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reflecting on something I heard someone say a long time ago. essentially, they were talking about how within their profession there is no room to be political or possibly controversial and how they disliked when celeberties became political because their job is to be entertaining
from a professional standpoint, i can understand the desire to remain silent out of fear of losing your job. there have been instances where institutions have threatened to fire their workers if they spoke out on certain issues. this silence is fueled by an unfair power exchange
and there will be people who speak out nonetheless. when these individuals face repurcussions for doing so their peers will not stand by them. many have been paralyzed by fear and many have become complicit. that's why organizating is key and standing by one another is important
that being said, celeberties silence usually is out of fear of damaging their brand (individual silence can also follow a similar (pattern). they fear that a portion of their fans will be polarized if they take a stance and that stops them from doing so
then there's this other group who post something to fit in with the popular narrative, and it's just highly performative and insincere. and yes i want them to speak out on these issues because they have massive platforms and exert influence, but I don't want it to be superficial
and it's just wild to me that some people will be silent and apolitical in times like this because it's "unprofressional". what is happening affects people in your profession. it is actively causing harm. how can you bear to not care or ignore what's happening?
also i fear that we'll turn to attack people who are in the process of educating themselves and forming their opinions and cancel them before they have a chance to grow as individuals
and within that thought it's scary being political for the first time and voicing your thoughts, which is why i wonder if more discourse is needed on educating yourself, amplifying the voices of the oppressed, and learning to listen and help
idk these are just a bunch of scattered thoughts
i am shocked by the silence of many people in my personal circle and of celeberties and i'm not sure how to enagage with the ppl in my circle. esp since i know many of them wanna remain "professional"
i'm just like... how can you not feel morally obligated to say something while watching this happen? are you so far removed from it all that you think you can close your eyes and be quiet for a few days as if these problems will go away??
a genuine fear i have is that i begin to judge people's stances by what they post openly on social media, as if that is representative of who they are as individuals. people do things in silence. i don't want to develop a moral sense of superority for something on the surface
the desire to delete and rephrase this thread is strong
