I like this mostly because they're doing it every two years - that's the sort of commitment that actually pushes it over the edge into actually having real potential impact imo.
Kicking the can down the road is by definition the act of delaying an action - this is taking an action, whose effectiveness is to be determined (and relies on a combination of media coverage + monetary action). So I definitely don't think it's kicking the can down the road, but we'll see how it goes in terms of making any kind of an impact.
lolll i know like i don't want nice art to get destroyed either and it wouldn't be my choice, but if i had to chose between saving the planet and saving the mona lisa, i'm saving the planet!
I know people were getting hot at me in that post but I come from a generation where the type of protests/things you did to protest was suited to what you were protesting. During the Montgomery bus boycott, Black people were tired of being segregated on buses/told to move if a White person wanted to sit down, so they boycotted by not riding the buses. When there was experimentation on animals in labs, activists broke into them and freed the animals. For the The Dakota Access Pipeline protests Native Americans were literally chaining themselves to the construction site, and there's a group of Mexicans doing the same thing right now protesting deforestation. This concert is also a good example because it's a way for celebs to actually create something, bring awareness, and hopefully get donations
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While I don't agree with activists throwing red paint on people wearing fur coats/interrupting fashions shows either I can at least understand the thought behind it because vegans don't want animals murdered for their fur, and fashions shows sometimes have fur items in them. Also the way some clothes are manufactured can be harmful to the environment. You can see those things and easily see the connection between the product/what they're protesting. There isn't a connection between art/the environment other than people trying to go viral and get attention, and the attention they're getting is people getting angry. People plan international trips for years, and the Louvre and seeing the work inside (including the Mona Lisa) is on a lot of people's bucket lists. If I were an international traveler who was visiting the Louvre that day and had my glimpse of the Mona Lisa denied because an asshole threw soup on her I would be LIVID, and I wouldn't care about what they were trying to accomplish. There are
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the people from yesterday's mona lisa post better be in here too crowing how this is a useless thing to do
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I like this mostly because they're doing it every two years - that's the sort of commitment that actually pushes it over the edge into actually having real potential impact imo.
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Kicking the can down the road is by definition the act of delaying an action - this is taking an action, whose effectiveness is to be determined (and relies on a combination of media coverage + monetary action). So I definitely don't think it's kicking the can down the road, but we'll see how it goes in terms of making any kind of an impact.
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While I don't agree with activists throwing red paint on people wearing fur coats/interrupting fashions shows either I can at least understand the thought behind it because vegans don't want animals murdered for their fur, and fashions shows sometimes have fur items in them. Also the way some clothes are manufactured can be harmful to the environment. You can see those things and easily see the connection between the product/what they're protesting. There isn't a connection between art/the environment other than people trying to go viral and get attention, and the attention they're getting is people getting angry. People plan international trips for years, and the Louvre and seeing the work inside (including the Mona Lisa) is on a lot of people's bucket lists. If I were an international traveler who was visiting the Louvre that day and had my glimpse of the Mona Lisa denied because an asshole threw soup on her I would be LIVID, and I wouldn't care about what they were trying to accomplish. There are ( ... )
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