u/MissOgino

Hi, I would like to have your opinion about something.
I am trying to be more ethic oriented when buying clothes or items I need in general and whenever possible I would opt for second hand.

In addition, I am actively boycotting brands such as shein or Zara and many others as they are actively involved in exploitation and genocide.

However, when it comes to second hand I am not that rigid as I am not actively supporting those brands and I have, for instance, bought a second hand Zara jacket months ago. I do not buy many clothes and I still have in my wardrobe Zara, Primark or Shein clothes I have literally bought years ago (either new or second hand).

This is to say: do you think that even if they are second hand it would be better not buying them at all?

I have to admit that when people see the Zara tag on my jacket I am tempted to scream it’s second hand 😂

What do you think?

Dear community,

I am sadly aware that any of this will sound new to you. However, I am outraged by a FB post that appeared in my feed and I refuse to stay silent. This page claims to be “feminist” (I do not follow the page, Meta probably suggested in my feed as “similar” content to what I normally engage with) but they wrote a post extremely transphobic. As a first instinct, I was to comment with facts, evidences, and the real state of things. Then I thought I would probably get shit stormed. I reported both the page and the incriminated post but I am not sure is gonna work. My social profiles are very private, with poor engagement, so it would probably not make any sense to post anything about it.
The page and the post are in Italian and I was thinking about trying to contact some Italian trans activists: maybe they can help?

What can I do?

Thank you ♥️

Hello everyone,

I recently started to get interested in boycotting brands, shops, and so on to support Palestine, Sudan, Congo and, generally speaking, countries that are affected by war and exploitation.

As you can imagine, is not easy at all as basically all the brands I use to buy in my daily shopping are someway involved.

I really care about “doing my part” in this, and I started boycotting major companies such as Amazon, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Zara ages ago. But clearly, this is not enough.

I know it’s basically impossible to boycott everything and everyone, and I understand it’s just a drop in the ocean: still, I want to do what I can.

I recently moved to Tübingen (Germany) and near to mine there is an amazing ethic bio shop but I cannot do my “big” shopping there, as it’s crazy expensive.

I am definitely not rich o anything like that, so the question is:
How can I carry on with boycotting here in Tübingen and not spending a fortune?

I downloaded apps that tell you if a brand is involved in genocide but I was wondering if anyone, who is maybe doing this for a long time, has suggestions or can help in general.

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I recently started to get interested in boycotting brands, shops, and so on to support Palestine, Sudan, Congo and, generally speaking, countries that are affected by war and exploitation.

As you can imagine, is not easy at all as basically all the brands I use to buy in my daily shopping are someway involved.

I really care about “doing my part” in this, and I started boycotting major companies such as Amazon, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Zara ages ago. But clearly, this is not enough.

I know it’s basically impossible to boycott everything and everyone, and I understand it’s just a drop in the ocean: still, I want to do what I can.

I recently moved to Tübingen (Germany) and near to mine there is an amazing ethic bio shop but I cannot do my “big” shopping there, as it’s crazy expensive.

I am definitely not rich o anything like that, so the question is:
How can I carry on with boycotting here in Tübingen and not spending a fortune?

I downloaded apps that tell you if a brand is involved in genocide but I was wondering if anyone, who is maybe doing this for a long time, has suggestions or can help in general.

Thank you!