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Re:A lot we know about pirates is not true, and a lot of wha... by InitialLastName on Monday May 08, 2017 @12:14PM (#14292922)
The mask didn't originate with V for Vendetta. It comes from a likeness of Guy Fawkes, whose 5th of November (Gunpowder) plot to blow up the British parliament and impose a Catholic theocracy was thwarted.

To celebrate that failure, Brits light fireworks and burn dummies wearing that mask every 11/5.

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Re:A lot we know about pirates is not true, and a lot of wha... by Nadya on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:37PM (#14294851)
Yes, but the `Anonymous`/4chan usage is inspired from V for Vendetta, at least to my knowledge of chan history. It just so happens to be the Guy Fawkes mask which holds another meaning for Brits. It might change how some people, especially British people, see the mask but that isn't the intention.

For example, a pink triangle means something different now than it did during the 40s and pointing to its historic usage instead of its reclaimed/new usage would be disingenuous and missing the point of how it is being used in the modern context. Pointing to Guy Fawkes instead of Vendetta for Anonymous' usage of the mask is missing the point.

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Re:A lot we know about pirates is not true, and a lot of wha... by aqsalose on Monday May 08, 2017 @06:21PM (#14296181)
However, Alan Moore and David Lloyd did not choose that V wears Guy Fawkes mask by coincidence.
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