Guy Fawkes Mask Protest

The guy fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny and i m happy with people using it.

Guy fawkes mask protest. The grinning faces of guy fawkes from the film v for. The mask is a stylized version of guy fawkes an englishman who tried to bomb the british parliament on nov. How the guy fawkes mask became an icon of the protest movement. But how did the grinning guy fawkes mask become the face of post modern protest.

Being in one of the us states with absurd over reaching lock down rules i wanted to have a guy fawkes mask to meet the mandatory mask executive orders. However the last decade has seen guy fawkes become a symbol of global dissidence. The mask used by bahraini protesters during the arab spring. In january 2012 guy fawkes masks were used by protesters against poland s signing of acta.

They re very meaningful masks said alexandra ricciardelli who was rolling cigarettes on a table outside her tent in new york s zuccotti park two days before the anniversary of fawkes failed bombing. Scroll down for photos of the vendetta mask at protests around the world. Nick thompson cnn updated 12 05 pm edt sat november 5 2011 story highlights. I printed this in white pla as it was all i had on hand but did find i was able to scale down the front to back a bit to.

Barrett is a photo editor in the. Guy fawkes mask inspires occupy protests around the world. The group has become increasingly notorious through attacks on organisations including the cia ku klux klan and paypal. The history behind the guy fawkes masks and protest roundup tags.

All the way back in 1605 guy fawkes was part of a roman catholic group that plotted to blow up the house of lords. Across these myriad different protest movements with their different contexts histories and goals people are wearing the same masks. On 10 june 2012 in mumbai india a group of 100 anonymous members and college students gathered at azad maidan dressed all in black and wearing guy fawkes masks to protest against the indian government s censorship of the internet.