JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia, and while the issues spurring them are different, the symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and ...
From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance
A "One Piece" anime flag is seen during a protest in Rome, Italy, on September 22, supporting Palestine and the Global Sumud Flotilla. Image: Vincenzo Nuzzolese/ZUMA Press Wire/REUTERS STILLWATER, ...
This week, US President Donald Trump declared "eternal peace for the Middle East" was within reach as he stood side by side with the Israeli prime minister to unveil a new plan for Gaza; the EU talked ...
With a yellow straw hat and a wicked toothy grin, he bobs among crowds of protesting youngsters from Asia to Africa to Latin America and Europe -- a smirking reproach to governments everywhere. Born ...
A three-decade-old manga symbol may seem an unlikely rallying cry for disaffected young people in 2025, but the “One Piece” pirate flag has been at the forefront of recent protests against government ...
Symbols borrowed from pop culture have always appeared at protest sites around the world, regardless of time and place, like the three-finger salute from the hit Hollywood film “The Hunger Games,” or ...
From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance
Nuurrianti Jalli is affiliated with Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore as Non Residential Visiting Fellow for Media, Technology and Society Program. From ...
From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance
The Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates is flown during a protest in Rome. Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images From Paris and Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York, a ...
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