The use of the Guy Fawkes masks as both a symbol of rebellion or resistance, and also a useful face cover against police surveillance cameras, as first seen in the movie V for Vendetta, is almost de rigueur for protesting hipsters, rioting anarchists, and publicity hunting millionaire 'comedians' on anti-poverty marches.
Note to comedians, it doesn't count if you pull the mask down at the click of every camera .... it just makes you a publicity seeking tw*t.
Still, they are rather cool, and it was rather a cool movie ..... but they now seem to have lost their purpose, as they have been adopted around the world by some very disparate causes and groups. These range from the mask becoming a well-known symbol for the on-line hacktivist group 'Anonymous', also they were used in 'Project Chanology', the 'Occupy movement', and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.
However I think I have spotted the most incongruous usage of the mask .....
In case you have missed it .....
If it is the ubiquitous Mr Fawkes, and it just looks like it is, then he's now caught up in some bad company amongst the Jihadist's of Libya. He's not fighting for 'freedom' anymore, but for one version of tyranny over another ......
Strange how these things work out ......
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| Guy Fawkes Masks Adopted By Everyone .... |
Note to comedians, it doesn't count if you pull the mask down at the click of every camera .... it just makes you a publicity seeking tw*t.
Still, they are rather cool, and it was rather a cool movie ..... but they now seem to have lost their purpose, as they have been adopted around the world by some very disparate causes and groups. These range from the mask becoming a well-known symbol for the on-line hacktivist group 'Anonymous', also they were used in 'Project Chanology', the 'Occupy movement', and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.
However I think I have spotted the most incongruous usage of the mask .....
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| Guy Fawkes In Libya |
In case you have missed it .....
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| Guy Fawkes In Libya Close Up |
If it is the ubiquitous Mr Fawkes, and it just looks like it is, then he's now caught up in some bad company amongst the Jihadist's of Libya. He's not fighting for 'freedom' anymore, but for one version of tyranny over another ......
Strange how these things work out ......
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