The Difference Between Performative Activism and Genuine Allyship
Performative Activism: a form of activism used to increase one's social capital or personal gain rather than genuine support towards a movement, issues, or causes.
People who have demonstrated performative activism use it as a one-off action and on a one basis instance. Users of performative activism only act as "allies" when it is convenient for them and they use if for their own personal gain, in order to be viewed as an "ally" by society, in an attempt to avoid backlash and criticism. Typically, performative activists feel the need and urge to post each and every step of their acts on social media, this is done for attention. To them, their steps don't actually mean anything to them or personally or to the voices there are trying to amplify, meaning there is no genuine want for a change.
Examples of performative activism:
Selective choices on which issues to support.
Performative activists tend to nitpick on what they feel comfortable shedding light on and supporting. This is the perfect example of personal gain, choosing on which particular social-racial issues to speak on that they are comfortable with especially when the issues do not affect them personally, this can also be seen as victimisation and the reversing the problem on themselves. By being…
