#WOCAffirmation goes viral amid Twitter boycott
Los Angeles Oct 14 (IANS) Amid a Twitter boycott advocates are aiming to amplify women of colour with #WOCAffirmation.
Twitter users boycotted the site on Friday in response to the suspension of account of actress Rose McGowan who is a critic of film producer Harvey Weinstein over his alleged sexual harassment and assaults of women using the hashtag #WomenBoycottTwitter.
Meanwhile other users are using hashtag #WOCAffirmation to amplify the voices of women of colour reports nbcnews.com.
On Thursday influencer and activist April Reign tweeted to her followers to use the hashtag to magnify women of colour on the platform.
The former lawyer is not new to starting social media movements. As the creator of the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite she often advocates for marginalized communities and instigates conversations about representation.
Reign was not the only one who found flaws with the #WomenBoycottTwitter movement.
Author Roxane Gay was intrigued by how conveniently inclusive the boycott was considering how often women are bullied on the platform.
Director-screenwriter- film distributor Ava Duvernay called out the often one way ask for support by white women while musician Questlove reminded his followers that reporter Jemele Hill who was suspended at ESPN for her tweets still needs support.
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