Labubu Doll at Karl Marx's Grave Reveals Consumerism's Ironic Reach
- At Highgate Cemetery, tourists discovered a Labubu plush toy on Karl Marx's grave.
- As a symbol of consumerism, Labubu dolls, mass-produced by Chinese toy maker Pop Mart, resell for hundreds or thousands of dollars, highlighting late-stage consumerism.
- The viral image of a Labubu doll on Karl Marx's grave amassed over 10 million views, and a TikTok video related to it gained more than four million views in one day.
- User comments highlighted the public irony of a Labubu toy on Marx's grave, with one user stating, `Late-stage capitalism really said: Labubu x Karl Marx collab.`
- The event illustrates how Labubu became a viral meme and high-value collectible over the summer of 2025, as Labubus trend highlights consumerism's reach.
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Labubus of the world unite, but not at Karl Marx's grave
In a capitalism-dominated world, where superficiality sells and sincerity scrolls by unnoticed, it took a designer Labubu doll to make a handwritten letter left at German philosopher Karl Marx's grave go viral. The irony is even Marx's grave hasn't gone untouched by consumerism.
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