Banksy Gets Tagged

It's a tough world out there for street artists these days, and "subversive" artist Banksy is not immune. The former Public Enemy #1, who has in recent years bucked the system by, oh, I don't know, selling his works for hundreds of thousands of dollars to celebrity jerkoffs who love his brand of super safe subversiveness, has now become victim to some other jerkoffs who can't even make art.

Instead, they destroy the art of others in some stupid attempt to make a point about capitalism. Yeah yeah yeah, we all went to college. We all read Marx. Banksy is a hypocrite, but who isn't? I bet these fuckfaces got up the next day and went to work for the Man so they could buy more Super-Soakers and spray paint to make their trite little point (which was already made... by BANKSY!)

Gawker.com thinks this stunt may be Banksy himself. I personally don't think he's that heavy handed or obvious. He's not my favorite artist, but he is a clever, quick-witted guy. This shit is just childish and lame.

Anyway, here's these dope's manifesto (if you can call it that... who do they think they are?)

In the early hours of this morning, Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' on Stokes Croft in Bristol (UK) was repainted by a member of Appropriate Media, presenting an alternative version of this 'alternative Bristol landmark'.

Through this action, Appropriate Media asks ?What is the value of street art??. How much time and money will be spent to restore this urban 'masterpiss' by urban masterpisser, Banksy.

Come on, you only care about it cos its a Banksy and he sells his lazy polemics to Hollywood movie stars for big bucks.

Come on, you only care about it cos makes you feel edgy and urban to tour round the inner city in your 4x4, taking in the tired coffee table subversion that graffiti has become.

Graffiti artists are the copywriters for the capitalist created phenomenon of urban art.
Graffiti artists are the performing spray-can monkeys for gentrification.
We call for the appropriate and legitimate use of public and private property.

We are taking matters into our own hands

We will not seek permission

We will retaliate"

LAME.