Why I’m Boycotting L’Oreal (thoughts on boycotts, guilt, and thinking collectively)

PS: When I say "capitalism," I'm often talking about the people/corporations/institutions that uphold and promote capitalism!

Also, don't mind the random mirror I left in frame after fixing my hair mid-filming...

**HELPFUL SOURCES**

GOOD STARTING POINTS:

- The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hund...
(An very readable, overarching history of Israel-Palestine, and the audiobook is included with a Spotify subscription)

- The Occupied Thoughts podcast, “The Situation in Gaza: A Briefing”: The Situation in Gaza: A Briefing”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37RC...
(Everything from this podcast is great!)

- The Occupied Thoughts podcast, “Hebron (Al-Khalil) Through Palestinian Eyes”: Hebron (Al-Khalil) Through Palestinian Eyes”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7peg...
(Hebron can be seen as a microcosm of a lot of problems happening in the occupied territories)

- The Disillusioned podcast, “Zionism is what Zionism DOES”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7M5H...
(This just has some gorgeous thoughts and perspective from an Israeli Mizrachi writer)

- The Palestine Academy: https://www.thepalestineacademy.com


CONTEXT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE:

- evidence that Israel practices apartheid: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/new...

- permits: https://www.972mag.com/permit-regime-...

- military law, administrative detention, mass incarceration:
https://www.vox.com/2014/4/21/5636486...,
https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-pr...,
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releas...

- denial of healthcare: https://www.btselem.org/gaza_strip/20...

- surveillance: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/new...,
https://www.972mag.com/israel-surveil...

- Israeli military violence, killing of civilians:
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-is..., https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il...
(Breaking the Silence collects written and video testimonies from former Israeli soldiers)

- settler violence: https://www.972mag.com/settler-outpos...

- checkpoints: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7peg...


CONTEXT ON MEDIA BIAS, DISINFORMATION, CENSORSHIP:

- disinformation from the Israeli government: https://al-shabaka.org/briefs/israels...

- false reporting in the New York Times: https://theintercept.com/2024/02/28/n...,
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MOF...

- bias in US headlines: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/min...

- bias in the New York Times: https://www.holly-jackson.com/all-pro...

- censorship on social media: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21...


CONTEXT ON BDS/BOYCOTTS:

- BDS demands: https://bdsmovement.net/what-is-bds

- BDS main boycott list: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/...

- L’Oreal boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/news/l’oreal-...

- Puma boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-puma,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladity...

- “Boycott” film on anti-boycott legislation in the US: https://justvision.org/boycott

- The Disillusioned podcast, “The Responsibility of Transformation”: https://spotify.link/q8cBesVgKIb
(This is a wide-ranging interview but it contains some excellent thoughts on BDS and moral purity)


CREATORS TO CHECK OUT:

The Makeup Archives:    / @themakeuparchivesx  
Her video on boycotting L’Oreal:    • The Great Makeup Boycott pt2 - How to...  

The Blushing Giraffe: http://www.theblushinggiraffe.com/p/e...
Her video on boycotting beauty brands:    • There is nothing complicated about th...  

Subhi: https://www.instagram.com/sbeih.jpg?u...


00:00 Intro
08:08 What is BDS?
12:55 Why L'Oreal?
19:25 Personal responsibility vs. collective action