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Performative vs. Transformative: A Primer

Post #9 in Brave Sis Project’s “United We Stand” series, a 31-part countdown to 2026 inspired by courageous Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Foremothers

PERFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP:

  • Posts a black square

  • Says “I don’t see color” (you have got to be kidding me, it’s almost 2026 and you still saying that nonsense?!)

  • Centers their own feelings and experiences as the main event—the rest of us are sidebar

  • Disappears/disengages after the news cycle

TRANSFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP:

  • Does the reading and integrates the lessons

  • Examines their privilege, for there are many forms of this (we people “of color” have our own forms of privilege too, btw)

  • Amplifies without centering self

  • Shows up even when it’s not trending

Which side are you on?

#AllyshipMatters #DoTheWork #SeeYourPrivilege

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