Mexico City [Mexico], November 17 (ANI): As Mexico protestors are decided to rattle the federal government, they hung a manga flag displaying a cranium sporting a straw hat. The juxtaposition of the cartoon flag with the protests could have appeared weird, however for the Gen Z protestors who crammed the streets of Mexico, the gesture was filled with which means.
Characters and symbols from common tradition are sometimes adopted by protesters to convey a shared trigger or worth system, because the pirate cranium flag grew to become an emblem of GenZ protests internationally, Al Jazeera reported.
In Mexico City, a small group of hooded protesters tore down fences across the National Palace the place President Claudia Sheinbaum lives, prompting a conflict with riot police who deployed tear fuel, in keeping with Al Jazeera.
Demonstrations in Mexico have been organised by the GenZ in opposition to rising crime, corruption and impunity.
Mexico City’s public security secretary, Pablo Vazquez, mentioned in a news convention that 100 cops have been injured, together with 40 who required hospital therapy.
Another 20 civilians have been additionally injured, Vazquez informed native media outlet Milenio.
The public security secretary additionally mentioned 20 individuals have been arrested and one other 20 ‘referred for administrative offences,’ as per Al Jazeera.
The flag comes from the wildly common 1997 Japanese manga One Piece by Eciichiro Oda, which tells the swashbuckling story of the charming pirate captain Monkey D Luffy and his misfit ‘Straw Hat’ crew. Together, they set sail below a Jolly Roger flag that wears Luffy’s quintessential straw hat and his trademark beaming smile, as per CNN.
To One Piece followers, the flag symbolizes Luffy’s quest to chase his goals, liberate oppressed individuals, and struggle the autocratic World Government. He’s fearless and decided – with a couple of tips up his sleeve to thwart opponents, together with the enviable potential to evade seize with a rubber physique that stretches, bounces and bends.
But in the actual world, the One Piece flag that adorns Luffy’s ship has transcended borders and languages to turn into a rallying cry and image for youth-led protest actions, CNN reported.
In Asia, the flag gained reputation as a instrument of political expression and defiance throughout protests in Indonesia, the Philippines and Nepal, and has additionally popped up on the streets of Paris, as per CNN. (ANI)