Is ‘hashtag activism’ doing enough to stop bad speech about minority communities and affect social change?
![Asian-American activists launched #CancelColbert in response to an offensive tweet posted by The Colbert Report's Twitter account, write the authors [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201442410565782734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Firdaus Arastu is an Assistant Editor at altMuslimah.com and a writer for the Winnovating.com blog. She works in the Global Health and Development program at the Aspen Institute.
Is ‘hashtag activism’ doing enough to stop bad speech about minority communities and affect social change?
![Asian-American activists launched #CancelColbert in response to an offensive tweet posted by The Colbert Report's Twitter account, write the authors [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201442410565782734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)