Don't get me wrong, I don't know this guy. This photo took place during "America Votes" aftermath. Some sources say it was taken on Gov Mitt Romney's "Homophobia Speech" rally at the statehouse yesterday. Yes, it's an illusion, but I can't help but see white pointy hats peeking out from the back row. Do those stupid three-K, white hooded fraternities still exist? I surely hope not! This gives a new meaning on "irony". You can see another picture inside this post, it's more detailed photo. For similar illusions check: Pope with horns, Chechen soldier, Bush/Gates illusion... in "Celebrities" section.
....nice. not. maybe a prank? i dont think theyd be let in to a press conference..........photoshop?
me
note....closer inspection.....rips in fabric of flag?
Anonymous
they look too tall and disproportioned to be kkk hats maybe the top of some flag that is mostly white?
Anonymous
It looks like just a slopy paint job
Anonymous
It looks like the flag is a backdrop curtain and those are slits to allow people through.
payam
gpxikcohme is right, it does like like rips in the flag but y would their be ripps, probably photoshopped, cool nontheless
Big Shtank
They aren't rips, they'd catch way too much flack from "patriots" if the flag were ripped. Probably the Massachussets state flag since it's mostly white.
http://www.theodora.com/flags/state_flags/ma.gif
Zig
Wait. What is the illusion here?
Anonymous
It's the kkk run for your life
no likey name
that isn't the kkk, I have no clue what it is but fyi the kkk still exist but in few numbers
As anonymous said up above, it looks like the flag is a backdrop curtain and those are slits to allow people through.
There's another one just to the right of the podeum... (behind the head of the lady in white.
In the close up, you can really tell that fabric is folded back to make an entry way for people to walk. We're just seeing the partly overcast sky in the gap.
No Photoshop required and no ripped flag either.
Anonymous
The speaker is Mit Romney, governor of Massachusetts. The pointing things are the Massachusetts state flag. He is a republican. Is that why this nasty rumor is being started?
Anonymous
Ha, looks more like rips in flag, if it were real it be purty messed up man...
PRETTY MUCH the ripples on the flag to the left are sagging down... and the ripples on the right side are going up.. thats wat i thought this was about...
Is the optical illusion the table in front of him?
Anonymous
Triple K does still exist. They had a rally in one of our towns a few years ago, and under "freedom of speech", they were legally permitted to do so. The cops were on the scene in case of rioting or other mob violence, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.
Anonymous
They are Massachussets State flags on poles.
Anonymous
the guy is still an A$$hat...
Anonymous
Notice the ripples in the flag...it is hanging from something to create a backdrop. I agree that they are slits in it, most likely to let people through or because the weight of the flag cannot be hanging there without something pulling away weight from it somewhere.
Anonymous
Whatever it is, it's still the perfect illusion behind one of this country's foremost bigots.
That's what makes it so funny, anf fitting.
Anonymous
I saw a clip on telly that reminded me of this pic. they are white flags hanging limp on their poles
Anonymous
Notice that there apers to be no heads that we can see under those "hats"
Lindsey
At first I thought the illusion was that the front of his podium is lined up with one of the white strips in the flag, making him look translucent
Anonymous
no really bad work on paint anyone can do it.
there's no shading to make them look like real "KKK" hats
OddlyMyself
kkk hats droop down, not stand straight up..
Anonymous
They are flags. Good illusion though.
The podium thing is weird too. Like someone said, it makes him look translucent.
Anonymous
You know, the KKK has been illegal for a while now... you don't think there's a chance, therefore, that the "hoods" would have been in police custody before the picture was even taken (bear in mind this is a political event; there are bound to be police in the vicinity)?
Anonymous
HEY DID U NOTICE THE THIRD HAT NEXT TO THE LADY IN THE WHITE COAT
Shauzia
He was a crappy governer anyways, those are dunce hats, which represents what he is as a governer anyways, i would ttly h8 to see him a president :P
BTW the kkk still exist, in fact in order to join, all you have to do is go online and enlist in their summer camp. Those wierdos are still surviving in huge numbers, it's only that they don't commit group murders and such. (KKK can go kill themselves, in my opinion)
Anonymous
This is a simple illusion. It's two mini versions of the Washington Monument. The point just looks like a hat.
Matt
No, it's not the KKK, no it's not an illusion...
It is a common practice (ok, maybe not too common), to put "U" shaped holes a flag to allow the wind to flow through. Otherwise the wind would just catch it and blow it up, down, and all over the place.
Yes, some people hate seeing that and say it's unpatriotic, but it's no more dishonorable than burning a flag in a retirement ceremony when it gets very old... The common ground that they share is that some people do use those actions to disrespect the flag, but in these contexts they clearly serve a function.
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....nice. not. maybe a prank? i dont think theyd be let in to a press conference..........photoshop?
note....closer inspection.....rips in fabric of flag?
they look too tall and disproportioned to be kkk hats
maybe the top of some flag that is mostly white?
It looks like just a slopy paint job
It looks like the flag is a backdrop curtain and those are slits to allow people through.
gpxikcohme is right, it does like like rips in the flag but y would their be ripps, probably photoshopped, cool nontheless
They aren't rips, they'd catch way too much flack from "patriots" if the flag were ripped. Probably the Massachussets state flag since it's mostly white.
http://www.theodora.com/flags/state_flags/ma.gif
Wait. What is the illusion here?
It's the kkk run for your life
that isn't the kkk, I have no clue what it is but fyi the kkk still exist but in few numbers
As anonymous said up above, it looks like the flag is a backdrop curtain and those are slits to allow people through.
There's another one just to the right of the podeum... (behind the head of the lady in white.
In the close up, you can really tell that fabric is folded back to make an entry way for people to walk. We're just seeing the partly overcast sky in the gap.
No Photoshop required and no ripped flag either.
The speaker is Mit Romney, governor of Massachusetts. The pointing things are the Massachusetts state flag. He is a republican. Is that why this nasty rumor is being started?
Ha, looks more like rips in flag, if it were real it be purty messed up man...
This is stupid
PRETTY MUCH the ripples on the flag to the left are sagging down... and the ripples on the right side are going up.. thats wat i thought this was about...
it looks like a closed umbrella
Guyz, it's just a stupid rip in the flag.
Is the optical illusion the table in front of him?
Triple K does still exist. They had a rally in one of our towns a few years ago, and under "freedom of speech", they were legally permitted to do so. The cops were on the scene in case of rioting or other mob violence, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.
They are Massachussets State flags on poles.
the guy is still an A$$hat...
Notice the ripples in the flag...it is hanging from something to create a backdrop. I agree that they are slits in it, most likely to let people through or because the weight of the flag cannot be hanging there without something pulling away weight from it somewhere.
Whatever it is, it's still the perfect illusion behind one of this country's foremost bigots.
That's what makes it so funny, anf fitting.
I saw a clip on telly that reminded me of this pic. they are white flags hanging limp on their poles
Notice that there apers to be no heads that we can see under those "hats"
At first I thought the illusion was that the front of his podium is lined up with one of the white strips in the flag, making him look translucent
no really bad work on paint anyone can do it.
there's no shading to make them look like real "KKK" hats
kkk hats droop down, not stand straight up..
They are flags. Good illusion though.
The podium thing is weird too. Like someone said, it makes him look translucent.
You know, the KKK has been illegal for a while now... you don't think there's a chance, therefore, that the "hoods" would have been in police custody before the picture was even taken (bear in mind this is a political event; there are bound to be police in the vicinity)?
HEY DID U NOTICE THE THIRD HAT NEXT TO THE LADY IN THE WHITE COAT
He was a crappy governer anyways, those are dunce hats, which represents what he is as a governer anyways, i would ttly h8 to see him a president :P
They no hat!
They are rips!
(Sry bout the wierd words me wnat to talk like taht :( )
Maybe it's a space in the flag for people to pass through.
KKK!? I sure hope not!
probably some kind of rip or a way for the audience to come in by.
You missed one, there is one by his left elbow!
BTW the kkk still exist, in fact in order to join, all you have to do is go online and enlist in their summer camp. Those wierdos are still surviving in huge numbers, it's only that they don't commit group murders and such. (KKK can go kill themselves, in my opinion)
This is a simple illusion. It's two mini versions of the Washington Monument. The point just looks like a hat.
No, it's not the KKK, no it's not an illusion...
It is a common practice (ok, maybe not too common), to put "U" shaped holes a flag to allow the wind to flow through. Otherwise the wind would just catch it and blow it up, down, and all over the place.
Yes, some people hate seeing that and say it's unpatriotic, but it's no more dishonorable than burning a flag in a retirement ceremony when it gets very old... The common ground that they share is that some people do use those actions to disrespect the flag, but in these contexts they clearly serve a function.