So I understand that Slumflower has replied to my article about intersectional Thatcherism:

“Keep writing about me whilst I update my shopping carts with lovely top tier essentials and self care goodies that white people’s money have paid for.”

I rest my case. https://twitter.com/ayocaesar/status/1351943863464824833

A few notes:

1) What Slumflower is seeking is restitution, not reparations. If her allegation that Florence Given has infringed her IP is as strong as she says it is, I imagine any lawyer would jump at the chance to represent her no win, no fee. So why isn't that happening?

2) It is legitimate and fine to want to be paid for your work, and that includes being an influencer. But that's not the same as reparatory justice. White people paying for your luxury goods is not a means of addressing the lasting impacts of colonialism and chattel slavery.

and finally, 3) I think this speaks to the damage that influencer culture does to the people it most benefits. Slumflower and Florence Given are both talented, smart young women. But being encouraged to live your life through posting, and assigning voice of a generation status...

to someone who's very much still on their political journey can be very warping. Where is the space to learn, to grow, to take a step back? It's like living in a pressure cooker! And I think that ultimately, it doesn't facilitate people to produce their best work.