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So circling back to this: I noticed a few micro actions that didn& #39;t sit right with me as I rewatched this vid and watched how ppl responded to it. I& #39;m going spend too much time discussing the crafted image of "the good protester" https://twitter.com/neferchidi/status/1386778281194622976">https://twitter.com/neferchid...
Something that struck me as I watched this video was the way that the ppl in the video interacted with the camera person saying "thank you!"s and the camera person polite "uh huh!" back to them.
The crowd and their affiliates have also gone out of their way to let us know that they cleaned up their messes. https://twitter.com/clapresi24/status/1386848655924203520?s=20">https://twitter.com/clapresi2...
It seems to imply a distinction between "the right way" to protest "the wrong way" to protest. It& #39;s giving "Oh, I& #39;m not one of those unruly protesters. I& #39;m a well mannered level-headed Stanford student". They "are not" rowdy, unruly, property destroying. That would be a no-no 
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It also makes me question the aim of the entire action. Quick pictures to show that you cosplayed as the rowdy protester, but are, in fact, not that? I& #39;m confused. Real protesters graffiti to make long lasting points against a system/an entity/the state.
I almost (almost) would& #39;ve respected it more if they did it with their chest lmaoo. The emphasis on cleaning and the pictures taken afterward further this narrative that these protesters did nothing wrong
This imagery portraying "good protester" is likely why they don& #39;t hide their faces. Yes they made a mess but they were polite and they cleaned up! This imagery is not as radical revolutionaries, but as good, passionate, respectful Stanford students. https://twitter.com/KeepStanfordWRE/status/1386798575523225602?s=20">https://twitter.com/KeepStanf...
Lastly: this is harmful bc it gives the university and these students a way to shift the narrative of their actions! So when poc students say "Imagine if we did this" or "damn thats fucked up" everybody has an excuse for what its okay and rationalizes the policing of poc students
