This anti-Trump protest is a sickening display of cultural appropriation
MICHAEL DEACONPARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER
A balloon to be flown over London by anti-Trump protesters CREDIT: REUTERS/SIMON DAWSON
This anti-Trump protest is a sickening display of cultural appropriation
MICHAEL DEACONPARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER
A balloon to be flown over London by anti-Trump protesters CREDIT: REUTERS/SIMON DAWSON
Yesterday morning the National Association of Virtue Signallers held an emergency meeting to discuss next Friday’s visit of the UK by US President Donald Trump.
“Good morning,” began the chair.
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Good morning?” said a young man with a top-knot. “How can you sit there, calling it a ‘good’ morning, when millions of people across this country are suffering at the hands of depression, racism, transphobia, and the ideologically motivated austerity imposed by this Tory Government? This is a sickening example of cis white middle-class privilege.”
The chair was duly ejected and replaced by the young man with a top-knot.
“Thank you,” he said. “As your new chairman, I—”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Chair-man?” said a woman at the back.
The chairman was duly ejected and replaced by the woman at the back.
“Thank you,” she said. “I’d like to propose an idea for a protest. How about we get an enormous balloon in the shape of Donald Trump wearing a nappy, and—”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“This is the most appalling display of cultural appropriation,” said a woman at the front. “Unmanned balloon flights were pioneered by the Chinese in the third century AD.”
“Good morning,” began the chair.
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Good morning?” said a young man with a top-knot. “How can you sit there, calling it a ‘good’ morning, when millions of people across this country are suffering at the hands of depression, racism, transphobia, and the ideologically motivated austerity imposed by this Tory Government? This is a sickening example of cis white middle-class privilege.”
The chair was duly ejected and replaced by the young man with a top-knot.
“Thank you,” he said. “As your new chairman, I—”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Chair-man?” said a woman at the back.
The chairman was duly ejected and replaced by the woman at the back.
“Thank you,” she said. “I’d like to propose an idea for a protest. How about we get an enormous balloon in the shape of Donald Trump wearing a nappy, and—”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“This is the most appalling display of cultural appropriation,” said a woman at the front. “Unmanned balloon flights were pioneered by the Chinese in the third century AD.”
“Third century AD?” said a man wearing a “This is What a Feminist Looks Like” T-shirt. “I think you’ll find that the Chinese have a traditional calendar of their own, which is entirely unrelated to the supposed birth 2,018 years ago of a Middle Eastern prophet. Stop imposing Judeo-Christian Western norms on other cultures.”
After both women had been duly ejected, the man in the “This is What a Feminist Looks Like” T-shirt put forward his own proposal.
“Instead of a protest,” he said, “how about we raise money for all the minority groups who are living under Trump’s regime?”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Breathtaking discrimination,” said a man with a Nicolas Maduro tote bag. “What about all the minority groups who aren’t living under Trump’s regime?”
A woman behind him raised her hand to object.
“Why are we always raising our hands to object?” she said. “This is blatantly exclusionary of people who have no hands. Or arms. Or mouths.”
After everyone had duly ejected themselves for ableism, the meeting concluded.
After both women had been duly ejected, the man in the “This is What a Feminist Looks Like” T-shirt put forward his own proposal.
“Instead of a protest,” he said, “how about we raise money for all the minority groups who are living under Trump’s regime?”
All members immediately raised their hands to object.
“Breathtaking discrimination,” said a man with a Nicolas Maduro tote bag. “What about all the minority groups who aren’t living under Trump’s regime?”
A woman behind him raised her hand to object.
“Why are we always raising our hands to object?” she said. “This is blatantly exclusionary of people who have no hands. Or arms. Or mouths.”
After everyone had duly ejected themselves for ableism, the meeting concluded.
if you're so fired up about it then donate to the organization looking for $$ to have a competing Baby Khan blimp flying around at the same time. Donations accepted at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/giant-sadiq-khan-baby-balloon-to-fly-over-london/
The Muslim Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, approved an ‘angry baby’ Trump blimp to fly near the Parliament for two hours on July 13th during the President’s visit to the United Kingdom.
Ironically, the group behind this angry baby Trump blimp refer to themselves as ‘anti-fascists.’
Sadiq Khan’s spokesman said the Mayor approved the blimp because he supports the right to peaceful protest.
Now this…
A counter group is raising money for a Baby Khan balloon to fly over London with the Baby Trump blimp next week.
The group has already raised over £14,000!
Westmonster reported:
The Muslim Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, approved an ‘angry baby’ Trump blimp to fly near the Parliament for two hours on July 13th during the President’s visit to the United Kingdom.
Sadiq Khan’s spokesman said the Mayor approved the blimp because he supports the right to peaceful protest.
Now this…
A counter group is raising money for a Baby Khan balloon to fly over London with the Baby Trump blimp next week.
The group has already raised over £14,000!
Westmonster reported:
Following Sadiq Khan’s approval of a balloon mocking President Trump to be flown over Parliament during his visit to the UK, a counter-campaign has surged to over £10,000 out of nowhere for a balloon depicting the London Mayor to go up.
The campaign’s appeal reads: “To have a giant size Sadiq Khan, ‘Baby Khan’ balloon fly over London to demonstrate our unhappiness with him as our Mayor of London.”
It goes on to explain: “In light of the Donald Trump ‘Baby Trump’ ballon being allowed to fly over London during his visit to the UK, let’s get a ‘baby Khan’ one and see if FREE SPEECH applies to all and whether or not Mr Khan and the London Assembly will also approve this.”
More than 600 people have backed the move already, to the tune of more than £10k.
You can donate here.The campaign’s appeal reads: “To have a giant size Sadiq Khan, ‘Baby Khan’ balloon fly over London to demonstrate our unhappiness with him as our Mayor of London.”
It goes on to explain: “In light of the Donald Trump ‘Baby Trump’ ballon being allowed to fly over London during his visit to the UK, let’s get a ‘baby Khan’ one and see if FREE SPEECH applies to all and whether or not Mr Khan and the London Assembly will also approve this.”
More than 600 people have backed the move already, to the tune of more than £10k.
