mstgkitten:

sunwukxng:

normalmagicman:

randomactsofchaos:

so it looks like the safety pin thing has been co-opted by white supremacists. we need other, better ways to show solidarity anyway. wear an “i’ll go with you” pin, if you want that badly to wear a pin, or better yet, stand up for marginalized folks when you see them being harassed (online and irl). join an organization, volunteer your time, donate money, join a protest, if you’re able. wear a “black lives matter” or a “not my president” t shirt. there are so many ways to show solidarity and we need to get started now.

@sunwukxng

Less than a day after my prediction. Who’s surprised?

A reason I tend not to forward these actions… if it isn’t really really really blatant as an anti-fascist statement, the covert stuff like a simple safety pin, or, the green circles thing I’m seeing going around… is easily co-opted and utilized by the exact groups we’re trying to fight against.

So what do I say? Wear something OBVIOUS that a fascist would be unwilling to wear no matter how badly they want to sabotage your protective movement.

Also, safety pins have been in the wardrobe of white supremacists since I was a teen, which, was decades ago… so… there’s that too.

Then, there’s the horrible horrible fact that any organization across a public utility such as the internet is easily sabotaged and twisted to the advantage of the oppressors.

Depressing… and, annoying.