WASHINGTON: People have long used ribbons, flowers, colours or badges to symbolise political causes, from the carnations of Portugal’s 1974 revolution to the orange ribbons of Ukraine’s 2004 revolution to the gel wristbands now worn to promote almost any charity.
Enter the lowly safety pin.
That humble but practical device is fast gaining a higher profile, as growing numbers of Americans wear the metal fasteners to show solidarity against intolerance after the election of Donald Trump.
The safety pin – invented in 1849 by an American mechanic who needed money to pay off a US$15 (RM66) debt – uses a cleverly …read more
Source: theSun
