Lasciviously eat bananas

Warsaw, Poland

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April 2019

People in Poland staged a protest by lasciviously eating bananas after a museum director removed an artwork depicting a woman eating a banana for being “indecent.” Protesters filmed and photographed themselves eating bananas in public places and museums, using the fruit as a humorous symbol of artistic freedom and opposition to censorship. The action spread widely online under the hashtag #bananagate.

“Poles Stage Banana Protest Over Removal of ‘Indecent’ Artwork.” Reuters, 29 Apr. 2019. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025: