Ok team. I’m seeing nonsense abt white people wearing blue bracelets, safety pins, etc to ID themselves as a “safe” person. No. Stop it. Want to show allyship, ACT like an ally. Film the police encounter. Write a letter advocating for disability access. Volunteer at the soup kitchen. 1/ - ThreadSky

politicaljunki.bsky.social • 106 days ago

Ok team. I’m seeing nonsense abt white people wearing blue bracelets, safety pins, etc to ID themselves as a “safe” person.
No. Stop it.
Want to show allyship, ACT like an ally. Film the police encounter. Write a letter advocating for disability access. Volunteer at the soup kitchen. 1/

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stavia1949.bsky.social•104 days ago

They are not mutually exclusive.

kavid.bsky.social•105 days ago

Action speaks louder, but I like seeing signs of allyship when I'm walking down the street or sitting on a bus. We need to be brave & show each other we're out there and we're not alone.

I won't put away my white rose shirt. Not for a long while.

https://www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de/white-rose-resistance-group/

politicaljunki.bsky.social•105 days ago

Wearing a shirt, like flying a flag, exposes you to some risk which is why it IS an act of allyship. I hear from Black folks especially that they’re tired of performative things that aren’t real allyship - I’ll wear a bracelet but ignore injustice.

kavid.bsky.social•105 days ago

I hear you! But I am giving benefit of doubt that most of these folks aren’t performing - their gestures are not empty - they may be raising voices in many ways - and I appreciate them!

officialcivix.bsky.social•106 days ago

You know how we can tell your a safe person? By acting like a safe person and acting like an ally through your actual actions.

caligirlposts.bsky.social•106 days ago

And wear a mask. 😷

notmypreside11.bsky.social•106 days ago

No reason you cannot do all of those things and a lot of us already are doing it. But no one should tell someone what they can and cannot wear.

kaetra.bsky.social•105 days ago

Blue strangers are trying to find ways to find each other in public spaces like work, the gym and at the grocery store, so we can build community and potentially friendships that can help organizing efforts. That's how people are using it in my community.

politicaljunki.bsky.social•104 days ago

That’s a much better idea than “I’m a safe space”, although it still doesn’t stop MAGAts from copying

thanhle70.bsky.social•106 days ago

or voted so these things do not have to be done … just saying

politicaljunki.bsky.social•105 days ago

Absolutely. Voting is (was…)the most important act. Calling/writing members of Congress, advocating, donating - all vital.

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