Performative allyship is when a person acts as an ally to a minority group, like theBIPOCorLGBTQcommunity, for reasons other than actually caring about their experiences and equality. It is often used online to criticize fake "allies" that only do it to receive praise from others.

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wthdydt

why the hell did you do that

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Unalive

A euphemism created to bypass social media content moderation algorithms that flag direct references to death or self-harm. It's the linguistic equivalent of speaking in code because the robot overlords are listening. A testament to Gen-Z's creativity under digital censorship.

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