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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you need a sign on your front lawn to support a cause? More effective would be to volunteer or DO something rather than a shallow sign of status. [/quote]

I agree that only having a yard sign is not enough.  But I don't think that OP is suggesting that having a yard sign is her only form of activism.

Having a yard sign or bumper sticker or button or whatever is a very easy, very cheap, very small thing.  But, I don't think it's harmful. [/quote]

Actually, it IS harmful. Studies have found that people use small things like Facebook posts, signs, etc as moral self licensing- because they did a "good" thing, they rationalize later doing a bad thing. See PP on this thread- they put a sign up, so that justifies them not actually DOING something, like sending their kid to the school in their district and then fighting for improvements in the school. Much easier to do what's best for your own kid, then put up a sign to absolve your guilt.

If white people want to feel guilty about the treatment of black people in this country, that's totally fine with me, but don't do something trivial and then pat yourself on the back. Putting up a BLM sign is pretty much the modern day "I have a black friend".[/quote]Yes, so do nothing at all.  That will make everything sooooo much better![/quote]

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