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Baitball Blogger

(52,729 posts)
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:21 PM Nov 2024

So, 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 it’s getting skepticism from many online.

https://www.glamour.com/story/the-blue-bracelet-movement-explained

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So, there's a blue bracelet movement. There are several articles on the subject, I don't think one is (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 2024 OP
MAGAs will be told about this get the red out Nov 2024 #1
I don't care. I'm not worried about it at all. ananda Nov 2024 #4
I got a metal hanger out of my closet Marthe48 Nov 2024 #2
OK, I ordered a blue unity bracelet. ananda Nov 2024 #3
I kind of want to make one for myself. ShazzieB Nov 2024 #5
The main criticism is that the trend is performative drmeow Nov 2024 #6
All I know is I am wary of people who feel the need to advertise their allyship. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #7

get the red out

(14,072 posts)
1. MAGAs will be told about this
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:35 PM
Nov 2024

And women might risk being threatened or even assaulted for wearing them in red states. This doesn’t even sound safe. This is a whole new world that we need to think through.

ShazzieB

(22,883 posts)
5. I kind of want to make one for myself.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 10:25 PM
Nov 2024

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)
6. The main criticism is that the trend is performative
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 12:08 AM
Nov 2024

—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)
7. All I know is I am wary of people who feel the need to advertise their allyship.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 12:10 AM
Nov 2024

Don’t tell me. Show me.

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