By: Meredith Stewart
Performative activism has presented itself as an increasingly prevalent issue over the course of this tumultuous year. This summer I found myself clicking through hundreds of reposts and scrolling past dozens of black squares without even making an effort to read, let alone, understand, the messages behind the posts. However, I don’t think I am the only one who chooses to ignore these Instagram floods.
Read MoreBy: Katie Harbaugh
If you’ve been on any form of social media lately, you’ve probably noticed that lots of people have added their pronouns to their bios. As a background, pronouns differ from person to person. Some individuals go by she/her, while others use he/him, or they/them, etc. For a long time, mainly nonbinary and transgender people put their pronouns in their bios, so people wouldn’t address them incorrectly. The problem with this is that consequently, transphobic people became more inclined to target those with pronouns in their bio.
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