To coincide with the film, Rubie's Costume Company became an official manufacturer of the mask, which now reportedly sells more than , of these annually. As part of his contract with publisher, DC Comics, Lloyd told CNBC he received some economic benefits from the official mask's sales, but declined to comment in further detail.
The use of Guy Fawkes in the original novel was seen as a "happy accident", as both Lloyd and Moore were looking for a resistance fighter who could take on the world's necessary evils. Skip Navigation. Anti-capitalist protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks hold placards at the start of the 'Million Masks March', organised by the group Anonymous, in London. This isn't the first time the mask has surfaced in Thailand.
In a small band of protesters in Bangkok donned them the same day the "Anonymous Thailand" Facebook page launched. The masks and leaderless nature of the demonstrations are reminiscent of the global Occupy movement and the anti-establishment Anonymous message.
Turkish Airlines workers In a contemporaneous movement, Turkish Airlines employees have adopted the masks to fight for their rights as workers. Photos of masked protesters in Egypt also emerged this fall. The Guy Fawkes mask has become so incendiary that several Middle Eastern countries are prohibiting its import and sale. The Saudi Ministry of Interior did just that on May 30, claiming the mask "instills a culture of violence and extremism.
In February the government in Bahrain also banned the masks. The NSA leaker's girlfriend The voyeuristic media coverage surrounding NSA leaker Edward Snowden's alleged girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, includes some undeniably frivolous content , but one aspect of the story is pertinent. Snowden uploaded a photo of a woman presumably Mills wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. As a symbol of anti-government resistance and the unofficial emblem of a pro-transparency hacktivist collective, this mask may be the most relevant piece of information surrounding her.
The unlikely proliferation of the Guy Fawkes mask in popular protest came as a welcome surprise to its creator. Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta, told The Guardian , "I suppose when I was writing V for Vendetta I would in my secret heart of hearts have thought: Wouldn't it be great if these ideas actually made an impact?
So when you start to see that idle fantasy intrude on the regular world… It's peculiar. It feels like a character I created 30 years ago has somehow escaped the realm of fiction. It is, in part, due to these loose affiliations that the adopted emblem of one movement evolved into a global symbol of resistance.
It's logical that OWS would appropriate the disguise of the faceless anti-establishment crusader from Lloyd's franchise. Still, the mask doesn't carry such weight for everyone who dons it. Sid Hiltunen, an unemployed stockbroker who joined the OWS movement, told The New York Times , "If you want to show your support but are afraid you'll lose your job, just wear a mask—any mask.
Protesters around the world were spotted wearing the anti-authoritarian vigilante's trademark disguise. This summer, another anti-government movement embraced the Guy Fawkes mask.
In Thailand, protesters wore them in demonstrations against the so-called puppet administration controlled by an exiled ex-prime minister. This isn't the first time the mask has surfaced in Thailand. In a small band of protesters in Bangkok donned them the same day the "Anonymous Thailand" Facebook page launched.
The masks and leaderless nature of the demonstrations are reminiscent of the global Occupy movement and the anti-establishment Anonymous message. In a contemporaneous movement, Turkish Airlines employees have adopted the masks to fight for their rights as workers. The mask also played a role in the Arab Spring movements of , and photos of masked protesters in Egypt also emerged this fall.
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