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| In 2020 many issue-based ] emerged in ] across the United States supporting multiple ] ] commonly with a ] ].<ref name=NewYardSignDiscourse>{{Cite news|last1=Kristian|first1=Bonnie|url=https://theweek.com/articles/928379/americas-new-yard-sign-discourse|title=America's new yard sign discourse|date=31 July 2020|work=The Week}}</ref> Stemming from the original "Kindness is everything"<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Bologna|first1=Caroline|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kindness-is-everything-signs-promote-love-in-response-to-hate_n_587f9149e4b0c147f0bc1cf1?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&guccounter=1/|title='Kindness Is Everything' Signs Promote Love In Response To Hate|date=8 March 2017|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> sign with the introductory line “In this house, we believe:”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kristinjoiner.com/kindness-is-everything/|title=Kindness is Everything|first=Joiner|last=Kristin|website=kristinjoiner.com}}</ref> many ] begin more ] “We believe” after which a list of movements is ] often starting with Black Lives Matter. An even stack of colored lines of correlated phrases stand in vibrant contrast to one another against a black background. | In 2020 many issue-based ] emerged in ] across the United States supporting multiple ] ] commonly with a ] ].<ref name=NewYardSignDiscourse>{{Cite news|last1=Kristian|first1=Bonnie|url=https://theweek.com/articles/928379/americas-new-yard-sign-discourse|title=America's new yard sign discourse|date=31 July 2020|work=The Week}}</ref> Stemming from the original "Kindness is everything"<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Bologna|first1=Caroline|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kindness-is-everything-signs-promote-love-in-response-to-hate_n_587f9149e4b0c147f0bc1cf1?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&guccounter=1/|title='Kindness Is Everything' Signs Promote Love In Response To Hate|date=8 March 2017|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> sign with the introductory line “In this house, we believe:”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kristinjoiner.com/kindness-is-everything/|title=Kindness is Everything|first=Joiner|last=Kristin|website=kristinjoiner.com}}</ref> many ] begin more ] “We believe” after which a list of movements is ] often starting with Black Lives Matter. An even stack of colored lines of correlated phrases stand in vibrant contrast to one another against a black background. | ||
| In big cities especially, ] political signs for the 2020 election were largely passed over in favor of ] signs.<ref name=NewYardSignDiscourse/> The Kindness is Everything sign originated as a white woman's show of opposition to ] on his first day in office.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Chris|url=https://mashable.com/article/in-this-house-we-believe-black-lives-matter-kindness-is-everything-sign/|title=How one woman's yard sign became a rallying cry for allies|date=16 June 2020|work=Mashable |
In big cities especially, ] political signs for the 2020 election were largely passed over in favor of ] signs.<ref name=NewYardSignDiscourse/> The Kindness is Everything sign originated as a white woman's show of opposition to ] on his first day in office.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Chris|url=https://mashable.com/article/in-this-house-we-believe-black-lives-matter-kindness-is-everything-sign/|title=How one woman's yard sign became a rallying cry for allies|date=16 June 2020|work=Mashable}}</ref> One ] alone has sold thousands of BLM-themed signs to place in the yard and also provides messages to put on the car and on oneself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/SignsOfJustice-We-Believe-Yard-Sign/dp/B06XQDXG63|title=Signs of Justice We Believe Yard Sign, Weather Proof and Double Sided, Political Yard Sign with Stakes included, BLM Election 2020|website=amazon.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.signsofjustice.com/collections/yard-signs/products/we-believe-yard-sign|title=We Believe Yard Signs|first=Jameesa|last=Oakley|website=signsofjustice.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Andrews|first1=Kyle|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/cng-co-lana-hill-black-lives-matter-sign-20200729-yqbsu7jxmvdjpp6bfvvbxfcmty-story.html|title=Springdale resident Lana Hill replaces stolen Black Lives Matter sign, neighbors in Cockeysville neighborhood show support|date=29 July 2020|work=The Baltimore Sun}}</ref> The black background of a We Believe sign along with Black Lives Matter being prominently listed across almost every variation makes it an ideal vehicle to advance other ] movements with Black Lives Matter but the actual end result may not be unity as hoped.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Manning|first1=Hadley|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/07/guest-commentary-social-justice-yard-sign-blm-immigration/|title=Guest Commentary: Your social justice yard sign contributes to division, not discourse|date=7 September 2020|work=The Denver Post}}</ref> | ||
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| As an alternative to social justice,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/report/social-justice-not-what-you-think-it|title=Social Justice: Not What You Think It Is|first=Novak|last=Michael|website=www.heritage.org}}</ref> one Black Lives Matter-themed sign proposes historically unifying solutions to resolve the same issues as the We Believe sign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51877.Capitalism_and_Freedom|title=Capitalism and Freedom|first=Milton|last=Friedman|website=goodreads.com}}</ref> It has the introductory line “We strive to” after which a list of words combined from the ] and the ] are enumerated in lines of the same color for comparison with the We Believe sign, starting with Secure Life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allarecreatedequal.org/|title=We Strive to Secure Life, Secure Liberty, Respect Family Unit, Reward Individual Merit, Trust in God, Secure Property, and Seek Justice with Due Process of Law.|website=www.allarecreatedequal.org}}</ref> While this ] iteration gives both sides hope of actually resolving these issues, the end result of the Constitution solution is not guaranteed to be a balanced ].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Rosen|first1=Jeffrey|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/constitutions-future-hanging-balance/598636/|title=The Fourth Battle for the Constitution|date=25 September 2019|work=The Atlantic}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 17 February 2021
In 2020 many issue-based yard signs emerged in neighborhoods across the United States supporting multiple left-wing movements commonly with a Black Lives Matter theme. Stemming from the original "Kindness is everything" sign with the introductory line “In this house, we believe:” many iterations begin more succinctly “We believe” after which a list of movements is enumerated often starting with Black Lives Matter. An even stack of colored lines of correlated phrases stand in vibrant contrast to one another against a black background.
In big cities especially, partisan political signs for the 2020 election were largely passed over in favor of social justice signs. The Kindness is Everything sign originated as a white woman's show of opposition to Trump on his first day in office. One interracial couple alone has sold thousands of BLM-themed signs to place in the yard and also provides messages to put on the car and on oneself. The black background of a We Believe sign along with Black Lives Matter being prominently listed across almost every variation makes it an ideal vehicle to advance other far-left movements with Black Lives Matter but the actual end result may not be unity as hoped.
As an alternative to social justice, one Black Lives Matter-themed sign proposes historically unifying solutions to resolve the same issues as the We Believe sign. It has the introductory line “We strive to” after which a list of words combined from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are enumerated in lines of the same color for comparison with the We Believe sign, starting with Secure Life. While this bi-partisan iteration gives both sides hope of actually resolving these issues, the end result of the Constitution solution is not guaranteed to be a balanced compromise.
References
- ^ Kristian, Bonnie (31 July 2020). "America's new yard sign discourse". The Week.
- Bologna, Caroline (8 March 2017). "'Kindness Is Everything' Signs Promote Love In Response To Hate". The Huffington Post.
- Kristin, Joiner. "Kindness is Everything". kristinjoiner.com.
- Taylor, Chris (16 June 2020). "How one woman's yard sign became a rallying cry for allies". Mashable.
- "Signs of Justice We Believe Yard Sign, Weather Proof and Double Sided, Political Yard Sign with Stakes included, BLM Election 2020". amazon.com.
- Oakley, Jameesa. "We Believe Yard Signs". signsofjustice.com.
- Andrews, Kyle (29 July 2020). "Springdale resident Lana Hill replaces stolen Black Lives Matter sign, neighbors in Cockeysville neighborhood show support". The Baltimore Sun.
- Manning, Hadley (7 September 2020). "Guest Commentary: Your social justice yard sign contributes to division, not discourse". The Denver Post.
- Michael, Novak. "Social Justice: Not What You Think It Is". www.heritage.org.
- Friedman, Milton. "Capitalism and Freedom". goodreads.com.
- "We Strive to Secure Life, Secure Liberty, Respect Family Unit, Reward Individual Merit, Trust in God, Secure Property, and Seek Justice with Due Process of Law". www.allarecreatedequal.org.
- Rosen, Jeffrey (25 September 2019). "The Fourth Battle for the Constitution". The Atlantic.