@npr: There’s a reason why you’re seeing protesters in inflatable animal costumes at the recent No Kings rallies. We talked with some demonstrators behind the suits and Operation Inflation, who say it’s their way of combatting the GOP narrative that are radicals who hate America. #NPR

Shakkoumon🍉 :

It’s a great strategy because it prevents the government from getting the pictures they want of “violent protesters” to use in media. It’s a pretty effective strategy throughout history and we can find examples of it in stuff like news paper illustrations

yeshegyurme :

“Joy is an act of resistance.” -Audre Lorde

Holley Luedtke :

squiggy :

operation inflation is so funny 😭

Kyngston :

its called tactical frivolity

Biatantun1311 :

RenegadeMaster60 🌈💙 :

It also provides anonymity. You won’t be fired if you can’t be identified

ChocoTaco :

This will be in the history books and someday people will be baffled by what we had to live thru

Nickie D. :

Katie Balcer :

at the No Kings protest I was at there was someone dressed as an angler fish with a sign that said hooked on democracy 😆 10/10 no notes

weeblegrrl :

Fox News seems can’t portray this and violent

Joy :

DraculaNetflix ✞🌈⃤🌘 :

Netty Langley :

At our no King's rally. I gave out 800 frog stickers in honor of the Portland frog.

SoSaysCat :

The dude that had to be a unicorn 🦄 I’m dying but also crying

Hallie ⎕ :

Humor has always been an important political tool ☺♥

Fringe :

the definition of Civil Disobedience! 🎩🫡

CoyoteKatie :

I made like five new frog friends at No Kings. 🐸

amr03f :

“Those people aren’t representative of our country.” Lol hell yes it is! 🐸🦄🦖

Becca :

Saw this one at Oct 18th No Kings in SD!

Bigbluemarble :

Yup. Keep on bringing the whimsy while protesting this cruel government. Another tactic is going to be holding on to your hard earned money. Spend only what is absolutely necessary. Boycott corporations. Protect your physical and mental health by building the community that supports everyone.

East_Wind🐦‍⬛ :

We wear ours because it is as ridicules as our current administration is.

Jenny Riffe :

NYT article on “Tactical Frivolity”: “This humorous form of protest, known as tactical frivolity, shows the absurdity of the charge that all the protesters are armed militants. In contravention of the Trump administration’s claims that the protesters were all Hamas agents or antifa interns, the protest in Chicago was wholesome, nonaggressive and almost shockingly middle-of-the-road. It’s hard to call an inflatable chicken dangerous.”

Nick Clemente :

It’s freaking brilliant 🔥🔥🔥

MrMacNCheese :