I confess I’m not a fan of meme posts outside of designated communities generally, but I really don’t see what good comes from memes that are just text over a bloody six pointed star or similar. The vibes are bad no matter what the text says.
My criticism isn't of the link or the information you're communicating in the text. My criticism is of the image you chose to sell it. I know it's based on the occupation's flag. When the occupation designed their flag, they used clear visual language to sell a key part of their mythology: that Judaism = "Israel". They depend on that mythology being adopted by their allies and their enemies. When we repeat their visual language, I believe we help them spread and normalize that part of their mythology. Every piece of propaganda they produce emphasizes the six pointed star in bright clean colors to communicate: "Israel = Jews = good". When we repeat and invert that visual language (dark sinister colors, blood, etc.) while still prominently centering a six pointed star, I think it's easy to see how that can still reinforce the central mythology that the occupation needs the world to internalize.
Please understand, I don't mean to single you out, and I'm not saying you had bad intentions. I've seen variations on this image posted as a quote background a few times now, including others putting my comments over it, and it struck me as something I should share my feelings about since I keep seeing it. It just strikes me as an artistic theme that's easily misunderstood and just as easily avoided without losing anything of value.
I confess I’m not a fan of meme posts outside of designated communities generally, but I really don’t see what good comes from memes that are just text over a bloody six pointed star or similar. The vibes are bad no matter what the text says.
?? This is not a meme. I am quoting an Israeli embassy policy and I am linking the embassy website.
My criticism isn't of the link or the information you're communicating in the text. My criticism is of the image you chose to sell it. I know it's based on the occupation's flag. When the occupation designed their flag, they used clear visual language to sell a key part of their mythology: that Judaism = "Israel". They depend on that mythology being adopted by their allies and their enemies. When we repeat their visual language, I believe we help them spread and normalize that part of their mythology. Every piece of propaganda they produce emphasizes the six pointed star in bright clean colors to communicate: "Israel = Jews = good". When we repeat and invert that visual language (dark sinister colors, blood, etc.) while still prominently centering a six pointed star, I think it's easy to see how that can still reinforce the central mythology that the occupation needs the world to internalize.
Please understand, I don't mean to single you out, and I'm not saying you had bad intentions. I've seen variations on this image posted as a quote background a few times now, including others putting my comments over it, and it struck me as something I should share my feelings about since I keep seeing it. It just strikes me as an artistic theme that's easily misunderstood and just as easily avoided without losing anything of value.
I did this with mematic and all the images for quotes turn black
it's not even bloody????
that's the guilty conscience jumping out