![An image of a handmade rug depicting a NYPD cop car on fire with red and yellow flames. The rug is depicted on a graffitied stone wall.](https://www.covenberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Insogna_rug-330x297.jpg)
Commodifying Oppression: The Co-option of Resistance Aesthetic
There has become a market, driven by social media aesthetics, for the radical slogan, a marketing for leftist politics, and therefore, a market for continued oppression. Though graphics elevate and increase the share-ability of messaging, this practice has translated into consumer goods with trendy, relevant, and co-optive messaging.
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