Bagism
The term bagism (derived from the English word bag for 'sack', a German translation would roughly correspond to the word "sackismus") was coined by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their peace campaign in the late 1960s. In 1969 in Vienna , completely covered in a sack, they gave an interview to reporters at a well-attended press conference.
Word explanation
Bagism is a satire of stereotypical thinking and bias to draw attention to the fact that paying attention to externals such as clothing, long hair, or age can disrupt communication between people. The idea of speaking completely covered in a sack should convey the idea of pure communication. Instead of paying attention to the appearance, the listener can focus on the pure message.
Bagism in songs of the Beatles
Bagism is mentioned in two Beatles songs , the first time in the line “… eating chocolate cake in a bag” of The Ballad of John and Yoko . Eating chocolate cake in a sack is an allusion to the press conference in Vienna. The chocolate cake mentioned is the Sachertorte , the house specialty of the Hotel Sacher . The press conference was held in the world-famous hotel. For the second time the term "bag" appears in the song Come Together in the line "... he bag production ...", which refers to Lennon's public relations company Bag Productions Ltd. relates.
In Lennon's song Give Peace a Chance , the line “Everybody's talkin 'about Bagism, Shagism ...” refers to Bagism. In autumn 2006 part of this line of text was shown in the windows of the entrance hall of Liverpool's John Lennon Airport . More lyrics adorn the entire airport building.
Internet
In 1996, Sam Choukri created Bagism.com , which contains a lot of background information about the couple.
See also
- Peace movement
- Civil disobedience
- Peace policy , peace research
- New social movements
- Benevolence , non-violence
- Social Defense , Nonviolent Action
literature
- Yoko Ono and John Lennon on a quick visit to Vienna: it sounded eerie from the sacks . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna April 2, 1969, p. 9 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).