The campaign against yellow loops promoted by Ciutadans has backfired, inspiring defence of the symbols of support for the imprisoned Catalan pro-independence leaders. And not only in Catalonia, but from people around Spain.
The journalist Cristina Fallarás today inspired the hashtag #RiveraQuitameEste ("Rivera, take this one from me"), with her mischievous challenge to Ciutadans' leader to remove a yellow loop in a photo posted to her Twitter feed. Things took off from there, the hashtag trending in Spain.
El lazo amarillo es una forma de protestar contra el encarcelamiento de políticos, políticas y activistas de Cataluña.
— Cristina Fallarás (@LaFallaras) 30 d’agost de 2018
Quítame este, @Albert_Rivera pic.twitter.com/I6iouNkPj6
Translation: The yellow loop is a way of protesting against the imprisonment of politicians and activists from Catalonia. Take this one from me, Albert Rivera.
Other people then took up the idea, posting other pictures of yellow
#RiveraQuitameEste Va! pic.twitter.com/BNHdt7gYeI
— Lola Lola Lola (@lolafira) 30 d’agost de 2018
ÍDOLO pic.twitter.com/qXZEiFrzfV
— Bernat Castro (@Bernat_Castro) 30 d’agost de 2018
#RiveraQuitameEste pic.twitter.com/w6EFcT6yCq
— Bea Talegón (@BeatrizTalegon) 30 d’agost de 2018
#RiveraQuitameEste Desde Galicia @Albert_Rivera @InesArrimadas os digo que el fascismo no va conmigo. Grande @LaFallaras pic.twitter.com/rT8RuKSB1v
— o demo maior (@demomaior) 30 d’agost de 2018
From Galicia, I tell you, Albert Rivera and Ines Arrimadas that fascism isn't my thing.
@LAColladoNOTTIP pic.twitter.com/WYkT10Mdjs
— Zurigorri De Nacimiento (@RojiblancoN) 30 d’agost de 2018
Note: The flag in the above image is that of the autonomous community of Madrid.
Soy andaluza, no soy independentista pero apoyo totalmente que los catalanes que así lo quieran puedan pedir la libertad de sus políticos encarcelados. Rivera y Arrimadas son un peligro para nuestra democracia. #RiveraQuitameEste pic.twitter.com/0X6QirB7id
— Silver (@Leticia12912) 30 d’agost de 2018
Translation: I'm Andalusian, I'm not an independence supporter but I completely support the Catalans who want to being able to call for the release of their incarcerated politicians in this way. Rivera and Arrimadas are a danger for our democracy.
Upssss!#RiveraQuitameEste porfa
— Víctor González (@VictorGonz54) 30 d’agost de 2018
pic.twitter.com/ttspQihjXE