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Visitors at Louvre look on in shock as Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece attacked by environmental protesters

Two environmental protesters have hurled soup on to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, calling for “healthy and sustainable food”. The painting, which was behind bulletproof glass, appeared to be undamaged.

Gallery visitors looked on in shock as two women threw the yellow-coloured soup before climbing under the barrier in front of the work and flanking the splattered painting, their right hands held up in a salute-like gesture.

One of the two activists removed her jacket to reveal a white T-shirt bearing the slogan of the environmental activist group Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) in black letters.

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[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago

Funnily enough this has been the most successful form of environmental activism to this day

[-] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago

Successful in pissing off the general public and causing them to ignore anything of substance that you have to say, sure. Pushing people away from your cause is not a good strategy if you want to effect change.

[-] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 19 points 9 months ago

Hey guys science says our plant is heating up due to carbon emissions we are creating by burning fossil fuels. Can we tone it down a bit?

No

Hey guys going to chain myself outside, because this is super important

Don't care

Hey guys, going to burn myself alive to protest climate change

Meh

Soups and super glue on art!

Oh the humanity! Why would you not engage with us in simple conversation before chucking a cream of tomato onto bulletproof glass!?

Wait..... THAT'S WHAT GOT YOUR ATTENTION?!

[-] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

People were talking about climate change though. Movements like FFF (until Covid took the wind right out of their sails) had quite a bit of momentum, and actually were making it a mainstream topic.

Protests like this are getting people to talk about what you did, not about why you did it.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I mean it has us talking about why they did it, right?

[-] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

We're not the people they need to reach though. I don't think either of us needs convincing that urgent action is needed on climate change, it's our boomer parents, coworkers, etc. who need convincing. And if someone's attempt at helping with that ends up making climate activists look like deranged vandals then please for the love of God stop trying to help.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago

Literally killing yourself to protest climate change has barely made the news so yea, for some reason people only talk about it if you throw soup at glass in front of art for some reason.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Killing yourself to protest climate change isn't a climate issue, it's a mental health issue.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

You sound like you live in a bubble.

Hop off lemmy bro. It’s rotting out your brain.

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