The baby shark protest

The baby shark protest

by digby



A little lightness in a dark time:
When Eliane Jabbour found herself in the middle of a crowd of protesters in Lebanon on Saturday night, she was understandably concerned that the noise and commotion would be frightening for her toddler son, who had just woken from a nap in the passenger seat of her car. 
But it didn’t quite pan out the way she had expected. 
Robin, her 15-month-old son, was confronted by an astonishing sight: Protesters encircled the car with big grins to serenade him with the earworm song “Baby Shark” — complete with its playful dance. 
A video of the episode in Beirut — with Robin staring wide-eyed at the all-singing, all-dancing group and then glancing at his mother as he clutched his bottle — quickly spread online and has become something of a symbol for the antigovernment demonstrations that have gripped Lebanon for days.

Humans really can be very fine people.

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