Signage has always been a powerful tool in the fight for what’s right. So it’s no surprise that when people face injustice and inequality, they turn to one of their most effective weapons: words.
In the age of social media, activism has reached new heights. Protest signs have gone viral on Twitter and Facebook, and they’ve become so popular they even get replicated by protesters on the other side of the planet. Their viral potential is undeniable. If a sign can go viral, it has the power to ignite change across the world. But what’s caught our attention recently is the sheer number of funny protest signs popping up everywhere. From clever puns to downright silly wordplay, it seems people understand that humor is an effective way to get the spotlight on the cause itself and make a point.
Sure, 99% of the time, protests are serious affairs. People are making their voices heard, standing up for causes they believe in, and fighting to change the world. Still, there’s nothing wrong with injecting some humor into the mix. When done right, it can be downright hilarious and help spread the message you were trying to get across — and that’s exactly what these funny posters did. Keep scrolling to see them for yourself!
They’re clever, witty, and make you smile while reminding you that even though things might be bad right now, activism always has room for a good laugh. While some of these funny protest signs are snarky remarks for serious causes, others are for silly and trivial everyday life events and deserve some space on our list!
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Harsh, But True
Sign From Women's Rally - Separation Of Church And State
Jesus Is Cool With It
San Diego LGBT Pride
Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice
Now That's A Real Protester
At A School Strike Protest For Climate Change
Funny Protest Sign
Sign From The KKK Protest In Dayton Ohio Today
I read this as watching ' Annie' that would make me want to smoke weed too :P
I Came To Take Your Job But...
As a latino immigrant, I obviously came to this country to be a rapist and a murderer. Unfortunately all of those jobs were taken by US citizens, so you can imagine my family's disappointment when I became an engineer instead. Luckily there are very few Americans interested in becoming engineers, so I guess if I took anyone's job it was from another immigrant.
It baffles me when anyone is against immigration. America for example, was invaded by settlers (aka immigrants), and their decedents are against immigration? Try again.
Plenty of recent immigrants are also against immigration. There is a "now shut the door behind me" mentality amongst people. It's certainly problematic.
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I am an immigrant, and I have my job because I was the best qualified to do it, not you.
Just think what our meals would look like if immigrants were not allowed in the USA. Good bye to fresh fruits and veggies, and subsequently frozen and canned. Few workers left in the meat processing plants. Do you think Americans will fill in those gaps? Only if allowed to check their cell phones every 10 minutes.
To any s****y american with Scandinavian ancestry: stay there. We don't want you back. To the rest of y'all: my deepest apologies, but they're your problem now. Again, I'm so sorry. (Joking, but also not joking XD )
This is another interesting aspect of American culture. For a people who are so terrified of immigration, they are simultaneously obsessed with their familial origins. I could not imagine a Brazilian walking around saying they were Portuguese or Swedish or whatever. Unless they were immigrants from Portugal or Sweden. I remember I was working for a guy who was complaining about latinos protesting immigration laws in the US, because they were waiving Mexican or Guatemalan flags (or flags from wherever they came from). "If you thought of yourselves as Americans you'd be waiving an American flag!" Meanwhile, the guy has an Irish flag tattooed on his arm. He had never even BEEN to Ireland. The cognitive dissonance has always been hard for me.
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If someone comes to your country, knows nobody and does not speak the language as well as you do, can "steal" "your" job, what does that say about you?
Good luck with getting my job, our yard went into receivership a few weeks ago.
Yeah, because the large numbers of immigrants migrating to the USA for years has forced many low-income workers into unemployment!
Wrong. Don't you know that there is a worker shortage ever since immigration has been cut? Americans don't want to work in the fields harvesting produce or do hard manual labor.
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Do you mean if he is in the US legally? How can a human be legal or illegal? Does the violation of a single law make you "an illegal person" and would that include traffic violations? Would somebody going 60 in a 55 be an illegal? Certainly, that person is putting far more people at risk than somebody who violates a civil offense, like walking across an imaginary line. I am not arguing for open borders (although there are some interesting arguments to be made there), but I sincerely wonder about the act of dehumanizing a person by referring to them as "an illegal" or "a legal".
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This Sign Is From Minneapolis While In A Protest
Now That's Bad
Favorite Sign In The Rally
And without any context you know right away that this is an American protest. My country is so pathetic. Should never even need this sign in the first place
From Sunday's Gay Pride Parade In Chicago
Every Film That Speaks About Some Disaster Starts With The Government Ignoring The Warnings Of Scientists
If Governments don't listen to facts, maybe they will pay attention to movies?
I mean the movies all show what happens when the scientists are ignored; you'd think we'd get the hint by now
This Isn't Something You Should Be Ignoring
Canadian Protester
Doctor Protesting In Lebanon
Spoke To My Ex After 10 Years. "Miss Or Mrs?" He Asked "Dr" I Said
Now That's An Amazing Idea
All Credit To The Witty People Who Wrote These Signs
You're Going To Pay Now
100% Accurate
Hide Your Daughters
My my. A savage are we? (nothing was meant to be offensive. I can fix it if necessary)
This Lady's Sign At The Vancouver Climate Change Rally
Clever Use Of An Old Song On Protest Sign
Fighting The Good Fight
NEVERRRRRRRrrrr!!!!!!! (In a respectful way.) Can we instead ban Christmas music in November?
Dude Keeps Protesting Annoying Everyday Things With Funny Signs
Sure That
My Favorite Protest Sign So Far
We Will Rave On Putin’s Grave
Facts
When You're Not Sure Whether The Protest Is Going To Be Peaceful Or Violent
This Teacher's Protest Sign
My Favorite Anti-Westboro Baptist Church Protest Sign
I still don't logically understand why God could hate any of his children, even if they were "f@gs". Didn't he MAKE them that way? You don't get to create something yourself and then decide you don't want it to be that way that YOU made it! (I don't believe in Big Sky Daddy, but that's the gist of what I understand of it.)
That’s What Happens When You’re Born Woke
Protest
Protest Sign In Australia
This Guy Is Winning The Protest Sign Competition
Not One Sign At This Rally Was Directed Against The Russian People
aH yES lET'S iNVADE tHE nUCLEAR wASTELAND #istandwithukraine
You Can Be Whatever You Want Darling
I would say 7 is a bit young to be President but 45 proved anyone can get elected so you go girl!
Spotted At The Women's March In Philly
Putin The Bin
In our local area, most dog poo bins are now designated “pootins” with a lovely photo affixed. We can literally stick our dogs waste in poo tins face. It’s so satisfying
My Wife Drives By This Sign Everyday On The Way To Work, And She’s Said A Couple Of Times How Funny It Would Be If Someone Put Up A Picture Of The Rock
1,2,3,4 We Aren't Clones Anymore!
Stand Up For What You Believe In
We Gave You Hummus Have Some Respect (Taken At A Protest In Brussels)
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Oh, Dexter. I see you failed American history class, too. Alas, if only you could read about these things for free with an easily reached medium at your finger tips.
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Oh, Dexter. I see you failed American history class, too. Alas, if only you could read about these things for free with an easily reached medium at your finger tips.
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