The article explores how Palestinian meme creators reclaim digital space to oppose Western narratives and colonial/intellectual hegemony through satirical symbolism and linguistic subversion.
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From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. #khalas
This weekend, I had the joy of celebrating NAAHM at a friendās gallery opening. Itās hard to put into words how powerful it felt to be in that room. It was so much more than great art and good people. In a time when people are being persecuted, displaced, and punished for speaking out in defense of Arab livesāespecially in Gazaāthis gathering, though celebratory, also held mourning and sorrow.
We are witnessing a rise in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hate. And yet, to be in community, to honor this moment so fully and unapologetically, was a small act of resistance. That truth echoed in our smiles, our conversations, our presence. Iām deeply grateful to be welcomed into these spacesāand even more grateful to stand side by side with my brothers and sisters in arms.
There is no liberation under occupation. In a conversation last night, a friend reminded me: we canāt wait for others to save us. Liberation wonāt come from outside. We have to show up for each other. We have to care deeply enoughāfor our neighbors, our peopleāto fight for one another. Iām grateful for art, resistance, and the power of community. May we never stop showing upāfor each other, for truth, for freedom. The land remembers. The people remain.
Apr 14, 2025
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Aren't you guys bordering on paranoia upon knowing that Zionism is low-key everywhere? It's attached onto so many important Ā«cultural standpointsĀ» and technology tools (Microsoft, Google, Meta I think? etc.) that I just feel clumsy navigating the world right now. Does globalization finally reduce to you're gonna be supporting genocides? I know that it is what's to be expected of our interactions with Big Tech, Big Oil (Big Brother haha) and such, but it's still sad.
I'm not sure about the emoji btw.
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The article introduces ānecroĀmemeticsā as the digital extension of necropolitics, showing how spectacles like perp walks and viral images (think parading Luigi Mangione in a jumsuit through new york) enact symbolic death to strip subjects of agency and reinforce sovereign power in online culture wars.
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An insightful and brilliant criticism of the Sally Rooney-esque novel, and a great read.
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