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The Yes Men

The Yes Men are an anonymous collective with only two public members. They are known for their prankster approach to politics and business. A perfect example is found below in their BBC appearance. One of the public members poses as a representative of DOW chemical to apologize for the pollution of Bhopal, India in 1984 when 27 tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from a Union Carbide owned plant resulting in the deaths of over 7,000 people. The Yes Men stated on their website:

Knowing Dow’s history of gross negligence on this matter, we think it unlikely they will send a representative themselves—and if they do, he or she will likely only reiterate the old nonsense yet again, which will be depressing for all concerned and certainly won’t help get press for the issue in the US. Yes, we’d better just do their PR for them.

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