If you’re anything like me, the notion of being in angry agreement with like-minded people is something that instills hope in you. Something that gives you a warm feeling in your chest. The disappointment comes in the realisation that the change needed is nothing like this. It’s standing up to someone making an inappropriate remark. It’s thinking of one’s own actions in an unfavourable way. It’s questioning things once believed to be right.
There’s no cool chant for these things, no hashtag you can share; it’s just you, your thoughts, and your actions. No fanfare, no likes. Just you.
The reason I’m saying this is because I like being lauded. I like people to recognise and commend me for doing something good. It’s just that the thing we demand doesn’t merit any of these things.
We ask of you to do this with all the spectacle of tying your shoelace. There needn’t be a rally, there’s no occasion to celebrate. There hopefully just will be a Tuesday.
Let us be boring together.