Occupy Wall Street to Pride Parade

Number of NYT Articles Mentioning 'Racism' Total N=21,726 # of Articles End of Occupy Wall Street 2012 FORECLOSE ON BANKS NOT PEOPLE. OCCUPY WALL ST. OCCUPY WALL ST. 2018 CHASE J.P. MORGAN

A chart shows New York Times articles mentioning “racism” rising sharply after 2012, alongside photos contrasting the 2012 Occupy Wall Street protest with a 2018 pride parade sponsored by banks. The joke implies that banks shifted from being protest targets to openly participating in progressive branding, while media attention to racism increased. It is used as a cynical reaction about corporate activism and changing political narratives. EN: A chart shows New York Times articles mentioning “racism” rising sharply after 2012, alongside photos contrasting the 2012 Occupy Wall Street protest with a 2018 pride parade sponsored by banks. The joke implies that banks shifted from being protest targets to openly participating in progressive branding, while media attention to racism increased. It is used as a cynical reaction about corporate activism and changing political narratives.

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