Banksy told his followers to shoplift from the Regent Street Guess store in London after it displayed a collection that used his artwork without permission.

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?”

  • smeg@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    If it's someone stealing food and basics then yeah, but if it's bored kids stealing fashion then they can fuck off. Don't use the excuse of "sticking it to the man" to justify bring a bellend.

    • AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her]
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      1 year ago

      What, some kids stealing those clothes, of which half that aren’t sold will be shipped directly to a landfill?

      Yeah, we gotta step up our game protecting that shit

      • smeg@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        I'd probably just tell them to fuck off home if I was feeding particularly ballsy. Where do you live where the police are well-funded enough that they'd have time to deal with something as small-time and irrelevant as this?