I am concerned that this metaphor is literally paternalistic, and consequently, whatever its other virtues or issues, not going to be well received.
A more fundamental issue: I think the thing you are trying to get at (maybe – hard to tell) is, to the extent it is true, only true of particular sorts of activism.
I don't know any sort of activist movement that says that allies shouldn't be putting their bodies on the lines at protests, for instance. So, yes, allies can (and frankly damn well should) be performing the activism themselves, when we're talking about activism of that sort. And people with more privilege should absolutely be using it to speak up and agitate for the rights of others in, for instance, the workplace. But allies should probably not be agenda setting or taking leadership roles in activist organizations (except explicitly ally activist organizations).
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A more fundamental issue: I think the thing you are trying to get at (maybe – hard to tell) is, to the extent it is true, only true of particular sorts of activism.
I don't know any sort of activist movement that says that allies shouldn't be putting their bodies on the lines at protests, for instance. So, yes, allies can (and frankly damn well should) be performing the activism themselves, when we're talking about activism of that sort. And people with more privilege should absolutely be using it to speak up and agitate for the rights of others in, for instance, the workplace. But allies should probably not be agenda setting or taking leadership roles in activist organizations (except explicitly ally activist organizations).