Gen Z Claims 'Manny' As The New Symbol Of BLM Revolution
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06/26/2020
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The Diary of A Wimpy Kid author does not seem to not be happy about the Manny will not be televised movement.
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1. On June 8th, 2020, TikTok user themannyspotted posted a video of someone drawing Manny at an Oregon protest while a person nearby says "The Manny will not be televised," gaining over 900,000 likes. (KYM)
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2. In the ensuing weeks, pictures several graffiti pieces depicting Manny with slogans in support of the protests.
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3. The phrase "The Manny Will Not Be Televised" is a play on Gil Scott-Heron's famous poem and song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
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4. The use of this Diary of A Wimpy Kid character is very random and is very in tune with the rest of Gen Z's meme/protesting activities.
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5. There's a manny website that says, "if you see this symbol anywhere in your everyday life, you need to stop what your doing and sign a petition"
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6. Manny has been a meme before, but we haven't seen a 'Kilroy is Here' scale meme symbol in quite some time.
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7. The author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid does not seem to enjoy seeing his character being used a symbol of BLM protesting, thinking it trivializes the movement's importance.
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8. He has since deleted these tweets, so maybe he's changed his mind?
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9. Gen Z is a very powerful group of internet masters that are going to be organizing important activisms like this for many years to come, I think.
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On June 8th, 2020, TikTok user themannyspotted posted a video of someone drawing Manny at an Oregon protest while a person nearby says "The Manny will not be televised," gaining over 900,000 likes. (KYM)
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