Photo courtesy of Harlen Cruz. You remember the black square Instagram flood of 2020, and the following backlash which brought to common use the term “performative activism.” When someone performs activism, they do something with no real impact and claim to be part of a movement, just as so many did with Black Lives Matter. Now, if you don’t share the Instagram story sticker about it, some people you follow will effectively decide you don’t care about the war in Ukraine. This decision will pay no mind to the fact that they can’t remember the details of the Israel-Palestine conflict they vehemently made the same statements about last year, just that if you’re not sharing, you’re not caring. But silence on Instagram is not the worst thing you can do, contrary to what the carousel posts will tell you. The worst thing you can do is assume ten slides in popular fonts and color schemes could possibly inform you accurately on a decades long imperialist conflict. Accounts like @shityoushouldcareabout are amongst the main perpetrators of this awful trend. Right beside a quirky graphic reading “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Explained” you’ll find “Today’s mundane poll: is the romcom dead?” While creating…
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