Sorry Banksy

[VeeDubBigBird]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-29446232

It turns out racist remarks are ok if your famous or a pigeon (only kidding i know this was intended as a dig at the local MP's defection to UKIP).

Although destroyed i do feel this incident has raised two important issues, first the growing divisions and tensions between the various ethnic groups thanks mainly to councils around the country deliberately failing to integrate immigrants into wider communities, and secondly the knee-jerk reaction of councils at the slightest mention of racism in any form without properly investigating the matter.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Just shows you the mentality of those that can't see who he is actually taking the piss out of.

He should have sprayed a Whooosh parrot.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Thursday 2nd October 06:37

[turbobloke]

The complainants and the council deserve each other.

[rohrl]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[El Guapo]

On the plus side, a fine architectural treasure was restored to its former glory.

[Impasse]

...but it's still vandalism, no better than the cartoonesq tag scrawlings alongside the train lines in urban areas.

[zcacogp]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Just shows you the mentality of those that can't see who he is actually taking the piss out of.

Genuine Q: What is it he is taking the piss out of?


Oli.

[Lost soul]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Just shows you the mentality of those that can't see who he is actually taking the piss out of.

He should have sprayed a Whooosh parrot.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Thursday 2nd October 06:37

[VeeDubBigBird]

zcacogp said:

Genuine Q: What is it he is taking the piss out of?


Oli.

The first paragraph of the article:

The mural in Clacton-on-Sea - where a by-election is due to take place following the local MP's defection to UKIP - appeared this week.

[Jim the Sunderer]

You don't seem to get speculative artwork that costs more than £3.50 to make these days.

In my day you'd wake up and a 6' marble statue of a Greco-Roman god would be outside your front door.

[shakotan]

I find people's attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

[NoNeed]

shakotan said:

I find peoples attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

I was about to type the same.




It's criminal damage no more no less.

[turbobloke]

NoNeed said:

shakotan said:

I find peoples attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

I was about to type the same.

It's criminal damage no more no less.

It is, but as with buildings matters pursued without planning permission, retrospective consent is possible. In these cases the building or object owners don't tend to complain when it's a Banksy. The spy mural in Cheltenham doubled the value of the house Banksy used, which was then sold. Not that the value is the point here, it's the retrospective consent/permission. Some graffiti is more equal than others.

[Crush]

zcacogp said:

Genuine Q: What is it he is taking the piss out of?


Oli.

He might actually be a racist pigeon and telling Africans to ps off due to the Ebola scare, but hiding behind his 'arts' background

[VeeDubBigBird]

shakotan said:

I find people's attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

In this case i don't feel its just the vandalism, but also the message that was included. If i was to hold up a placard with the same message, how long would it take before i was arrested (with and without a pigeon costume) ?

[irocfan]

NoNeed said:

shakotan said:

I find peoples attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

I was about to type the same.




It's criminal damage no more no less.

this ^^^ likely helps that he's the darling of the left and so "it's art innit?"

[jshell]

NoNeed said:

shakotan said:

I find peoples attitude towards Banksy hilarious.

"Oh, you're welcome to come back an illegally deface public property once we know you're a famous 'artist'"

I was about to type the same.




It's criminal damage no more no less.

You'd hate where I live in Stavanger, Norway then.

[dandarez]

I like the bit in that paper which says:

...while a more 'Exotic' bird looks on' (at the pigeon's 'Go back to Africa' banners).

It's a bloody Swallow! (Hirundo Rustica)

While they are widespread, West and South African Swallows are non-migratory

Edited by dandarez on Thursday 2nd October 11:57

[MrCarPark]

dandarez said:

I like the bit in that paper which says:

...while a more 'Exotic' bird looks on' (at the pigeon's 'Go back to Africa' banners).

It's a bloody Swallow! (Hirundo Rustica)

While they are widespread, West and South African Swallows are non-migratory

Indeed. The irony of the piece is that the swallows we see in Britain are British, having been born and raised here.

So while the pigeons are showing their ignorance - despite being smart enough to make banners - perhaps there is another meaning to it.

Perhaps Banksy has had enough of public sector pensioners taking their pensions and living abroad, and only coming back to Britain to rub everyone's noses in it about how bloody wonderful living abroad is.

Or perhaps not.

[Impasse]

So basically, he's like a very crap version of a teenage Ben Elton but with a tin of spray paint?