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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/1977881

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Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration.

The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork.

“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Thanks. I was wondering if this was old news or had happened again.

There must be top-post bots working through old Reddit posts.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Remember! If you see someone shoplifting, you didn't.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now that's just silly. You should be stealing from any store that has a "collection" regardless of whether they used his art.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago

Don't need encouragement, but the thoughts appreciated.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I definitely wouldn't get a Flipper Zero for the purposes of theft. Allegedly it is a legal device that can be re-programmed to disable security tags and open charging ports on Tesla vehicles, which is wrong.

Definitely do not purchase a Flipper Zero and utilize it for theft or disruption. Its purposes are to open garage doors.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

You don't need to reprogram the Flipper Zero for Tesla charging ports. Just get the Sub-Ghz signal from the internet and store it on the Flipper.

I definitely never done it myself, of course.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm from the UK and I have no idea who Guess even are, so they can't be that big of a deal. I won't support them anyway... if I ever see them haha.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Will he pay their legal fees if someone gets arrested?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, but Elon Musk will promise to pay your legal fees then double back on it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Elon Musk will give your info to the Saudi government

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Doesn't Banksy's entire schtick hang on "helping himself" to a "canvas?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

nahhhh. we know who he is, and he collaborates with local authorities to put up his art. and retains all rights to it of course.

so he is actually very justified in feeling this way because he unironically greatly benefits from the commercial side of things.

of course, he still wants us to think this is some counterculture shit.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Also visit other stores as well 🫡

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Banksy believing in intellectual property 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is it not copyright infringement?

Also I don't believe in either but will happily use both to fuck over rich corpo pigs from commercialising my work without permission or compensation.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Based. Shoplift everywhere else too, especially the supermarkets.

https://youtu.be/wqUJ0go5Pww

https://youtu.be/oNBOCejGiTU cat-vibing

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is like being in a time capsule from 2022

[–] prole 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A time capsule from one year ago? Mate, if you're gonna use the time capsule meme, you gotta go further back then one year.

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