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# maybe im just a grumpy old curmudgeon
but I hate graffiti.

I hate Banksy. I used to work around brick lane and was horrified when he went through an 'ironic porn' phase. He stencilled pornographic images on the walls and shutters of halal butchers, moslem community centres and I seem to remember even the side of Brick Lane mosque.

Some people might think that's funny. Me, I see no difference between Banksy's 'art', and skinheads spraying 'NF' or swastikas. Banksy is a racist and shouldn't be encouraged, let alone have his own exhibition and get fawned over in the Guardian.

Anyway, you're looking for examples, here's a picture I took recently in Llandudno. Not only did these morons deface a brand new kids' roundabout, they're so stupid they can't spell from.

(, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 10:01, archived)
# No he's saying hello to Forme in Somerset...
...all of it
(, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 10:20, archived)
# then it's his
geography that's dodgy, being in North Wales an all
(, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 10:24, archived)
# coming from Frome
as I do - he's welcome to it.
(, Thu 6 Nov 2003, 13:55, archived)
# Banksy
Whats Racist about spraying porn on a mosque? Surely that is attacking religion? Unless you're assuming that ALL Moslems are of a race different to Banksy's (which they obviously aren't). He may be intolerent towards religion but religion is ideology and any ideology by its very nature must be open to question. I'm not deffending his attack on religion, but it deffinately does not make him racist.
(, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 12:44, archived)
# no. it's gratuitously defacing a building in an offensive way
that's not engaging in debate, any more than slashing a rembrandt is.
(, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 21:51, archived)
# the building is defacing the the land in an offensive way to me
right back at ya
(, Wed 5 Nov 2003, 0:43, archived)
# only cunts
are offended by porn.

I'm offended by mosques. and synagogues, and churches, and temples. I would personally like to see all these encitements to religious zealotry demolished and replaced by Courts Furniture Warehouses. I am sure if the religious all bought nice comfy sofas and had a relaxing sit down (and a cup of tea) there would be a lot less hate in the world.

There's logic in there somewhere.
(, Wed 5 Nov 2003, 15:38, archived)
# Agreed.
This world has no place for bigoted, backward and non-tolerant collectives of people.
(, Wed 5 Nov 2003, 15:59, archived)
# Wait
Are you talking about religions or people putting offensive grafitti about?
(, Thu 6 Nov 2003, 1:58, archived)
# Like those
damn Atheists.
(, Sat 8 Nov 2003, 0:27, archived)
# I agree,
i bought a smashing bed from my local Courts the other week. They actually kept the original font by the leather sofa section too.
(, Thu 6 Nov 2003, 22:54, archived)
# WOO!
seconded.
(, Thu 6 Nov 2003, 22:55, archived)
# I wasn't suggesting it was a debate.
I don't think that slashing a Rembrandt is racist though, do you?
(, Wed 5 Nov 2003, 19:24, archived)
# No...
....but someone should slash The Rembrandts.
(, Thu 6 Nov 2003, 12:55, archived)