During the Pride March 2024, held last Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a participant passionately defended the presence of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and communism at the event, asserting that the guerrilla leader was “a revolutionary.”
The influencer Lizard (@lizard__ok) shared on TikTok his surprise at seeing people defending socialism and the image of Che during the LGBT pride march, considering it contradictory given Guevara's stances against homosexuals and his vision of the "new man."
"Always present," emphasized a young woman holding a red flag bearing a black image of Che.
Lizard replied, "Did you know that Che was completely anti-gay? He hated them."
The response came from an older Argentine: "Like the whole society."
The TikToker then spoke with the man: “Why are you carrying the Che flag?”
"Because he was a revolutionary," responded the Argentine, who acknowledged his communist ideology.
The influencer expressed that it is contradictory to display the image of Che at a pride march, given his stance on homosexuality.
"If that's the case, then one cannot talk about Aristotle or anyone else. Societies were discriminatory, and those of us on the left were part of, and still are part of, society," emphasized the Argentine.
"I am a communist, I live in capitalism and I cannot escape that," the man stated, emphasizing that communism cannot be built in just one country; it must be an international endeavor.
The TikToker, though respectful, found it contradictory that the image of Che and communism was defended at a pride march: the guerrilla fighter was known for his homophobia and for imprisoning hundreds of homosexuals in labor camps, while communism, represented by its greatest "achievement," the Soviet Union, persecuted the LGBT community shortly after Stalin took power.
The use of Che's image has always sparked controversy.
In May, the singer Madonna paid tribute to Guevara at the historic concert she held on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
"Madonna's show paid tribute to the communist terrorist Che Guevara. Notably, the audience was made up of thousands of homosexuals, one of the groups most persecuted by the revolutionary in Cuba," noted journalist Fernanda Salles on the social media platform X.
On his part, the Cuban tattoo artist Anyelo Ametller stirred controversy online after confessing that he does not tattoo communist symbols even if offered thousands of euros, stating that his decision is based on moral grounds.
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