A Frog Cosplayer Has Become The New Face Of Portland ICE Protests. The Portland Frog has inspired other protesters...

[Amaryllis]

https://kotaku.com/portland-frog-costume-ice-facility-protest-oregon-trump-2000634001

Last week, a Portland protestor named Seth Todd showed up at the ICE protests in the Oregon city dressed up in an inflatable frog costume. Footage of armed soldiers backing up as the protester confidently walked toward them went viral on social media, along with a video of an agent spraying pepper spray into the costume’s air filter. President Donald Trump has been trying to paint a grim picture of the protests, saying the city has become “war-ravaged,” but seeing a protestor dressed in a frog costume tells another story. Now, the frog costume has inspired dozens of other Portland citizens to dress up as animals as they continue to fight against ICE and America’s continued descent into fascism.

“The frog has become a symbol of what’s going on down here,” one costume-wearing protestor told The Oregonian. “[We’re here to protest] the insane government overreach that’s going on in this place and the fact that they’re calling Portland an ‘explosive fire-ridden warland.’ Which it’s not, because we’re here.”

While some protesters are showing up in frog costumes as a direct homage to the original, many Portland residents are simply dressing up in whatever inflatable costumes they can find. The Oregonian’s video shows people dressed as a shark, bear, peacock, and a dinosaur. The outlet reports that the armed federal officers “retreated” without interacting with the costume party outside.

More at link; lots of photos and videos in article

[Cha]

1. Thank You for this, Amaryllis..

Portlanders are Brilliant! 💙

The Neo Nazi Lying about Portland being a "war zone" is FULL of SHIT!

OT.. I just listened to your Governor Tina Kotek talk about it with Gov Newsom and Gov Pritzker..

She's Great!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220711757#post1

[Amaryllis]

10. THanks for that; i hadn't seen it.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. There's also a guy in a chicken suit

who has been very much front and center. Portland has always been qutrky like that. Remember the naked lady?

[dweller]

4. 😳 OMG the nakedness 😳

✌🏻

[iemanja]

11. Don't forget the unicorn

My personal favorite.

[Celerity]

3. FAF

[leftstreet]

5. DURec

Mocking rightwingers is the best way to do it

[mopinko]

6. we had a pink unicorn in my hood in chgo today.

rumor has it our next regular visibility events will have a t-rex.

[C_U_L8R]

7. We are all Fartacus

Oh, that didn't come out right, did it

[allegorical oracle]

8. Morning Joe had a video mash-up of the costumed protesters this a.m. When I saw that

frog doing pelvic thrusts at the line of military guys, I about died laughing. Think costumed protesting is brilliant.

[hunter]

9. It's time for a naked Trump inflatable.

He could stand with his bare ass towards ICE scolding the protesters.