Who said whitewashing was what I was asking for? I only mentioned the Mexican flag. Your understanding of optics seems to be rather jouvenile and black and white…
You’re saying protestors shouldn’t use Mexican symbols in their protest because it will be used as reactionary fodder for fascists. That’s the definition of whitewashing.
to alter (something) in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people
Nope. Nowhere did I say they shouldn’t use ANY Mexican symbol.
What I did say, is it would be much more powerful imagery to convince conservatives it’s wrong, if the cops are seen cracking down on someone waving a US flag.
Please, PLEASE stop being a reactionary and understand how messaging and subtext works.
Which looks worse? A country blatantly attacking its own citizens flying its own flag? Or a country attacking illegal immigrants flying a flag of a foreign country we’ve kinda’ had a war with in the past?
My point is that the protestors are there specifically to protest against the forced deportation of legally present non residents under racist, jingoist pretexts. Those people aren’t illegal, but they’re being deported because of their foreign status (particularly mexican and hispanic foreign nations). Flying the mexican flag (especially next to american national symbols) is meant to assert their right to be here, and that the community of LA stands with them for their right.
You’re suggesting that they instead waive american flags so that it looks like trump is abusing US citizens with the National Guard, when the whole point of the protest was to resist the forceful deportation of immigrants. If they were to ‘make it look like they’re US citizens’ then that would defeat the purpose of that demonstration.
Liberals (idgaf if that’s you or not) want to make this about Trump’s militarized crackdown on protests because that’s what materially affects them, ignoring the reason we’re in the streets protesting in the first place.
Please, PLEASE stop being a reactionary and understand how messaging and subtext works.
lmao, that’s not what reactionary means. Just fuck off already.
Who said whitewashing was what I was asking for? I only mentioned the Mexican flag. Your understanding of optics seems to be rather jouvenile and black and white…
You’re saying protestors shouldn’t use Mexican symbols in their protest because it will be used as reactionary fodder for fascists. That’s the definition of whitewashing.
Nope. Nowhere did I say they shouldn’t use ANY Mexican symbol.
What I did say, is it would be much more powerful imagery to convince conservatives it’s wrong, if the cops are seen cracking down on someone waving a US flag.
Please, PLEASE stop being a reactionary and understand how messaging and subtext works.
My point is that the protestors are there specifically to protest against the forced deportation of legally present non residents under racist, jingoist pretexts. Those people aren’t illegal, but they’re being deported because of their foreign status (particularly mexican and hispanic foreign nations). Flying the mexican flag (especially next to american national symbols) is meant to assert their right to be here, and that the community of LA stands with them for their right.
You’re suggesting that they instead waive american flags so that it looks like trump is abusing US citizens with the National Guard, when the whole point of the protest was to resist the forceful deportation of immigrants. If they were to ‘make it look like they’re US citizens’ then that would defeat the purpose of that demonstration.
Liberals (idgaf if that’s you or not) want to make this about Trump’s militarized crackdown on protests because that’s what materially affects them, ignoring the reason we’re in the streets protesting in the first place.
lmao, that’s not what reactionary means. Just fuck off already.