Comments on: Anti-Graffiti Activists Vandalize Banksy Mural http://animalnewyork.com/2009/04/anti-graffiti-activists-vandalize-banksy-mural/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jimi http://animalnewyork.com/2009/04/anti-graffiti-activists-vandalize-banksy-mural/comment-page-1/#comment-148455 Jimi Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:00:09 +0000 http://animalnewyork.com/?p=9776#comment-148455 Way to go indeed! Banksy and other graffiti artists who don't think about the repercussions of their actions are not only idiots, their dangerous. Everytime Banksy paints a wall in any community or neighborhood that is not already fully and completely gentrified, he is merely doing his part to drive out to pave the way for profitizing redevelopment, driving low-income residents on the streets when they can't afford real to live in their own home neighborhoods because the yuppies want to live someplace hip. Banksy and similar artists are the definition of a capitalist tool! I'm sure Banksy has great intentions, but if he really wanted to subvert capitalism, he could start with some real vandalism: go into gentrified areas and spraypaint "F--- YOUR MOM" on every surface in big, ugly letters. Uglification (anti-gentrification) of beautiful spaces is the truly noble calling of the grafitti artist, and beautification of ugly spaces is the misguided, harmful, capitalist function. Way to go indeed! Banksy and other graffiti artists who don't think about the repercussions of their actions are not only idiots, their dangerous. Everytime Banksy paints a wall in any community or neighborhood that is not already fully and completely gentrified, he is merely doing his part to drive out to pave the way for profitizing redevelopment, driving low-income residents on the streets when they can't afford real to live in their own home neighborhoods because the yuppies want to live someplace hip. Banksy and similar artists are the definition of a capitalist tool!

I'm sure Banksy has great intentions, but if he really wanted to subvert capitalism, he could start with some real vandalism: go into gentrified areas and spraypaint "F— YOUR MOM" on every surface in big, ugly letters. Uglification (anti-gentrification) of beautiful spaces is the truly noble calling of the grafitti artist, and beautification of ugly spaces is the misguided, harmful, capitalist function.

]]> By: Jess http://animalnewyork.com/2009/04/anti-graffiti-activists-vandalize-banksy-mural/comment-page-1/#comment-67263 Jess Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:38:24 +0000 http://animalnewyork.com/?p=9776#comment-67263 Way to go, anonymous group, you can't silence him. Banksy's work is beautiful, it's not a crime. Way to go, anonymous group, you can't silence him. Banksy's work is beautiful, it's not a crime.

]]> By: drtony999 http://animalnewyork.com/2009/04/anti-graffiti-activists-vandalize-banksy-mural/comment-page-1/#comment-32043 drtony999 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:45:52 +0000 http://animalnewyork.com/?p=9776#comment-32043 Well done Banksy! Well done Banksy!

]]> By: risk http://animalnewyork.com/2009/04/anti-graffiti-activists-vandalize-banksy-mural/comment-page-1/#comment-11505 risk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:51 +0000 http://animalnewyork.com/?p=9776#comment-11505 this is awesome. the mural looks even better. way to go. banksy's probably pleased with it himself. this is awesome. the mural looks even better. way to go. banksy's probably pleased with it himself.

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