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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, there's a blue bracelet movement. There are several articles on the subject, I don't think one is
better than the other...mostly talking about how it's performative and won't accomplish anything. But seriously, I've been on progressive sites, including this one for a long time, and I have yet to find a local group that I feel comfortable with to do anything that actually works. And quite frankly, I'm tired of sending money to pay for campaigns that don't succeed. So the bracelets. it helps me think that I'm married to a good idea, that just needs time to reach those who are slow to understand what we're dealing with. If a DUer was into that sort of thing and wanted to sell on Etsy, I would be interested. My preference are strings of single transparent blue glass beads.
Here's a clip of the article.
After the election of Donald Trump, many white women are feeling betrayed by the 53% of their peers who voted for him. Their answer? A blue bracelet.
What started as a way for white women to subtly signal that they supported Vice President Kamala Harris for president has ballooned to a veritable social media movement. But its getting skepticism from many online.
https://www.glamour.com/story/the-blue-bracelet-movement-explained
get the red out
(14,072 posts)And women might risk being threatened or even assaulted for wearing them in red states. This doesnt even sound safe. This is a whole new world that we need to think through.
ananda
(35,520 posts)...
Marthe48
(23,459 posts)and hung a blue bracelet on it. My new door wreath :/
ananda
(35,520 posts)I'll wear both the bracelet and the blue paper clip now.
ShazzieB
(22,883 posts)I have made jewelry, especially earrings (lots of earrings!), and I certainly have plenty of blue glass beads on hand. I like the idea of supporting black-owned businesses, but I also really like the idea of making my own. It would be so much fun!
drmeow
(6,019 posts)a way for white women to feel better and self-soothe without actually having to do the hard work of intersectionality and examining their own communities.
I think that's a judgemental line of crap - and I would strongly suggest to the critics of the movement that they maybe, just maybe, not snottily push away potential allies at a time when they desperately need them!
WhiskeyGrinder
(27,232 posts)Dont tell me. Show me.
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