The internet is truly one of the best/ worst inventions created in this century. You get to see so many things you wouldn’t see under normal circumstances and get to make so many sociological observations that you wouldn’t normally see. The fallout of the recent election specifically allowed me to observe so many different opinions and and really get a good measure on the way our society is set up. What it confirmed to me as Black person of color is that we really aren’t as protected as thought. Black people have a ton of intersectional issues but despite that at least we agreed that we didn’t want a racists bigot in office. Despite that very simple understanding the turnout was not as expected and it just confirmed to me that the rest of society is clearly only performatively liberal or so hyper individualistic that they are willing to compromise others rights for presumably “less” taxes and a “better” economy. Another thing it showed me is how we are so willing to disregard black and trans bodies. Two readings that stuck out to me for this section was the readings on how Black and Trans Bodies are treated in sports. For decades black bodies have be exploited in all forms entertainment. The article talks about the effect that sports like boxing and basketball have for young black men. A reading for an earlier section also talked about the history of minstrel entertainment and how black people were taking advantage of for the purpose of mockery entertainment. And even now in todays society we see white people continue to make a mockery of black people in all sectors of entertainment. They hypersexualize black women in entertainment , they hypermasculine black women in sports. They portray black men as inhuman hypermasculine brute savages that need to be “humbled” or broke in. I believe that’s what spectacles like the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight were supposed to achieve. After the fight the narrative became this weird mockery of mike tyson and his legacy. People used that fight to justify their bigoted vitriol towards black people saying things that implied that black people were never on the same level as them reinforcing this white supremacists mindset that was already being fed to them by trump and other red pill creators. People have spent years on social media canceling other creators for being ” antiblack” and “not inclusive” enough only to now start posting antiblack propaganda by reposting their chosen politicians who continue to harm the very communities they’ve defend in the past. This new wave of hypocrisy is not only seen towards black people but also also towards people. Social media has (at least my side) has shown incredible support towards trans people and trans creators. With support towards creators like Dylan Mulvaney, it really seemed like for a moment people were starting to become more educated about trans people and why trans rights are important but in the real world the opposite was occurring. Harmful legislation was being passed all across the nation and no one was taking it seriously except trans people. All these things have now spiraled into this volatile state we live in today I hope people who are conscious continue to stay that way and I hope the people aren’t get educated.
Unruly Bodies 
The difference between seeing what people post online versus seeing who gets elected into office, and what legislation gets passed gives me whiplash, especially lately. This slow decent into right wing fascism has only recently become undeniable, it’s incredibly concerning, I’ve been freaking out about it too.
I hadn’t thought of the Paul vs Tyson fight like that before, but now that you say that it seems obvious, I need to be more on the look out for things I’m missing by not being a black person.
Your post points out how oppression continues and how there’s a huge gap between performative allyship online and real action. It’s disappointing to see people show support for marginalized groups on social media but then fail to vote or push back against harmful policies. The readings about Black and trans bodies in sports really show how these groups are still being exploited and dehumanized, continuing a long history of disrespect and abuse. The fact that rights for Black and trans people are being rolled back so easily shows how fragile progress is when people don’t work together for real change. What you’ve written is such a strong reminder that allyship has to go beyond words and actually lead to meaningful action.
I’m equally terrified by all the points you make here. I remeber the first time Trump took office I was less scared of his policies but by the sheer amount of people who chose to show their true colors after he was elected. Too many people walk around with such hateful rhetoric bouncing around in their skulls and only feel enabled to say it once something major like this happens. Those are the people that scare me the most in truth. They’ll be the same people posting the stupid little black square who turn around and defend their vote for Trump. I prefer my racists the old fashioned way — the kind to say a slur to your face — at least that way I actively know who to avoid. This new breed of performative activism and shame politics backs people into corners I didn’t even know were there.
I 100% believe that society is hyper individualistic because they say humans were born to be selfish but the election showed that some people are just willing to take it too far. I understand that the world is a eat or be eaten world but allowing a uneducated man who hasn’t even ran his own companies and show how he barely even did anything for America is his first term win again over a actual educated politician because he promised America less taxes so less money being spent and other promises that doesn’t even apply to majority of America just higher ups is disgusting to see how easy it was for them to overlook every bad thing he has done, said or promised. And the way black athletes are being exploited and dehumanized now is no different from in slave times when they were being sold in a market and it’s said to see that there is still so much oppression in the world even for African Americans who made it in life.