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Translingual[edit]
Description[edit]
A safety pin.
Etymology[edit]
Various:
- (punk): Arose in the late 1970s, origin obscure.[1]
- (solidarity): Proposed by the British Twitter user @cheeahs on 26 June 2016 as an object which can be subtly attached to one's clothing to signify being a "safe" ally to those experiencing racism following the United Kingdom's Brexit referendum.[2] After going viral on the platform in the following days, the safety pin became a symbol against worldwide racism as a whole and later any forms of discrimination in general.[3][4]
- (diaper): Resembles a diaper pin; by extension used as a metonym for babies or childcare in general.
- (sewing): Safety pins are widely applicable to sewing as they can be used to fasten fabrics; by extension, applicable and useful also in arts and crafts.
Symbol[edit]
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- (figuratively) Safety; security; comfort; protection.
- (UK, music) Punk rock.
- (politics, neologism) Shows solidarity against discrimination, often in support of a minority, persecuted, vulnerable, marginalised or disadvantaged group, or victims of crimes or hardship in general.
- (politics, neologism) Shows support for, and solidarity with, immigrants and immigration.
- (chiefly politics, neologism, more generally) Unity.
- (metonymically):
References[edit]
- ^ Sharon M. Hannon (2009) Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 51
- ^ @cheeahs (2016 June 26) “So I have an idea similar to #ridewithme to help protect those [b]eing abused as result of Brexit referendum - but I need your help.”, in Twitter[1].
- ^ “The safety pins puncturing post-Brexit racism”, in The Guardian[2], 2016 June 29.
- ^ Alex Abad-Santos (2016 November 17) “The backlash over safety pins and allies, explained”, in Vox[3].