For or Against?

As election day nears, a new crop of political posters has begun appearing. The posters are unremarkable except for the fact that any given poster has a black "X" through the logo of the political party. At first I thought it was perhaps the most precise grafitti I'd ever seen, but then, after seeing a few more, I figured it out. Is it obvious to you? Check out these examples: poster 1, poster 2, poster 3, poster 4, poster 5. Need a hint?

This entry was posted by brady on Thursday, March 16. 2006 at 03:51. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog.

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  1. allison says:
    #1 2006-03-17 20:00 (Reply)

    hmmmm... like, put an X in our box on your ballot?

  2. brady says:
    #1.1 2006-03-18 14:36 (Reply)

    Yep, that's exactly it. The posters are telling people to select the logo of their party when it comes time to vote. I have yet to see any evidence, but I wonder if this comes from a history of high rates of illiteracy in Italy in the past (close to 77% until 1877).

    see:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Italy


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