Title: Hashtag activism - Wikipedia
Headings: Hashtag activism
Hashtag activism
Contents
History
Notable examples
Anti-discrimination
#BlackLivesMatter
#IStandWithAhmed
#TakeAKnee
#MyAsianAmericanStory
#thisis2016
#OscarsSoWhite
#DeafTalent
Women's rights
#YesAllWomen
#ShoutYourAbortion
#ilooklikeanengineer
#MeToo
#MosqueMeToo
#WomensMarch
#EleNão
Other examples
Awareness
#Kony2012
#WhyIStayed
#BringBackOurGirls
#AmINext
#PrayforParis
#FakeNews
#ProtectOurWinters
#flygskam
#CoronaVirus
Political
#ArabSpring
#NotOneMore
#NODAPL
#Oromoprotests
#Sosblakaustralia
#IdleNoMore
#UmbrellaRevolution
#MarchforOurLives
#PutItToThePeople
#EndFathersDay
#NoBanNoWall
#WalkAway
Other examples
Trends
#icebucketchallenge and #ALS
#Hallyu
LGBT rights
Publishing
#DignidadLiteraria
#OwnVoices
#PublishingPaidMe
Criticism
Support
See also
References

Content: All of the 20 actors nominated for lead and supporting actor categories were white, despite multiple films that year starring African American leads that had received critics' prizes and guild awards. The campaign sparked a conversation about diversity, representation, and racism in the film industry. The movement is connected to causing enough external pressure to significantly change the racial composition of Academy membership. Following the peak of the hashtag's popularity, the Academy instated 41% minority voters and 46% female voters. Production companies felt the pressure as well, and subsequently diversified their casting and staffing decisions as well, hiring Ava Duvernay, an African-American female director, to head the production of A Wrinkle in Time and hiring non-white actors in the traditionally white Star Wars series. #DeafTalent
Main article: DeafTalent
#DeafTalent is a hashtag used to highlight through social media the capabilities of the deaf and hard of hearing community. Prior to the hashtag's emergence, in the creative industry, hearing actors had been cast in deaf roles. The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia wrote, "In response to this, the social media hashtags #DeafTalent and #POCDeafTalent were created. The hashtags, while originally used to point out problematic portrayals of deaf characters and sign language in the media, are now also used to celebrate the wide breadth and multiplicity of deaf actors, artists, and other talent in the world."