I'm not saying we all need to become Marvel vigilante superheroes, roaming the streets, looking for lone girls to walk home. What I'm saying is that when you are on Facebook posting a photo of you holding a sign at the Women's March, when you are making statuses about how much you support Planned Parenthood, when you are calling yourself a feminist in your Tinder profile, you have to back it up in real life and in real situations.

When your friend is friend is leaving your place, and she's walking home alone, offer to walk with her home despite the temporary inconvenience it may be for you. When you are with your coworkers, and someone is making sexist comments, call them out, and put an end to it, despite how “awkward" it might make you feel in the moment. When you're claiming to be an advocate for Planned Parenthood, post the statuses, sure, but call your senators, and I don't know, maybe even donate to the cause you're advocating for.

I'm not saying there's a perfect way to be an ally to any group of minorities. I'm not saying I get straight A's on my allyship report card. I just think that we all need to check in once in awhile, and make sure our personal politics and and real-life actions are aligning with our virtual, Facebook politics.