#WomenBoycottTwitter is peak white feminism in the dumbest way

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal, Twitter has become a space for women (and men) to share stories of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of giants in the entertainment industry.

Rape survivor and bad bitch Rose McGowan was at the front of the pack, encouraging the women who came forward with assault allegations and firing a quick insult at Ben Affleck that sparked an avalanche of new allegations about the actor's serial groping habit.

McGowan was then temporarily suspended from Twitter late Wednesday night for "violating the Twitter Rules," according to an email that she posted on Instagram.

McGowan is no longer suspended, but people remain pissed that she was banned from the site in the first place. And that anger, combined with the growing number of women speaking up about personal experiences with sexual trauma, sparked a very Pantsuit Nation-friendly response: #WomenBoycottTwitter, a show of solidarity by women, for women.

Or rather, a show of solidarity from, by and large, white women for… uh… which women, exactly?

Because there was no #WomenBoycottTwitter when Leslie Jones was bullied so viciously by Milo Yiannopoulis and his ilk that she left the site entirely. There was no #WomenBoycottTwitter when Jemele Hill was suspended from her job for her tweets.

It appears that once again, white women are most comfortable showing up for each other while generally supporting women of color from afar, with words instead of actions, if at all.

Not only does this particular boycott enforce the same set of priorities for white feminists (the comfort and protection of white women), it's honestly not super effectual. It kind of sucks that we'll miss out on a day of sweet, sweet Chrissy Teigen content, but if you're not a literal celebrity nobody is really gonna give a shit that you're not tweeting.

Plus, given the fact that many of the sexual assault revelations against famous men first appeared on Twitter, going silent to stand with people for speaking out doesn't make that much sense.

Twitter has survived usage as recruitment tool for domestic and international terrorist organizations, served as the official mouthpiece of our dumbass president, and birthed that meme that called Mr. Krabs a "thicc bih." It's highly unlikely that a day of silence from Sarah with 254 followers is going to bring the whole thing crashing down.

And since it's here to stay, let's do ourselves a favor and keep expressing our viewpoints and dropping bombshells uncensored.

@k80way