How Allyship is Expressed

Allyship can be expressed in multiple ways: grieving victims of systemic racism, and recognizing the physical and social violence inflicted upon the BIPOC community. Verbal art creators also emphasize the importance of remaining hopeful, and standing in solidarity with marginalized folks through various actions—one of which includes understanding the difference between performative and genuine allyship.

General Themes

Several themes emerged from online verbal art created by allies, and BIPOC creators addressing allies.

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Types of Allyship

Specific sub-categories of allyship were observed, including aspirational, call to action, solidarity and critique.

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Colour-Blind Ideologies

Ideologies which promote equality and similarity, while disregarding race, culture, ethnicity and systemic issues

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