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The perfect accessory for your next activist march! Everyone MUST know what you’re protesting for. In case it wasn’t obvius enough, this sign really sends the message!

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your voice must be heard! Otherwise, did you truly make a stand?

In a social media-dominated world, it’s easy to be more performative than actually active, which is the reason that performative activism frequently dominates Instagram feeds. In order to diagnose this societal disease, it’s necessary to define it. According to Wisconsin Union, performative activism is “activism that is done to increase one’s social capital rather than because of one’s devotion to the cause.” It’s similar to peer pressure. When everyone online is talking and posting about a popular cause, the natural reaction is to repost the same cause in order to appear altruistic. It isn’t inherently bad, everyone probably falls into this trap at one point, but it tends to give the impression that all one has to do to become an activist is post an Instagram story or throw a link in their bio.

Word-of-mouth is an important facet in social and political movements. The more people speak out and spread support for an issue, the more likely it is to ignite real change on a political and social level. The problem comes when word-of-mouth is where the activism ends, or when p e

Perfor m Perfor m people care more about taking photos of themselves supporting a cause than actually taking necessary steps. Public figures, influencers, and even corporations are a section of the population that often fall into this category. They veer into the realm of hypocrisy at times by promoting a lifestyle they don’t actually live. a t iv e A ct i vism a t iv e A ct i vism