That smirk

  • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    The people who get angry over graffiti are so weird. I feel like being in a city with no graffiti anywhere would feel really weird and unsettling

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      2 days ago

      I stayed in downtown Denver and right across the street from my hotel where I’d go to catch the bus somebody wrote in sharpie on an electrical box

      MY YAMMY IS IN FLORIDE DUH

      It was one of the highlights of my trip and I hope it’s still there if I ever make it there again

      Edit: found a picture

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      4 days ago

      I go either way since graffiti can range between beautiful works of art and some douchebag tagging his local ‘crew’ name on my neighbors fence.

      This one is amusing and definitely gets a pass from me though.

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        4 days ago

        Graffiti should basically always be done on corporate or city property. Anyone tagging personal property is a dick.

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      4 days ago

      If it’s artistic, sure. Even if it said “penis man” in an artful way. But this is as close to art as a adult still drawing stick figures. It’s almost embarrassing we don’t have better vandals in the neighborhood.

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        2 days ago

        Oh, so a urinal is art, but Penis Man isn’t? So plebian. Scoff! I scoff at thee!

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      4 days ago

      It’s a weird thing I see some amazing graffiti here and there. My city actually pays for and has a competition for it……… but like 99% of it it’s gang tags and neo Nazi’s sadly

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        3 days ago

        Interesting, in my area almost all of the graffiti that isn’t just random art or names is things like trans flags, acab, free palestine, etc. I don’t think I’ve seen any nazi stuff I recognized

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      4 days ago

      Were I God Emperor of New Jersey, I’m setting aside art money to have graffiti artists liven the place up a bit. A lot? Go wild at the Atlantic City Racetrack maybe.