Yesterday, when my mom and I were discussing activism, the idea of some sociocultural norms actually being toxic came up. I was explaining to her how activism deals a lot in self-correction, be it as individuals, or as a whole.
Early on, we are taught to keep in line with norms on family hierarchies, gender roles and whatever else societal barriers were already in place, a lot of which actually alienate us from forging healthy, productive connections with other people.
In the light of fear-mongering and red-tagging against progressive orgs, especially those with the youth, people forget that the end goal is always to become a better version of what we are today.
Activism exists because the wrongs of society have been acknowledged, and the indignation against it has birthed a collective effort to create a better version not just for ourselves, but for the generations that will follow.
