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Since the 1980s, the watermelon has been an emblem of Palestinian solidarity,
I did not know that.
Is it common knowledge outside of political action circles?
watermelon
are watermelons grown in palestine? isnt it water intesive.
Explained in the article that it's because the Palestinian flag is illegal in Israel, so they use a watermelon with the same (or similar, I imagine?) colours.
Seems like the Streisand Effect is at play here. I never would have noticed a watermelon as a political symbol if they hadn't reacted this, i would just think it's a bit of whimsy. Now tons of people are reading about it
Never heard of it before.
As many said, it's common knowledge if you've been generally knowledgeable about the colonialism from the 80s and/or if you've been informed because of the current escalation of the genocide.
Israel has had a "military rule" (administratively, judicially, and physically) over a good chunk of Palestinian lands since 1967 (other than what was colonized already). Under military rule law, even the Palestinian flag could put a child in administrative detention (prison with abuse) for an indeterminate amount of time (months to years).
To circumvent the oppressive rule, Palestinians took up the watermelon 🍉 which has the green, black, red, and white of the Palestinian flag.
the watermelon 🍉 which has the green, black, red, and white of the Palestinian flag.
I wouldn't have made that connection either.
I doubt I could recognize the flags of hundreds of countries, theirs included.
No.
I would say it's well known among activists, and outside that community, it's only a little known. It's probably about on the level of sunflowers being used as a symbol for support of Ukraine. It's nowhere near as well-known as Winnie the Pooh being used as a symbol of protest against Xi Jinping.
Anyone with any knowledge of the middle east should be aware of it. The genocide has been going on for your entire lifetime. In fact there is no human alive today that was not alive during a period where zionists were not killing Palestinian children.
I certainly didn't know that. I thought maybe they were a Saskatchewan Roughrider's Fan
Yes, provided you have been following the genocide. It's on par with the kufiyeh
It's on par with the kufiyeh
Another word I had to look up.
I recognize the object, but didn't know it's name.
Something being common knowledge for some people doesn't automatically mean it is for everyone.
Ge asked whether wearing a Pride flag would be disallowed if it made a homophobic person uncomfortable.
“I don’t know if that’s the point of the discussion,” Farber said.
Isn’t it though?
“I don’t know if that’s the point of the discussion,” Farber said.
It's not, but it is related to a far more important one.
The current discussion is if a watermelon pin is appropriate attire for a professional. The larger, more important discussion is "What causes are appropriate for someone to publicly support?", and further "Who gets to decide what causes are approved?"
Those are all born of the same unasked question: Why is admin so focused on continuing to undermine staff support of marginalized & vulnerable communities when that's exactly what hospitals are for!?
Oh, right. The shareholders. 🖕🏼
The shareholders of the Ontario Medical Association? I guess those would be the taxpayers of Ontario, maybe. Or the doctors perhaps.
It is, they're just evil.
Here is laid bare, the infiltration of Israeli misinformation into Canada.