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After this weekend's heinous violence in Charlottesville, one unlikely figure has quickly become the new face of the anti-facist resistance. Previous credits include...starring in a video game?!
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal was one of many leaders who stood with the masses against hate, racism, bigotry, and fascism.
Following this gathering, though, all the Twitterverse could focus on was one surprising resistance supporter situated to his right.
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Audience member Ben Aech was wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog hat and shirt featuring the slogan, “Sonic says no to fascism and racism.”
Because of course he was.
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SEGA’s Sonic has long since been adored by video game nerds worldwide.
Could he be the perfect adversary primed to fight the rising tide of hate sweeping through this country?
Twitter think yes.
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He first wore it while attending the March for Science back in April of this year.
Now, it’s plastered all over Twitter.
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The shirt is pretty excellent.
As is Ben’s reasoning for why Sonic should indeed be the face of the resistance…
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