PORTLAND, Ore. — Local activist/influencer/yoga instructor/Instagram model/spiritualist Lana-Ann Fink did her part yesterday to take a stand and inspire change on political and social issues by reposting a popular Baby Yoda meme.
“I feel so strongly about issues like labor and human rights and stuff that I knew I had to get involved,” Fink said while filming a branded Instagram story of at-home glute workouts and captioning it with a series of highly trafficked activism hashtags. “We all need to do our part to end suffering. That’s why I shared a FuckJerry post of Baby Yoda sipping tea with the caption, ‘You’re the problem.’ Really powerful stuff. I hope more people get the message and start like, doing things more. If I can inspire just one person, I’ve done my job.”
Fink’s follower Brady Ryan was confused by the ambiguous message.
“She posts ‘statements’ pretty often, and to be honest, I never understand them,” he commented, while temporarily muting Fink’s profile from his feed. “I suppose she feels involved, and isn’t hurting anyone, so it’s fine. The most confusing thing is, because the posts are so vague, I honestly can’t even tell if she’s good or bad. Like, she posted something about politics… but it was that politician with the eyepatch photoshopped into a screenshot of ‘Friends,’ so like, does that mean you like him, or hate him? Like, we all hate on Ross, but also Ross is often the most logical and mature… so which side are you even taking?”
Actual activist Mora Burke noted Fink’s pseudo-activism is toxic in certain circumstances.
“In a vacuum, it’d be harmless to post that nonsense — but crazy alt-right people use it as examples of ‘libtard-snowflakes’ or whatever, so it ends up being counterproductive,” Burke said while making extra signs and masks for actual, real-life protests she will be attending. “On the other hand, she’s got over a million followers on Instagram, so maybe I can get her to tag me in something and my follower count will finally break into double digits?”
At press time, Fink posted her most tone-deaf and oblivious meme to date: the “distracted boyfriend meme” with the girlfriend labeled “posting on social” and the other woman labeled “actual activism.”