Bagism
Sign in to savethumb|John Lennon and [[Yoko Ono during their 1969 Bed-in]] Bagism is a genre of performance art satirizing social prejudice, where by living in a bag a person could not be judged on their bodily appearance. Bagism was created by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as part of their extensive peace campaign in the late 1960s. The intent of bagism was to satirize prejudice and stereotyping. Bagism involved wearing a bag over one's entire body. According to John and Yoko, by living in a bag, a person could not be judged by others on the basis of skin colour, gender, hair length, attire, age, or any other su
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8 sectionsContents
- Purpose and origins
- Alchemical Wedding event
- In the songs of John Lennon
- Internet following
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|John Lennon and [[Yoko Ono during their 1969 Bed-in]] Bagism is a genre of performance art satirizing social prejudice, where by living in a bag a person could not be judged on their bodily appearance. Bagism was created by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as part of their extensive peace campaign in the late 1960s. The intent of bagism was to satirize prejudice and stereotyping. Bagism involved wearing a bag over one's entire body. According to John and Yoko, by living in a bag, a person could not be judged by others on the basis of skin colour, gender, hair length, attire, age, or any other such attributes. It was presented as a form of total communication: instead of focusing on outward appearance, the listener would hear only the bagist's message.
== Purpose and origins ==