Karl Marx, a man who spent his life criticizing capitalism on all aspects of life, from work to the idea of human identity, probably never imagined that one day he would become part of the system he against. But that’s exactly what seemed to have happened recently at the Highgate Cemetery London. The picture of the grave of Karel Marx with the labub doll is viral.
Labub doll in the grave of Karel Marx?
Visitors were surprised to find a labub doll located in Marx’s grave. For the unknowns, the Labub is a fashionable plush figure from the Pop Mart collection, which is about surprise, lack and collection driven by hype. It is all that screams capitalism in the late stage.
So when people saw this shideo toy sitting on the tomb of the most famous voice of communism, Internet The kind exploded.
“Is it an AF *** ing labub?” The user asked in disbelief about X.
Another said “Labub could be one of the most anti-Marx things I’ve ever seen.”
Labub doll and honest letter
Labub, sold in blind boxes where buyers do not know what they get, is the perfect symbol of the modern consumer obsession. These toys can be sold for hundreds of dollars, all thanks to the rarity. The irony of the placement of one on Marx’s grave was not lost to anyone. But that wasn’t all that was left there. In the middle of kitschy toys were more traditional offers, flowers, notes and sincere letters.
He stood out a handwritten letter written by a Chinese university student named Liu Yuhae. She wrote with admiration and honesty and thought about how Marx’s writings were formed by her worldview. She shared her struggles with the real understanding of his texts, but also by the desire to live according to them.
In a moving and somewhat unpredictable close, she joked that she looked like potatoes and hoped to cook them for Marx in the afterlife. “If I can meet you in my dreams, I will talk to you in more detail,” she wrote.
While the Internet makes the situation easily and entertaining, the very fact that the product of capitalism has been placed on the grave of Karl Marx, it stands like a great irony. The man who spent his life preaching against capitalism now lies on the product of one.
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Why are labub dolls so expensive?
Labub dolls are expensive mainly because they are issued in limited quantities and are sold through blind boxes, so you don’t know which one you get until you open it.
How can you say a real labub?
The consumption of the real labub is mostly about packaging and quality. Original usually comes in official pop -blind boxes with brand and product information clearly printed.
Why do people burn labub dolls?
Some people burn Labub dolls as a way to criticize excessive consumption or reject consumer culture. Others simply consider dolls scary or respond to how expensive and exaggerated they have happened.
Is Labubu Chinese society?
Labubu is actually a character created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, but is produced and sold by Pop Mart, Big Collectibles based in China.
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