they are just exacerbating the hated and prejudice between peoples which we should be working to fucking eradicate?

You might think that what you're saying might mark you out as an anti-racist or whatever, but the goal of us marginalized groups is actually equality, not a position of power or desirability over someone else you consider inferior. You're basically just saying, "actually, I think we should perform eugenics and perpetuate social stigma against this arbitrarily undesirable group of people instead," when you could just, you know, be fucking normal about it and actually realize that it's intersectionality and acceptance or nothing. That lateral aggression does nothing but waste everyone's precious time?

You cannot just throw other groups of people under the bus for physical features and traits they cannot help, what is wrong with you?

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

I will never understand certain people who deemed themselves as " Leftists " or "Progressives " or so-called "allies " for minorities and marginalized groups and pretend to act like they give a Fuck about said groups of people. But have no issues throwing many of said minorities and marginalized groups under the bus as "acceptable collateral damage " with Trump if he gets back in Office again.

Because they idiotically believe that Trump would bring out their glorious "Revolution."

These people aren't serious at all about politics and have deeply lost touch with reality with this stupid belief of theirs that is nothing more then just pure fantasy.

I so badly want these people to stop acting like they actually care about black and brown people or immigrants and LGBTQ people and women, also religious minorities and such.

When in actuality, they have no problems with putting a highly unhinged, unstable, reckless convicted dangerous criminal bigoted piece of shit wannabe dictator back in power again.

Truly Fuck these phony fake-ass people who claimed to care about these groups, but actually have no problems with Fucking over said groups and have them suffer solely because they want to punish democrats for not being " Super leftist enough " or try to "punish" Biden because they want to live their Hunger Games Revolutionary dreams.

That they seem to think America losing complete democracy and turning into a far-right authoritarian theocratic country no better than North Korea or Russia or any other dictatorship nation isn't a problem because they believe that a dictatorship "Isn't that BaD " or living under a theocratic regime " Won't be a Big DeaL ".

I swear these people aren't real Leftists and should just admit to themselves that they don't actually give a flying shit about the groups of people they pretend to care about and that they are fine with authoritarianism rule.

Really Fuck these people, my family and loved ones and everyone else I care about aren't you're "acceptable collateral damage" for your imagery Revolution.

[icedsodapop]

Cheers to the downfall of men who use performative feminism to hide their shitty, abusive selves

[bookdenofsin]

Maybe it's not the politics that's burning me out. Maybe it's that the people In supposed to stand in solidarity with are busy centering their need to be seen doing their best performance of the perfect morally righteous person and it's exhausting