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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(109,381 posts)
Mon May 6, 2024, 09:17 PM May 6

Gaza protestors picket outside of Met Gala 2024

While celebrities are putting on their best for the Met Gala, protestors are hitting the picket lines.

Protesters in support of Palestinians amid Israel's war in Gaza made their voices heard outside of the Met Gala.

Students from Hunter College, roughly a mile from the Met Gala, marched with signs calling for their university to "divest" funding. "We will not stop, we will not rest," the students chanted, per videos shared by reporter Katie Smith on X.

In another video they chanted, "There is only one solution."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaza-protestors-picket-outside-met-224357473.html

I hear they're going to picket Little League games next.

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Gaza protestors picket outside of Met Gala 2024 (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 6 OP
Good that people are speaking up. David__77 May 6 #1
What does the Met Gala have to do with Gaza? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 6 #2
In part, the same thing BLM had to do with it in 2021. David__77 May 6 #3
Visibility. If one is going to protest, do it where it'll be seen. nt Buns_of_Fire May 6 #7
Good people are speaking up in Tel Aviv. Beastly Boy May 6 #12
"Speak Up" All they want.. NO way in Hell are they Getting this.. ""There is only one Solution Cha May 7 #22
I hope you're kidding about the little league games Sugarcoated May 6 #4
Killing kids with US weapons is koo koo. David__77 May 6 #5
Different kind of koo koo Sugarcoated May 6 #6
There is only one solution? Danmel May 6 #8
I think they want a solution that will settle the question sarisataka May 6 #9
Settle what question? Danmel May 6 #11
Yes, I believe they would have no problem sarisataka May 6 #13
They are seeking a Final Solution. madaboutharry May 6 #15
The final solution? ripcord May 6 #14
march thru central park to the met BlueWaveNeverEnd May 6 #10
Nothing says "resistance" like Beastly Boy May 6 #19
There is only one solution? Would that be a "Final Solution" ? Who makes up these chants& memes? Hekate May 6 #16
I get the sneaking suspicion Sympthsical May 6 #18
It is just so dispiriting -- as for the reasons, you put it well Hekate May 6 #20
Aloha Hekate .. I looked it UP.. Cha May 7 #24
Day of Rage protests - very productive....great message!!! LeftInTX May 6 #17
Is their message that they don't like sidewalks? Roads can be dangerous, that's where the cars are. betsuni May 7 #21
And of course most guests, especially fashion people like Ana Wintour, at the Met Gala are liberals. betsuni May 7 #23

Danmel

(4,974 posts)
11. Settle what question?
Mon May 6, 2024, 09:59 PM
May 6

Would that one solution conform to the Hamas charter and annihilate Israel and all Jews? Inquiring minds want to know.

Hekate

(91,650 posts)
16. There is only one solution? Would that be a "Final Solution" ? Who makes up these chants& memes?
Mon May 6, 2024, 11:12 PM
May 6

And just how ignorant does a person have to be to repeat them?!



Sympthsical

(9,238 posts)
18. I get the sneaking suspicion
Mon May 6, 2024, 11:17 PM
May 6

That history books are not a thing that has happened very often with this crowd. Even if they mean something else, the contextual implications would be enough for any sane person to steer incredibly clear of phrases like that.

And it's also the problem when you mix in with Intifada types. I've seen them get these kinds of chants going - very aware of the subtext - and then brainless students following along.

It's like you're just waiting for people to materialize at a Nazi rally because they like the outfits.

That said, this protest is the epitome of yelling at people who Do Not Give a Fuck. The protestors think this about them? Oh ho. No no. This is the Met Gala. This is celebrity time. This is for them. The peasants have nothing to do with this one. This is the ultimate me time for famous people.

They'll have their publicists throw out a few crumbs later maybe. But they're not giving this protest a second thought. They've got their minds on the cameras and the goodie bags, rest assured.

Cha

(299,239 posts)
24. Aloha Hekate .. I looked it UP..
Tue May 7, 2024, 04:01 AM
May 7



Also this.. Scroll down to # 5..

What do these pro-Palestine chants really mean?


5. “There is only one solution, intifada revolution”

https://jewishunpacked.com/what-do-these-pro-palestinian-chants-really-mean/

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