Collected Item: “Protester, Rioteer”
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Protester, Rioteer
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Drawing
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
I drew this to show how spotlighted and how dramatic the BLM protests were, not out of want, but out of the need to bring attention to this issue. In the photo, the subject is shying away from the spotlight, not because they will be hurt in the same way as others, but because having a singular, white face as the flag would undermine the entire thing, and the subject knows that.
They are wearing a mask, both to obscure their face and let them be known as part of the protests and not just an innocent bystander; and also to show how harmful covid was and that they are protecting others in different ways.
They are wearing a mask, both to obscure their face and let them be known as part of the protests and not just an innocent bystander; and also to show how harmful covid was and that they are protecting others in different ways.
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#protests, #riot, #BLM, #COVID, #COVID-19
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Zoey Briones
Give this story a date.
2021-01-28