hi! I’m closing this account and stepping away from stan culture. you should too.🧵
while the IOF commits massacres upon massacres in Gaza, while Sudan and Kashmir burn, kids in the Congo are enslaved, while rights are stolen from indigenous people worldwide, while their own-
hey stan twitter, before saying random celebs are on the Epstein list (which isn’t out yet), please do note that you’re joking about sex trafficking victims, and that includes children.
countries are complicit in genocides, the celebrities you all stan have not fulfilled the roles they gave themselves when they proclaimed to be on the “right side of history”.
people with the biggest platforms have the potential to have the most impact. personal safety is not-
a concern when you’re as rich as they are. you’re not getting anywhere if you defend the rich.
I’ve looked up to taylor swift for over half a decade and i cannot anymore. the disruption she could influence in the US would be historic, yet she hasn’t spoken a word. not about-
Gaza, not about her misogynist boyfriend, not about her SA defending friend Brittany or quite literally anything since the 2020 US elections.
You should be looking up to local grassroots activists, or international ones, or quite literally anyone whose business model isn’t-
cds from taylor. but they disgust me. someone I’ve looked up to for so long, someone that got me through the toughest parts of life, feels no moral obligation when they see children beheaded. THEY owe the use of their bodies and platform. you owe them nothing.
sucking money out of people that literally love them, and would defend them in irl conversations. they’re not worth your time, effort, mental health, energy, and certainty not worth your money.
I moved to a new continent for the eras tour. my wall is still plastered with signed
everything I need to know.
most of you don’t care, and never will. but maybe some of you are frustrated too. I need you to know that life is so much better when you’re surrounded by empathetic people.
Go use your voice. Don’t rely on public figures. Disrupt your world.
syed x
I know this thread seems very antithetical. I’m calling for divestment from stan culture when I’ve been a part of it for over 6 years, but the grass really is greener on the other side. I know I’m talking to a wall bc the interaction difference b/w my stan/activist tweets says-
reminder that no album release is bigger than the slaughter of people and children and the destruction of hospitals. please remember them. don’t stop demonstrating.
Nearly 30 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in Deir el-Balah city.
The overwhelmed hospital couldn't attend to many wounded immediately, raising the risk of further deaths on the hospital floor.
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p.s. I’d like to add how toxic stan culture is. how you’re all focused on the wrong things. it doesn’t matter what celeb posts more. It’s not a competition, and using it for stan warfare is out of touch. posting screenshots of zionists or some insta post your fav liked is weird.