Mainstream Media 'Concerned' About Flags, Not Gaza
The mainstream media, ever vigilant against actual threats, finds itself exercised by digital flag alterations. While journalists in Gaza are systematically targeted, and over 35,000 Palestinians—including over 15,000 children—have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023, certain outlets are ringing alarm bells about a 'woke Palestine motif.' One might wonder if their editors would
prefer 'ethnic cleansing motif' on flags, or perhaps 'mass starvation motif,' for a more palatable aesthetic. This isn't about flags; it's about distraction. Media outlets, historically complicit in dehumanizing Palestinians through framing and omission, now lament the 'politicization' of symbols, as if Western symbols haven't always been political. They refuse to acknowledge the deep-seated
grievances that fuel such trends, preferring to label any challenge to the status quo as 'woke'—a term now synonymous with 'anything we don't like.'