One Piece flag becomes symbol of protests in France and Europe: how pop culture turns into political iconography
The black flag with a smiling skull in a straw hat — the 'Jolly Roger' from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga — has become a prominent symbol of student and street protests in France, as well as in Belgium, Italy and Greece. Euronews examines why Generation Z chooses pop culture symbols to express protest, and recalls other examples: the Guy Fawkes mask, the three-finger salute from The Hunger Games, costumes from The Handmaid's Tale, Joker makeup and Pepe the Frog.
Sevara Azamova