Liverpool FC football communities are a group of people with a common background, shared interest within society, who are socially and culturally enriched. Their descendants and origins date back to early times when reading and writing was predominately reserved for the clergy, and the majority of people were unable to read or write. As an example of art, the football supporters have various means for achieving social movement flags, banners, and organizational slogans that rely on people’s collective memory to mobilize. As with social movement, the emblem had tremendous rhetorical power as it easily drew people’s attention, by either who are present or those who viewed through a secondary medium, such as televised football matches or a newspaper. Such symbolism of …show more content…
On the Liverpool Banner, using the names of the fans who died form a large "96", created intertextuality on two levels. The first being which the number is of considerable size that those too far away, to read the individual victims names, will still be able to engage with the message and the horrible events of 15th April 1989. Secondly, it draws an observer in to look closer at the number and read the names of each person hence a deeper connection is made between the reader, the Banner and events at Hillsborough. It may also prompt a conversation between the observer and the people associated with the Banner or, create opportunities for greater support of the cause. The Banner is a form of cultural identity with the football club as it is a powerful tool that cannot fail to be disregarded. The Banner combines the richness of the red of Liverpool FC, with intensity of the motifs that are understandable in their own separate way, thus becoming the emblem for the momentous