I don’t know if anyone saw Melissa Leong’s (Fooderati) recent Insta story - coincided with Clem’s rant re Hamish. It basically said (and it could be unrelated to Clem but it does match) that Melissa has seen a concerning rise in people criticising others for the way they partake in activism - i.e that they aren’t doing enough, or doing it the wrong way or at the wrong target (and that people can hold different concerns at the same time) but it really just summarised my issue with Clem - that she has designated herself as the queen, all knower, final word on activism (like with any topic) - including the way it’s done and when. I get almost cult leader vibes in that you simply can’t go against her, criticise her or anything or receive vitriol. I stopped following her when she started talking down to her followers -like we don’t know and aren’t capable of holding different views. Being her friend must be exhausting having to constantly meet the standards she unilaterally sets with no regard to the nuance that exists in life.
Edited to add: particularly when she’s been shown to go against those “great morals” for a …paycheck - something everyone requires to literally exist in a capitalist society. Hello Clem: that paycheck, yeh that’s nuance. See how it changes how you participate in “activism”?