Gen Z protesters united by an anime pirate flag are challenging governments around the world [View all]
Source: NBC News
The president of Madagascar has been ousted in a military coup after a weekslong uprising by Gen Z protesters whose outrage is being felt in countries around the world — and expressed through a common, anime-inspired symbol.
It’s the second government to be toppled by Gen Z protesters in just over a month, after the prime minister of Nepal resigned last month in the face of protests set off by outrage over a social media ban.
Young people angered by economic hardship, official corruption and perceived injustice have been central players in a recent wave of anti-government protests around the world, including in Indonesia, the Philippines, East Timor, Peru and Morocco.
Despite being scattered across oceans and continents, the protests are connected by the frequent appearance of the same emblem: a pirate flag from a globally popular Japanese anime series. The flag, which features a grinning “Jolly Roger” skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat, is from the manga series “One Piece,” whose protagonists, the Straw Hat Pirates, rebel against an unjust world and defy corrupt powers.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/madagascar-gen-z-protesters-united-anime-pirate-flag-rcna235106
It's good to see this.
P.S. Go Dodgers!
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