“IDENTITY CORRECTION” – – a fun way to get a point across. To re-define. What is it? Andy Bichlbaum, Yes Men parodist: (From http://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/identity-correction/) Key Principle at work The real action is your target’s reaction Often the most revealing moment in a successful identity correction is the reaction of the target. When you identity-correct a […]
http://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/identity-correction/ Contributed by Andy Bichlbaum “Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.” Alan Moore Common Uses To embarrass your target; to correct the public record; to expose corporate malfeasance; to reframe an issue. When trying to understand how a […]
Rita writes: Maybe there is something to be learned from the Yes Men, who have somehow gotten away with impersonating corporations (as far as I know). It has something to do with the way they use these legal battles as ways to educate the public, by spinning the PR for all its worth. (or with […]
Also the Yes Men, see: http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=6218 CONTENTS (1) THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD (2) A HUFFY CANADA SHUTS DOWN ‘YES MEN’ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = (1) THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD In my estimation Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano are low-key brilliant and this […]
The Yes Men: Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, theyesmen.org See 2010-04-09 THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD, a brilliant movie. Plus “A Huffy Canada shuts down ‘Yes Men’” I contacted them because I am thinking it would be great to do one of their style events at the College of Agriculture re biotechnology (Monsanto, Bayer Crop […]