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In reply to the discussion: TIME magazine reveals its Person of the Year 2011 [View all]Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Yes V for Vendetta is a violent movie, but it is a part of American culture. A large number of American movies portray people as heroes while they kill people by the dozens, that is American culture but advocating violence in movies does not equal advocating violence in real life. Yes I am aware that Guy Fawkes was a real person, but the mask is from a fictional movie and is produced by the studio who created that movie. Like I said I do not think the mask is a good symbol for the Occupy movement to use, but I don't think you can compare it to the subtle propaganda from Time because they are completely seperate issues. The question is was the Time cover meant to evoke fear of Muslims? I think the answer is yes, but I will admit it is up for debate. With the Guy Fawkes mask however there is no debate on whether or not it is bigoted, there is no bigotry in the mask period. It arguably promotes violence so I don't think it is a good idea to use it, but the people wearing the masks are not working for one of the world's biggest magazines they are common citizens and there is no comparision between them promoting a movie and Time magazine.