Quite possibly, so ignore the whole optics bullshit.

Optics are no longer a concern, since they declared open war on November 3rd, at least as far as I am concerned. The extra brainwashing during lockdown 1.0 has them far beyond the place where they can be reasoned with, and we already know the media will be actively hunting for the most disturbing things they can find to reinforce the programming on that day anyway.