The Hunger Games Salute Has Been Adopted By A Real World Struggle In Thailand

We found this tweet through The Hollywood Reporter who write “protestors have begun flashing the gesture as an act of defiant solidarity against the recent takeover of Thailand’s civilian government by the military.” 

They continue:

After taking power in a coup on May 22, Thailand’s military instituted a nationwide curfew — first set at 10 pm, later moved to midnight — and banned public gatherings of more than five people. On Tuesday, the military lifted the curfew in key beach destinations in an effort to diminish the damage being done to the country’s tourism industry.

Local and international media have also been muzzled, with imported TV channels such as CNN, BBC, HBO and the Disney Channel pulled off the air, local journalists warned not to criticize the coup, and the military threatening to censor Facebook and Twitter if it perceives that the services are being used to organize opposition.

Without knowing too much about the situation, I can only say attaching yourself to a Hollywood blockbuster is a great idea to get the word out about your cause and we can’t help but be reminded of how Anonymous adopted the V for Vendetta Guy Fawkes mask for their protest symbol.

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Jill Pantozzi is a pop-culture journalist and host who writes about all things nerdy and beyond! She’s Editor in Chief of the geek girl culture site The Mary Sue (Abrams Media Network), and hosts her own blog “Has Boobs, Reads Comics” (TheNerdyBird.com). She co-hosts the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast along with superhero historian Alan Kistler, contributed to a book of essays titled “Chicks Read Comics,” (Mad Norwegian Press) and had her first comic book story in the IDW anthology, “Womanthology.” In 2012, she was featured on National Geographic’s "Comic Store Heroes," a documentary on the lives of comic book fans and the following year she was one of many Batman fans profiled in the documentary, "Legends of the Knight."

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