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Visitors at Louvre look on in shock as Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece attacked by environmental protesters

Two environmental protesters have hurled soup on to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, calling for “healthy and sustainable food”. The painting, which was behind bulletproof glass, appeared to be undamaged.

Gallery visitors looked on in shock as two women threw the yellow-coloured soup before climbing under the barrier in front of the work and flanking the splattered painting, their right hands held up in a salute-like gesture.

One of the two activists removed her jacket to reveal a white T-shirt bearing the slogan of the environmental activist group Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) in black letters.

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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

They’re bringing attention to food insecurity, so their method is… wasting food. Yea that checks out

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah that one can of soup in Paris would make such a massive difference to worldwide food insecurity lmao

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

There's three types of protestors in the world:

  1. Cause minimal, non serious disruption. Spread the message without pissing people off, because that'll make people more receptive to joining you.

  2. Cause serious disruptions, even if it pisses people off, because it brings attention to the issue makes it impossible to ignore.

  3. Bring attention to an issue at all costs by any means necessary, even if it makes the issue worse or has absolutely nothing to do with the issue. Be an asshole to make people listen.

There's a valid argument that without 2, people won't take something seriously, and mild inconveniences are the whole point of nonviolent protest. It gets a bit morally grey when it would do something like prevent an ambulance from operating though. I don't think anyone who normally waves that away would feel the same if it resulted in the death of a loved one.

And 3 is just clout chasers imo, like in this situation. I can't take someone protesting food insecurity seriously if they're wasting food to do so.

this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2024
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