I chose three tactics for my response. Inflatables, light brigade, and hoax.
The inflatable tactic stood out to me because the entry description seemed to be the opposite of what I would expect. Having giant inflatables bouncing around a protest would indeed lower the seriousness of a protest, but not in a positive way. A protest with a bunch of beach balls and balloons floating around wouldn't strike me as a group that takes its own issue seriously. But on the other hand, inflated figures on their own can have a very effective message of ridicule (see the Trump balloon).
I thought the light brigade tactic was very clever. It's a relatively accessible method of sharing a message, as battery powered fairy lights are sold basically everywhere. It's also very eye-catching and legible from a distance, versus normal protest posters that are either illegible at a distance or expensive to produce in large scale.
The hoax tactic was very interesting to me. I wonder when the entry for that was posted, as nowadays hoaxes have a much more harmful impact on the causes that create them. Often the hoax itself is ignored in favor of condemning the people who created it. But in the examples given, the hoax did bring awareness to the issues 'hoaxed'.
The inflatable tactic stood out to me because the entry description seemed to be the opposite of what I would expect. Having giant inflatables bouncing around a protest would indeed lower the seriousness of a protest, but not in a positive way. A protest with a bunch of beach balls and balloons floating around wouldn't strike me as a group that takes its own issue seriously. But on the other hand, inflated figures on their own can have a very effective message of ridicule (see the Trump balloon).
I thought the light brigade tactic was very clever. It's a relatively accessible method of sharing a message, as battery powered fairy lights are sold basically everywhere. It's also very eye-catching and legible from a distance, versus normal protest posters that are either illegible at a distance or expensive to produce in large scale.
The hoax tactic was very interesting to me. I wonder when the entry for that was posted, as nowadays hoaxes have a much more harmful impact on the causes that create them. Often the hoax itself is ignored in favor of condemning the people who created it. But in the examples given, the hoax did bring awareness to the issues 'hoaxed'.
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