With humor and humor, protesters face the violence of security men in Baghdad

Taha Al-Ani - Al Jazeera Net

Demonstrations of humor and humor emerged in the demonstrations in Iraq and were remarkably active as a means by which demonstrators attempted to communicate their voices and demands.

"Even if you hit a tear gas, originally we have been used to beji for 16 years."

"Adel Abdul Mahdi, you are like Valverde (Barcelona coach), do not dissolve and do not tie the whole job to Messi," she wrote on another board.

Peaceful demonstrations
Many activists and demonstrators see the joke and ridicule as a way to express the peacefulness of the demonstrations. The protester Safwat Ahmed, 29, says that the joke used by the demonstrators is a popular method that demonstrates that the protests are peaceful and spontaneous aiming to convey the message that the demonstrations are not politicized and not driven From outside.

Safwat, a student at the University of Baghdad, told Al-Jazeera Net "The demonstrators used the style of humor, caricature and various styles of art to express the demands."

The writer and journalist Abdul-Hakim Al-Naimi said that the Iraqi joke has become the peaceful weapon by which Iraqis face corruption and injustice, a character that is not new to Iraqi society, especially the youth segment known for its sense of humor.

Sajjad Mustafa, a 25-year-old artist from Basra, said the cynicism used by the demonstrators was peaceful, demonstrating an idea to people faster and more interactive.

Mustafa adds to the island that the demonstrators ridiculed politicians in different forms and ways, including the interpretation of false promises to officials, pointing out that this method "reflects the extent of young people know the political reality in Iraq."

new style
The use of humor and ridicule in the demonstrations was seen as a new and striking case in which demonstrators resorted to express their demands, and "reflects the use of humor and a sense of humor to express opinion and reject government policy," said photographer Osama al-Abdullah, 31.

Al-Abdullah believes that the joke contributes to the expression and ridicule of the political reality, considering it a "positive situation" by the youth and the toiling class to express their national feelings and demanding their rights in a simple spontaneous manner.

Activists also described the method of ridicule as innovative in the speeches addressed by peaceful demonstrators to riot police and security personnel.

Qusay al-Jassam, a 30-year-old activist and blogger, told Al-Jazeera Net that "today we see young men and boys rushing to the roadblocks erected on the bridges of the republic, liberals and snakes. They are not aware of death and loss. "The most striking thing is that young people are dealing with the way the demands are made with high irony."

The writer and journalist Muhannad al-Mashhadani (34 years) confirms that some of the demonstrators took upon themselves to face bullets and tear gas bombs and dance in the face of bullets and gas bombs.

Mashhadani points to one of the cynical methods used by the demonstrators is "demanding that the government beat them with an unexpired gas because it imported the people's money."

How did you use sarcasm?
The writer and journalist Abdul Hakim Al-Naimi in humorous terms that the demonstrators took up their banners to express rejection of the current reality and government policy, as well as satirical poems, and comic videos contain many jokes.

Al-Naimi stresses that the humor and ridicule in the demonstrations marred by violence reflect the humor of the youth, the peaceful expression of their demands in the face of repression, as well as the great awareness of restraint during the protests.

As for the forms of joke used by the demonstrators, Osama Al-Abdullah said that this was in written phrases, cartoons and animated toys, in addition to popular singing carrying some sarcastic gestures against politicians.