When a group or organisation is infiltrated by those representing minority interests in such a way that they gain significant influence or control and then use this to push their desired agenda.
Activist capture is usually a deliberate process initiated by outsiders of the group or organisation. Tactics include: *Making demands for representation, often citing a lack thereof
*Calls for allyships
*Forming of a bloc that is used to drown out individual members and amplify their own voices
* Liberal use and accusations of "isms" and "phobias" designed to force compliance through fear
*Threats or intimidation if the above doesn't work
Activist capture is a strategy used when it is highly unlikely that a brand new group representing activist interests will gain anywhere near the power or influence of the existing one.
Activist capture is usually a deliberate process initiated by outsiders of the group or organisation. Tactics include: *Making demands for representation, often citing a lack thereof
*Calls for allyships
*Forming of a bloc that is used to drown out individual members and amplify their own voices
* Liberal use and accusations of "isms" and "phobias" designed to force compliance through fear
*Threats or intimidation if the above doesn't work
Activist capture is a strategy used when it is highly unlikely that a brand new group representing activist interests will gain anywhere near the power or influence of the existing one.
by 77ax March 29, 2021
Get the activist capturemug. Champagne activist (noun): A person who publicly expresses support for a cause or movement, typically by raising a glass of champagne or making a toast, but who does not take any meaningful or sustained action to advance the cause. Also known as Slackatism.
"After toasting to the latest social justice cause with a glass of bubbly, the champagne activist promptly returned to their privileged bubble without doing anything to address the root issues."
by Crunchiest666 April 20, 2023
Get the champagne activistmug. Eating/drinking pineapple so u when she wants to commit cannibalism and swallow your babies it taste good
by _rroberttt April 21, 2017
Get the pineapple activistmug. Hym "I'll tell the men's rights activists the same thing I pundits: I don't need you to argue poorly for rights I don't want. And you're wrong. I DO just want sex... Almost exclusively with lesbians... Which is weird. I think prostitution should be legal and it would solve my problems with women immediately."
by Hym Iam January 9, 2025
Get the Men's rights activistsmug. A Woodchipper Rights Activist is one who believes that all people deserve the right to leap headfirst into a woodchipper and if the "evil government" stops them from doing so, the fact they were stopped from leaping headfirst into a woodchipper is "the worst kind of tyranny". To make matters worse, the woodchipper rights activists are often taken to hospitals after their brushes with woodchippers, either due to injury or suspected mental health issues, which doubles up on the tyranny, and the encounter becomes the "WORST worst kind of tyranny" , doubling up on the worst's and capitalizing on them as well. Woodchipper rights activists can be seen about noon, rousing from sleep in their parents basement to declare literally everything thats ever been done is "the worst kind of tyranny"
"bruh, that woodchipper rights activist damn near died yesterday. He just tries to leap into the woodchipper to prove he has real freedom"
by Wypipo whisperer September 16, 2020
Get the Woodchipper Rights Activistmug. The use of social, political, or environmental activism as a cover to reward allies, friends, or insiders, rather than to achieve genuine reform.
“Their diversity initiative was just activistic cronyism — top jobs went to the same insiders with a fresh PR spin.”
“That senator’s climate task force is activistic cronyism at its finest; it’s packed with donors and lobbyists who profit from the policies.”
“The charity claimed to fight inequality, but their funding choices screamed activistic cronyism — friends of the board got all the grants.”
“That senator’s climate task force is activistic cronyism at its finest; it’s packed with donors and lobbyists who profit from the policies.”
“The charity claimed to fight inequality, but their funding choices screamed activistic cronyism — friends of the board got all the grants.”
by readabook102938 August 12, 2025
Get the Activistic Cronyismmug. Tom: Did you see his away message? "If you vote for Obama, you'll go to hell."
Dick: What an away message activist.
Dick: What an away message activist.
by dsunavypa March 18, 2009
Get the away message activistmug.