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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 02:23:20 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   Mega corporations have an unapologetic and unhidden profit motive. They take much criticism for this motive.

   But there's a big difference between the approach to resisting racism and fascism taken by companies like Disney and Nike (push back hard), and the approach taken by organizations like the New York Times, the College Board, and now the book publisher Scholastic (enable).

   https://www.npr.org/2023/04/15/1169848627/scholastic-childrens-book-racism

   You can't appease both fascists and their victims at the same time. You have to choose.

   • Valerie Aurora and Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 02:23:20 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     We should all be embarrassed that companies in the entertainment industry are taking leadership positions on pushing back against fascism, while companies involved in journalism, education, and publishing, are taking the collaborator stance.

     The parts of society that everyone promised would save us from fascism, are failing. The parts of society that the Very Serious People (tm) saw as frivolous pastimes, are providing more truth and safety.

     This is the Teen Vogue'ification of the world.

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     icastico (icastico@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 09:59:47 JST icastico

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     @mekkaokereke

     Here is a good example. AP headline on the loss of rights by half of Florida’s citizens is “Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024”. Framing this as a weak rhetorical move rather than active oppression. Pretty consistent framing of these moves across the country. Rather than “GOP takes away more rights from citizens” it is “GOP appeals to base - will it improve their chances in 2024?”

     Pathetic

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     Amadi Lovelace (amaditalks@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 03:31:17 JST Amadi Lovelace

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     @mekkaokereke the “Teen Vogue-ification” of Teen Vogue happened when a 29 year old Black woman, Elaine Welteroth, became editor in chief. Legacy media editorial control remains too male and too pale and it impacts its ability to adequately and accurately function in our current climate. When decisions are being made by a room that looks more like a supermarket than a country club, everything improves.