![]() Now, hate-brigades troll her posts and the posts of those like her. Shortly after, alleged lies were revealed about previous pregnancies that the creator shared on her TikTok account. Chelsea - self-proclaimed enby and LGBTQ+ activist - dug further into the drama by making claims of pregnancy and viralizing the term “WOMBLANDS”. Once the news broke, these groups were quick to spread vicious new disinformation campaigns, and they attacked other members of the indigenous community on TikTok, too.Īnd you can see the other thing happening on the other side. The dangers of performative activismĪ victim that’s lost in all of this is the indigenous communities that Lance has always stood so strong for (especially in the beginning of his fight).Īs usual, racist and neo-nazi groups have taken this opportunity to refresh their campaigns against him - which never fully ended. It costs everyone you’ve ever spilled your blood for. Your failure doesn’t just cost you, however. This story has taught us all what a critical eye comes with standing in the light of truth. Knowing we all make mistakes, you still have to strive to do better and be better in this superficial society that will deny you for the very color of your skin. ![]() Inside of all that forward action, your humanity is bound to be called into question. But you also stand with the intention, hope, and future of your entire community on your back when you take a stand for them. Sure, it might feel good to do the right thing and to be on the right side of history. The truth is that being an activist comes as a serious burden. This specific story, though, has come with some serious reality checks when it comes to weighing the cost on communities and public activism. In one respect, it always feels a bit like justice when a cheater gets outed. Centered around emotional manipulation and power plays, it will see the narcissist destroy themselves and everyone else around them if they can fill that hole inside of them (even if only for a moment). Better yet, they may even turn against, or punish, the person she decided to blame for the catastrophe.Ĭovert narcissism is insidious. That’s why she did it.Īs a covert narcissist, my mother knew that if she stayed broke, if she just let the house get run down enough…someone would come and swoop in and save her. ![]() And she did so knowing it would lead her down the road to physical or financial ruin. My mother made bad choices for herself every single day. It always looked like a world of wrong, and she was the endless victim caught up in a life that wasn’t fair. It didn’t look like that on the outside, though. My mother was the constant victim, right down to every crisis she would manufacture for herself. But I would be hard pressed not to see reflections of my mother in the current situation. Covert narcissism is insidiousĪgain, this is no place to diagnose Chelsea and I’m certainly not the person to do it. ![]() That is incredibly immature and reflects more accurately the behaviors of a teenager than a millennial who’s been through more than half a dozen military and financial crises. For no reason that really involved public safety.ĭoing that came with the knowledge that Lance would be publically crucified and his causes diminished. Chelsea could have chosen to confront these issues in more private ways, but she chose to make the public (more specifically, her very active and volatile following) a part of the conflict.
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