Does it mean:
1. You literally want the person represented by the effigy to burn in the same way.
2. You actually want the person dead but don't care how.
3. You don't actually want the person dead, but you seek some other form of legal retribution.
4. It's just an effective way of catching the attention of a mass of people/the media, but you don't necessarily believe the person's offence warrants anything quite as severe as burning at the stake.
5. Other.
Does the meaning vary between societies across the world?
2007-01-17 06:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by Quasimojo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2007-01-17 08:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is meant to show hatred for the person represented by the effigy. In many cases those doing the burning would like to kill the actual person in any way they could. The meaning varies in intensity as do all other symbols used by people in different places, but the common thread is dislike for the one being burned in effigy.
2007-01-17 15:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effigies are symbolic of something or someone (bad habits or relationships) you would like to leave behind and put in the past; in the States, effigies might be burned at the New Year. The burning of the effigy is purely symbolic and is a way to rid yourself of the problem; not removing it from the world entirely.
2007-01-17 15:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by michelle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say 3 & 4. I wanted to burn my uniforms ( I won't say what kind) to make a point about the organization.
2007-01-17 14:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just people bitching...and trying to get others to agree....pretty stupid but look at the people who do it..?
2007-01-17 15:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by notgnal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋