After reading this, you may hate this turd licker too.
Fairy, who has made himself a household name through stealing images from everyone from Andre the Giant to Barack Obama (or the associated press, whatever) clearly has no problem appropriating the work and images of others to boost his own career. But, if you even think about putting the word "obey" on something you want to sell, be ready to get threatening letters from dickbag's lawyers telling you to cease and desist.
At least that's what happened to Pittsburgh graphic designer Larkin Werner, a man who has sold $70 dollars worth of merchandise over the last three months (big money in this economy!), some of which happens to use the word "obey" on it. His merchandise consists of little kewpie dolls in Steelers outfits that say "Obey Steelerbaby" on them. Kewpie Dolls! And 70 dollars! What, do they want a cut of the money?
Fairey's business partner came to this jerkface's aid, but really only made them sound more corporate and lame:
"At the surface, it's really easy to say [Fairey] is a hypocrite," acknowledges Chris Broders, Fairey's partner in the Obey Clothing brand. "But where it starts to get tricky is when people take the 'Obey' mark and try to sell it. That's when it crosses the line."
Yeah, like when you take Andre the Giant's face and use it to make money? Or when you use Obama, or Bush, or...? Seriously, it's easy to say Fairey's a hypocrite because he is! And a fuckface, I might add.
It probably cost Fairey's bitch ass well over $70 to have his fancy pants lawyers draft and send the letter! But the real artist (Werner) in this equation says he and his doll will move on without a fight.
"He's taking it all in stride," jokes Werner. "He's not going to be hung up on some street-gone-corporate artist."
Amen to that.
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