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In recent times, it is not unusual for colour to be a feature of protests. ribbons were used in 1986 by anti-Marcos protestors in . This was echoed in by the 2014 umbrella movement. was the colour worn by members of , a performance art group taking part in Rebellion protests in 2019 in .
Sometimes it is just a chance happening. The 'gilets jaunes' got their name during the 2018 fuel protests in from safety gear they had to hand. Giant yellow mushroomed in use after protesters with them first got protection from water cannon in (2020). The Revolution in (2007) took its name from robes worn by participating monks.
for abortion rights protests can be traced back to in the 2000s. The coloured handkerchiefs first used are said to link back to the scarfs used in the late 1970s by women to protest about their children being 'disappeared' by the military junta in power at the time. scarfs featured then.
One of the problems with wearing colours at protests is that it makes it easier to be picked out. The umbrellas of Hong Kong helped with this. So did the Guy Fawkes masks popularised by the 2006 film "V for Vendetta", which were soon banned by some governments.
The yellow ribbons of the 1986 protests were a reference to the 1973 song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" following the assassination of a Filipino senator. The People Power Revolution, or the Yellow Revolution, led to the end of Ferdinand Marcos' 20-year dictatorship.
The Argentine protests led to a relaxation of the abortion law in 2020.
Purple Reign? Purple is a colour typically associated with royalty. Using the homophone 'rain', the quiz title is perhaps better known in music circles linked to the artist formerly known as Prince. Perhaps it could also be seen as a protest comment on the powers that be. Thanks to GBfan for the Author Challenge title.
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