People In Lebanon Are Painting Their Faces Like Joaquin Phoenix¡¯s Joker To Protest Against Govt
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are revolting in anger with their faces painted as Joker. The government there had introduced a controversial tax over Whatsapp calls which didn&rsquot go down well with the people. Despite the violent protests the public feels that these protests will have a positive effect.
When you saw Joaquin Phoenix¡¯s Joker, did you imagine that last scene turning true, where people in protest would come down to the streets, paint their faces like that of Joaquin Phoenix¡¯s Joker in order to protest against the government.
Well, that has turned true in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. About hundreds of the thousands protesters are revolting in anger with their faces painted as Joker.
Why are they protesting? For the unversed, the government there had introduced a controversial tax over Whatsapp calls, which didn¡¯t go down well with the people. Soon, it took a U-turn and reversed the changes. But the anger among people hasn¡¯t died. The protests are on.
Beirut¡¯ta Joker tarafindan karsilandik. pic.twitter.com/cZC3UcINlp
¡ª Canergb (@canergb) October 19, 2019
Many of them are protesting with clown faces like they are empathising with Arthur Fleck from the DC comics.
Joker joined the protests in #Lebanon #protest #Protestas #BeirutProtests #beirut #LebaneseTakeOver #?????_????? #joker #thenewjoker #jokermovie pic.twitter.com/957blLRQqy
¡ª Ken (@Saiftion) October 19, 2019
According to a report on Wired, a woman reportedly said, ¡°The reason we painted our faces is because we related to the character in the movie. Because before he painted his face he was just living that miserable life. Nobody cared about him, nobody would listen to him. He's upset, he's angry, and it just drove him to madness and that's what's happening [in Lebanon]."
#Joker in the streets of Beirut. #????? #?????_????? pic.twitter.com/RAPXVIssC1
¡ª Fatima (@fatimalmahmoud) October 18, 2019
Another one says they just want to hide their faces. ¡°The important idea is to hide the face when swearing against some important politician such as [Hezbollah leader] Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Now why Joker? This is simply the artistic way of doing demonstration in Lebanon - it is always done in a creative way and this is part of it,¡± said S ari Hanafi from American University of Beirut.
Quite a few of Lebanon's protesters seem to have been inspired by 'Joker'. #lebanon #joker #beirut #lebanonprotests pic.twitter.com/GviqJYMS71
¡ª Tamara Qiblawi (@tamaraqiblawi) October 19, 2019
Despite the violent protests, the public feels that these protests will have a positive effect and that first time there is unity among the people.
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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