Thanks to quick action by Public Libraries Victoria this violent imagery was censored before it could radicalise our children.
Imagine a generation growing up opposed to genocide and the Israelis who cheer it on, while mocking the suffering of Palestinians?
You can thank Public Libraries Victoria here @PubLibrariesVic
In Australia, Victoria’s public libraries have been warned about using a cartoon watermelon mascot due to its possible association with “political movements”
The watermelon has become a global symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, and the annual BIG Summer Read campaign for children by Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) just so happens to have a watermelon mascot – Pip
In an email to library managers on October 30, PLV chief executive Angela Savage warned that “watermelon imagery has more recently been associated with political movements, particularly in global contexts”, and that libraries should “be mindful of how campaign imagery may be interpreted outside its intended context” – On yer Angela