Esikhathini sama-hashtag nemikhankaso eyingozi, kulula ukunganaki umthelela othule kodwa ojulile wesisetshenziswa esincane:
i-lapel pin. Emakhulwini eminyaka, lezi zifanekiselo ezingenakuzidla bezisebenza njengama-megaphone athule ezinhlangano zomphakathi, ezihlanganisa abantu abangabazi,
ukukhulisa amazwi abekelwe imingcele, kanye nezingxoxo ezivusa amadlingozi ezakha umlando.
Ifa Lokumelana Nokuqina
Izikhonkwane ze-lapel zavela njengamathuluzi okushintsha komphakathi kudala ngaphambi kokuba kube khona imithombo yezokuxhumana.
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ama-suffragette ayegqoka izikhonkwane ezinsomi, ezimhlophe, neziluhlaza ukuze abonise ukulwela kwawo amalungelo abesifazane okuvota.
Ngesikhathi senhlekelele ye-AIDS ngawo-1980, iphinikhodi yeribhoni ebomvu yaba wuphawu lomhlaba wonke lozwelo, ukwephula ukucwaswa kanye nokugqugquzela
ukwesekwa komhlaba wonke. Lawa mathokheni amancane aguqule izinkolelo zomuntu zaba isenzo esibonakalayo seqembu, esivumela abagqoki ukuthi bamemezele,
“Ngimi nalesi sizathu,” ngaphandle kokukhipha izwi.
Ukunyakaza Kwesimanje, Amaqhinga Angaphelelwa Isikhathi
Namuhla, izikhonkwane ze-lapel ziyaqhubeka nokuvala igebe phakathi kokukhuluma komuntu ngamunye kanye nenjongo yomphakathi.
Iphinikhodi ye-rainbow Pride, uphawu lwesibhakela seBlack Lives Matter, nezithonjana zokuqwashisa ngemvelo (njengomklamo womhlaba oncibilikayo)
guqula izingubo zibe amakhanvasi omzabalazo. Ngokungafani namathrendi edijithali adlulayo, iphinikhodi iyisibopho esihlala njalo, esithintekayo.
Imema ilukuluku kuma-boardroom, amakilasi, nasezindaweni zomphakathi, ivule iminyango yezingxoxo. Lapho uRep.
U-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ubegqoke iphinikhodi ethi “Tax the Rich” ku-Met Gala ka-2021, kwaqubula izinkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nokungalingani kwengcebo emhlabeni wonke—okufakazela ukuthi
lokho kufanekisa kusagcwele i-punch.
Kungani Izikhonkwane Zikhuthazela Esikhathini Sedijithali
Ezweni eligcwele ulwazi, izikhonkwane ze-lapel zinqamula umsindo.
Abusa ngentando yeningi: noma ubani angayigqoka, kungakhathaliseki isimo senhlalo-mnotho.
Ezomuntu siqu kodwa zisesidlangalaleni, ezihlanganisa imfashini nomsebenzi. Okubaluleke kakhulu, bakha imiphakathi ebonakalayo.
Iphinikhodi yejakhethi itshela abanye ukuthi, “Awuwedwa,” okukhuthaza ubumbano ezikhumulweni zezindiza, emibhikishweni, noma ezitolo zegrosa.
Joyina Ukunyakaza—Gqoka Izindinganiso Zakho
Ulungele ukushintsha ingubo yakho ibe isitatimende? Amaphinikhodi enziwe ngokwezifiso anikeza indlela yobuciko yokulwela izizathu eziseduze nenhliziyo yakho.
Dizayina iphinikhodi yobulungisa besimo sezulu, ukuqwashisa ngempilo yengqondo, noma amalungelo e-LGBTQ+, futhi uyibuke ivusa izingxoxo nomaphi lapho uya khona.
Atubukhazikhazi, sakha amaphinikhodi ekhwalithi ephezulu, enziwe ngokuziphatha akusiza ukuthi ugqoke amanani akho—ngokoqobo.
Ukunyakaza komphakathi kungase kuguquke, kodwa isidingo somuntu sokuxhuma nokubonakala sihlala. Kwesinye isikhathi, izesekeli ezincane ziphethe imiyalezo enomsindo kakhulu.
Yiba nesibindi. Kubonakale. Phina izwi lakho.
ubukhazikhazi- Lapho Umdlandla Uhlangabezana Nenhloso.
Hlola amaqoqo ethu ephinikhodi elenziwe ngezifiso namuhla.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-26-2025