Hopalong Cassidy, seen here riding down Central Park West, joined the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1955. An estimated 2.25 million people watched the festivities, although it's not clear whether that included TV viewers. This photo may have been colorized.
Photo: Hal Mathewson via Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki
Great Moments in Klasky/Csupo animation history: to coincide with the first Rugrats Movie, a Tommy and Chuckie riding Spike balloon is unveiled at the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Illustration by me.
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The protests that happened at the macy's day parade are so important specifically because they tried to stop people from finding out about them. I watched the whole parade and didn't see a single sign or protestor, because try as they may to claim the show is live, they've been doing this for decades, they have full control over what footage the camera's capture and when ads conveniently cut away from what's happening. I found out from the few people still talking about the protests that there were any happening at the parade today.
They know we're all getting so tired and sad of hearing about what's happening. They want to make it as difficult as possible for us to interact with it, in hopes that we give up. They want you to say "It's Thanksgiving, we deserve a break from hearing about this."
I know that it hurts and it's stressful to try to help, but we have to keep going if we want anything to change. The writer and actor strikes were successful because they didn't give in.
It doesn't have to be much, you don't have to spend your days doomscrolling footage and fighting zionists. Just email your representatives each day, boycott businesses that support Israel, and hang on tight. As long as there is hope, there is a way through. The Palestinian people will be free.