Unforgivable, Unerasable: Visual Language

Hipsters and Hasid Jews were never enemies in Williamsburg nor anywhere in the world, until just recently, they started a battle over bike lanes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Both groups have lived in the same neighborhood over 15 years and they knew very well how not to step on each other’s shoe, which don’t share the same culture. A few weeks ago Hasid asked the city to remove the bike lanes from their neighborhood because they did not like to see young female bicyclist who dress shorts and skirts when they bike, which is against Hasid’s religious dress code. When the city removed the bike lane to respond to Hasid’s request, Hipsters didn’t speak. They simply drew!

More about it from Huffington Post.

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