Afropunk's Editor-In-Chief Resigns, Cites "Performative Activism" in Scathing Statement

"It's puzzling to watch them and their corporate entourage continue to practice their performative 'activism' dipped in consumerism and 'woke' keywords used for marketing purposes."

Lou Constant-Desportes, the founding Editor-In-Chief of Afropunk, resigned earlier this week after serving the editorial side of the company for nearly a decade.

In a scathing statement posted publically to Facebook, Constant-Desportes accused the publication of "performative activism" throughout, claiming to have personally "experienced and witnessed so many lies, gaslighting, disrespect, victim-blaming, exploitation."

He goes on to state that Afropunk was "using radical imagery, slogans and intersectional mottos to market their events," as well as subjecting "undervalued and underpaid staff" to "precarious situations." Constant-Desportes also reveals that Afropunk had offered him and others "hush money" in exchange for his cooperation with non-disclosure agreements.

Read the full statement below.