Lexalot

More than half a million people are named Alexa, Alexis, and Alexia in the USA (𝘴𝘴𝘢.𝘨𝘰𝘷)

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

This isn't rocket science:

🔸People are entitled to have full use of their name
🔸Any product making that difficult is *unethical*

Take it away, @Alexa99. #RebrandAlexa

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@FilmmakerJulie @aliciakeys My problem is definitely related: there’s now half a billion tech devices triggered by my name, with their frustrated owners constantly screaming my name (see the other comments), and my own family members can’t speak about me normally because it will make their devices go off.

[Athena Coalition @athenaforall]

BREAKING: An investigation led by @BernieSanders shows that up to 45% of Amazon's warehouse workers get hurt during Prime Week -- much higher than the 10% injury rate the company reported to the public.
https://t.co/qguy8sqXDe

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@bratscrat8209 @SouthsideTilly @kwakara91 @schmangee @ajlamesa Who is this lady you speak of? The article quotes the mother and a neighbor, and neither of them are defending the policy. No one from the HOA in question is named. Plus, the neighbor who reported the kid playing on the bicycle was a man, not a woman.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@morningmoot_ @Mirthquakes_ What do Plain Jane, Negative Nancy, Average Joe and every other example you give all have that Karen does not? A modifier in front, without which they can return to being names and not slurs.

Karen stands alone, literally and figuratively, as a pejorative; it’s on another level.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@baz_mum Some time ago, I did a Facebook post about the harm this causes, and not long after, I saw that one of my friends who’d “liked” my post was misusing the name in one of his own posts. I was baffled, all the more so when I discovered that his mother’s name is Karen.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@baz_mum I’m so sorry. It truly is *everywhere*.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@Sharpo9990 You're saying that an album that came out in 1997 is named in reference to a product that was launched in 2014?

FAR OUT

[Doc @Masshole02]

Just thinking its gotta be tough to have anyone in the house named 'Alexa'

[I Am Alexa Alliance @AlexaAlliance]

We're halfway funded! Here's your chance to help us make a film about the harm Amazon is causing people named Alexa. Thank you! #RebrandAlexa

https://t.co/CjxvxchjpD

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@Scorpgal2024 @KarenCraneofCA “Alexa” is actually *half a billion* tech products … that will go off when anyone addresses or mentions a person with that name (or similar) near them. It’s also the name at which millions of people worldwide yell commands.

As @KarenCraneofCA said, we’ll get further as allies.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@iheartguitar @AllieGoertz My name is Alexa, and I'm tired of hearing people everywhere yelling expletives at it, and not being able to address me by it without chaos erupting.

This "future" really, really sucks.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

Speaking of "dystopian nightmares", there's plenty of *actual people* out there whose name is the activation sound for HALF A BILLION tech products. #RebrandAlexa

[George Pointon @GeorgePointon_]

Got called 'Alexa' today by a pupil asking a question. Let that dystopian nightmare sink in...

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@GeorgePointon_ My name IS Alexa. Let that dystopian nightmare sink in.

[Clayton x Clayton @schmvngpctrs]

Every time the judges say something to Alexis on AS8, our Echo responds 🤪

[Rabid Wombat @RabidWombatAB]

Imagine what it's like being in a relationship with someone named Alexa now.

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

Amazon has a history of ignoring pleas from parents. We know of several children who've been driven to suicidal ideation because of this corporation's persistence in using a real name to active half a billion @alexa99 devices. #RebrandAlexa

[Carrie Goldberg @cagoldberglaw]

Whereas, parents they did ignore for 5 years.

More about the #YouthPoisoningProtectionAct here on our blog. Thank you to @RepLoriTrahan and other co-sponsors like @RepKatiePorter for steadfast leadership on this bipartisan and bicameral bill.

https://t.co/xKb1WCBnsi

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@_CynthiaAlexis_ Ha! I used to be called Alexis all the time until you-know-what happened...

[I Am Alexa Alliance @AlexaAlliance]

Our Kickstarter is now live! If you've been aware of our cause, but unsure of how to help, here's your chance to make a difference. Thank you!🙏 #RebrandAlexa #AiEthics

https://t.co/CjxvxchjpD

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

#RebrandAlexa

[I Am Alexa Alliance @AlexaAlliance]

We're excited to announce our Kickstarter campaign, launching Monday, to help us make a short film illustrating the harms caused when corporations use real names to activate their tech products. https://t.co/CjxvxchjpD

[Lexalot @AfterAlexa]

@spookyboorhodes @hobzzz @anthonymacleod5 You can't.

So much for them being "smart" speakers.