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Royal Academy social media

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bastardmonkfisher · 23/06/2021 12:01

Can someone who is more expert in social media help me? Royal Academy social media team seem to have been heavily instrumental in the Jess de Wahl travesty. I suppose the shop started the whole debacle but the social media team branded Jess a bigot.

But the head of their social media Adam Koszary has today tweeted one comment: 'google, define performative'.

What does this mean? Does he think that the furore was performative on the part of women defending Jess? Or is he saying that he doesn't approve of the apology that the RA tweeted (but I note have not put on their Instagram).

I guess it's his personal account so maybe not related to the work stuff. But it irks me that it feels like a dismissive comment on the Jess de Wahl issue.

Maybe I need to step away from social media

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IvyTwines2 · 23/06/2021 12:14

The Royal Academy's apology tweet doesn't mention Jess de Wahls by name, and the link takes you to their main site and you then have to search for the apology, which again doesn't make it clear from the title/headline what it's about - it just says, vaguely, 'Media Statement from the Royal Academy of Arts' and links to a PDF. It all feels very reluctant, especially when coupled with that stage whisper from the sidelines by this Adam person.

LemonJuiceFromConcentrate · 23/06/2021 12:14

Hmm, that does seem very “teenage subtweet” and designed to position him as superior to something