Lone #activist #IeshiaEvans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest by #riotPolice during a #protest against #policeBrutality outside the #BatonRouge #Police Department in #Louisiana on July 9, 2016.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@FrancoisPrague

the cops' over-the-top armor is a fucking joke. like from a cartoon

and they look like they are cowering before and underneath her

meanwhile she stands over them composed, noble, calm. a light breeze moves her dress

she is the very epitome of dignity

fuzz out the background, remove any understanding of the context, and you can almost say it is a photo of a resplendent queen commanding her obedient knights supplicating themselves before her

it's a fucking fantastic photo

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@NickSchwanck

the composition of the photo is incredible. they are lower than her. they look like they are cowering before her

[catawu@mastodon.social]

@benroyce This picture is one of the most iconic.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@Catawu

someone has to make it into a painting. it's perfect

[petrapanda@mastodon.social]

@benroyce
#Respect

[pascaline@mastodon.nl]

@benroyce

What a terrific, wonderful photo!

[bruce@darkmoon.social]

@benroyce @FrancoisPrague

It is, of course, the establishment feeling threatened by a single fearless Black woman. As usual.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@bruce @FrancoisPrague

yup!

fascist fear and hysteria illustrated

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@leberschnitzel

this picture needs to be in the dictionary as the definition for "dignity"

[oldguy52@techhub.social]

@benroyce

Courage vs Cowardice. This photo is iconic. The heavily armed goons are terrified of her majestic courage.

[greenpete@sunny.garden]

@benroyce Clowns on one side, elegance, fearlessness, and composure on the other.

[asprinkleofsage@mastodon.social]

@benroyce @FrancoisPrague it's classical in its composition, a homage to the godess off don't-give-a-shit