The ‘Squidding’ of Goldman, Sachs
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi once famously described Goldman, Sachs as "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessy jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money." For all Goldman's efforts to shake off the image, Taibbi's description has clung to the investment bank like – well, kind of like a squid. And now it's inspired New York's Occupy Wall Streeters to pioneer a new form of creative protest – "Squidding." How it works is, you dress up like a squid and march on Goldman HQ. Fun! And highly effective at reminding the world that Goldman, Sachs really is "a great vampire squid wrapped around … etc."
Click through to see photos of Occupier-Squids as they take to the streets of New York City on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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Squid Prepares to Jam Funnel …
A protester dressed as a squid joins the march from Zuccotti Park to Goldman, Sachs' headquarters in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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This Is What Squidding Looks Like
Protesters mass in front of the Goldman, Sachs building wearing elaborate squid costumes on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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Squidders on the March
Protesters march in downtown Manhattan in elaborate squid hats carrying signs as they make their way to Goldman, Sachs headquarters on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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Big Squidding
Protesters carry a giant squid fashioned from papier-mache during their march on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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Squidding in the Middle
A group of protesters create a circle around a squid-woman as they rally to march to Goldman, Sachs headquarters in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.
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The Squid Also Rises
A group of protesters gather wearing homemade squid costumes and carrying signs during their march on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011.