'What garbage': Teen Vogue turns to teen activists to make the case for socialism

Sarah D | 5:04 PM on May 04, 2020

Fashions come and go, but socialism is always in style! Just ask Teen Vogue, who’s got a new piece up spotlighting nine up-and-coming members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America:

.@YDSA_ members from across the country talked about what their work with the organization involves, from ending the criminalization of homelessness to raising campus minimum wage https://t.co/lfJLErEIdL @TeenVogue

— Allegra Kirkland (@allegrakirkland) May 4, 2020

I got news to brighten up your Monday morning! Read about @YDSA_ written by @allegrakirkland in @TeenVogue!!! (Ft. Some of your favorite YDSA’ers ?) https://t.co/cyIm9YL1h2

— labiba✌️ (@bibachowdhury) May 4, 2020

First, read these @TeenVogue interviews with 8 incredible YDSA members about the work they're doing to build student and worker power at their schools and in their communities: https://t.co/s12GrhjDsy

— YDSA (@YDSA_) May 4, 2020

These rising socialist superstars definitely have a firm grasp on what socialism actually entails:

"I honestly think that everyone is a socialist and they just don’t know it yet! To me, socialism is really about believing in people and human worth." –Radha Jagwani, @YDSAGT #BreadandRoses https://t.co/W3JFLjqnPx

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) May 4, 2020

AOC couldn’t’ve said it better herself.

Signed, someone that has no idea what Socialism is

— Egregious Philbin (@Egregious_P) May 4, 2020

This just in: Radha Jagwani has a grossly inaccurate understanding of what socialism is.

— Francis Weldon (@CountWeldon) May 4, 2020

Welp that’s literally not what it means but let me listen to some teens

— Pauliegfromnyc (@pauliegggg) May 4, 2020

As a former subscriber to @TeenVogue, I’m appalled by your editorial direction.

It’s gross to sanitize socialism. Period. This ideology believes in oppressing/killing people and denying their human worth. But what do I know, my family fled it & my gpa survived the gulag ??‍♀️ https://t.co/TcQNreUnYc

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) May 4, 2020

What garbage – How did Teen Vogue become a Marxists outlet

— Glenn Amurgis (@gamurgis) May 4, 2020

It's actually the opposite. It's about believing that people are too stupid and immoral to plan their own lives, so plans must be drawn up by politicians and experts for everyone to follow. This is why socialists/communists are always on the wrong side on individual rights.

— Michael Wayne (@Michael98498144) May 4, 2020

Every young American who embraces socialism is a failure of our educational system. #breadandroses https://t.co/96yhxYxvoZ

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) May 4, 2020