Santa Ana tattoo artist 2dyphs4 gets grads to protest in their caps and gowns

A Santa Ana tattoo artist who goes by @2dyphs4 put out a call on Instagram for new graduates to wear their caps and gowns to a protest. Juice Unlocked caught up with her at the protest in a reel posted June 11, 2025.

Her Instagram story was short: "If you guys graduated pull up in your graduation caps and gown to the protest," she wrote. "I wanna see that today." She tagged @santaanaproblems and @juiceunlocked.

Why the cap and gown

Asked what inspired the idea, she said a cap and gown was "literally the best representation" to have in a moment like this one.

The Juice Unlocked caption framed it as grads showing up to prove Mexican immigrants "ain't who they paint us to be."

“That's literally the best representation to, like, have in a situation like this right now.”

"It spread so fast"

She said the post took off almost right away, with more than 40 shares in under two hours by her count. She said there were probably more she could not see, and people kept tagging her.

In the video, the interviewer also talks to a protester wearing a graduation cap. Asked why, the grad says, "I saw a post online."

“Honestly, I had probably, like, over 40 shares in less than, like, two hours.”

The sign

Asked whether her family is from Mexico, she said her family is immigrants. That is the story behind the cardboard sign she brought. In green marker, it reads: "My parents crossed so I can become successful. I graduated & became self-employed!!!"

“My family is, like, immigrants. That's why I have this poster.”