The safety pin as a signal is controversial. Here we collect multiple arguments about the safety pin and its politics.
Marie Claire UK posted, "Why you should think twice before wearing the safety pin today," in the aftermath of the campaign's emergence post-Brexit in June 2016.
At The Guardian, Maya Goodfellow observes, "Britain's raging racism calls for more than symbolic safety pins," also post-Brexit.
At the Huffington Post, "The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere" notes its recent history post-Brexit, and now post-election.
This one, also republished on the Huffington Post, "Dear White People, Your Safety Pins are Embarrassing," is self-explanatory.
Lara Witt argues "Your Safety Pins Are Not Enough" for Medium.
On her blog, Isobel Debrujah offers "So You Want to Wear a Safety-Pin" as a primer on what to expect once you commit to being an ally, and how to plan for what this might mean.
For Medium, Anoosh Jojorian declares, "I'm not down for the safety pin backlash."
Ijeoma Luo wrote, "Questioning Safety Pin Solidarity Revealed Why I Can't Trust White People," for The Establishment.
On NewBlackMan (InExile), Black feminist theorist Wahneema Lubiano chimes in "for the incomplete gesture, from a black girl with writing with uncertain instruments."
And, because we must laugh, an alternative button for sale as cheaply as Etsy will allow: "I WILL DO MY BEST TO FUCK UP ANY BIGOT WHO FUCKS WITH YOU."
At The Guardian, Maya Goodfellow observes, "Britain's raging racism calls for more than symbolic safety pins," also post-Brexit.
At the Huffington Post, "The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere" notes its recent history post-Brexit, and now post-election.
This one, also republished on the Huffington Post, "Dear White People, Your Safety Pins are Embarrassing," is self-explanatory.
Lara Witt argues "Your Safety Pins Are Not Enough" for Medium.
On her blog, Isobel Debrujah offers "So You Want to Wear a Safety-Pin" as a primer on what to expect once you commit to being an ally, and how to plan for what this might mean.
For Medium, Anoosh Jojorian declares, "I'm not down for the safety pin backlash."
Ijeoma Luo wrote, "Questioning Safety Pin Solidarity Revealed Why I Can't Trust White People," for The Establishment.
On NewBlackMan (InExile), Black feminist theorist Wahneema Lubiano chimes in "for the incomplete gesture, from a black girl with writing with uncertain instruments."
And, because we must laugh, an alternative button for sale as cheaply as Etsy will allow: "I WILL DO MY BEST TO FUCK UP ANY BIGOT WHO FUCKS WITH YOU."