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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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[-] Cogency@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Performative protests are a warning that things aren't right. And French history has shown a penchant for heavy sharp falling objects to the back of the neck as the next alternative.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Yes French history, a week over two hundred years ago.

[-] Cogency@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's the thing about a threat, it doesn't have to lead to violence, but it is the performative act of violence. And the commitment to do violence or at least suffer the consequences, in this case arrest. That's what this was. You can understand it or not.

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

I see. So they made a terrorist threat?

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

That's why it was largely performative, to avoid the label of terrorism, but yes. A revolutionary threat might also be a label one could use, depending on how you want to look at it.

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

And now the story is changing. It was performative by it was also threatening. Amazing how the wave function collapses into any state needed by the apologists.

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

Wtf are you on about now? I'm just trying to help you understand something. Seems like you have an agenda.

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