50 Times People Rolled Up Their Sleeves and Publicly Raised Their Voices Against Social Injustice Online
Some individuals are simply allergic to unfair treatment!
Some people cannot scroll past injustice without saying something. When social media fills up with cruelty, prejudice, and bad-faith takes, a few voices still push back and make the case for basic decency.
This roundup pulls together 50 sharp posts that call out sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of social injustice online. The reactions are blunt, funny, frustrated, and sometimes all three at once, which is exactly why they stand out.
Scroll through the posts below and see which ones hit hardest.
1. It's All About Controlling Women and Their Decisions
Feminist Info2. Wanting a Better Life for People
Feminist Info3. Delete This!
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4. It's Science, Not Santa Claus
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5. So Sad
jennawyspy
6. Keeping Religion Out of Politics
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7. How Pro-Life Are You?
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8. A Very Modest Proposal
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9. The Whole Art of a No
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10. Boys Will Be Boys
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11. That Is Nothing to Laugh About
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12. Denying Me Joy and Expression Changed Nothing
ItsDanaWhite
13. That Is the Entire Point
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14. What Has Been Normalized Is Not Acceptable
xannikinsx
15. To the Catholic Trumpers
lorileistorm
16. It's Always Tagged as the Woman's Fault
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17. Because It's None of Your Business
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18. Why Do You All Have So Much to Say?
plsdontdoitsuh
19. Instead of Slaves, 'Enslaved People' Sounds Better
kevinmichaael
20. Exactly What Is Being Said
johnpaul_mejia
21. It's Not Easy, Really
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22. The World We Live In
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23. Planned Parenthood Has Been of Great Help
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24. We Understand Basic Empathy
mollykhadija
25. An Economy That Works for Each and Every Person
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26. She Has Said It All
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27. Why Debate Whether Someone's Existence Is Valid or Not...
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28. The Correct Level of Income Inequality
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29. It's Just a Tampon, for Crying Out Loud
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30. What Exactly Is Your Point?
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31. You All Are Not Ready to Have That Discussion
heyyguido
32. The Army Kicked Me Out Because I'm Gay
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33. Read That Again
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34. It All Boils Down to What You Want
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35. That Is One Great Kid
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36. Why Don't Marriages Last Like They Used To?
saracentury
37. It's as Simple as That
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38. Everyone Has the Right to Express Themselves
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39. A Better Opinion If I'm Asked
Novembervivi
40. A Wrong Thought Process
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41. That Is the Entire Message
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42. Sad Indeed
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43. Pregnancy Privilege
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44. A Year of Quarantine
esmietee
45. Think About It
aaronhoyland
46. Abortion
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47. Imagine a World...
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48. Women Can Wear What They Want
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49. Period Shames
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50. Clearly Said
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Hate speech on social media is often followed by hate crimes and violence. It can easily pave the way for the dehumanization and normalization of hatred.
As a result, we must learn from history and devote all of our efforts to eradicating hate speech from the online space. What makes this especially difficult is that we, as a society, have much to learn about calling out injustice and speaking up for the defenseless.
Want the education-department drama too, where Charlie Kirk’s banner ended up by MLK Jr.’s?
