"Images of 'Saint Luigi Mangione, The patron saint of health care justice' have been making rounds on social media"
"Images of 'Saint Luigi Mangione, The patron saint of health care justice' have been making rounds on social media"
alt text: a manipulated image portraying the alleged killer/controversial folk hero re-envisioned as a saintly figure, wearing Christian religious garb with a sun-like halo shining behind his head
Source: someone said this image hit the front page on reddit before being "censored".
Apparent credit: @gedogfx (IG). Title source: "Inkl". đź’©posting for meme archival and commentary purposes.
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Looks great. But it's a missed opportunity to not have this symbol on his chest:
https://clipart-library.com/img/808303.jpgAkshully that's a caduceus, symbol of commerce. It's often confused with the similar Asclepius' staff, without wings and sometimes with a cup.
You're telling me the Greek symbol for profit is easily confused with the symbol for medicine?
Wow, the Greeks really were advanced!
Asclepius’ staff
Here's a link for anyone else trying to remember the correct image.
Image with load, just black
Huh. I think it has a transparent background. It's fine on dark mode in the web browser.
Yep, my phone's shitty dark mode was the problem haha
It's funny with reference to the Wikipedia entry for it. A symbol of commerce, often used "inappropriately" by the health industry
Paraphrased, quote marks are mine, added since I think the health in general is more about commerce than health
No akshully needed, that's exactly the kind of information that's important. Thank you
Achtually, I find the Sacred Heart iconography quite apt given the circumstances. It's about self sacrifice for the love of humanity.
The image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is rich with symbolism. The exposed Heart, often depicted with a crown of thorns, represents Jesus’ suffering and his immense love for humanity. The flames emanating from the Heart signify the transformative and purifying power of his love, while the cross above the Heart is a reminder of his redemptive sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-catholic-answers-guide
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Heart
(Finally, my many, many fucked up years of religious school has paid off.)
That's the Caduceus depicted above, the symbol of logistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus. Which is often but improperly used these days as a medical symbol in place of the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and no wings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius
Yea, but a burning heart also works well as a symbol for Caritas
