I don't know if it's also considered legitimate to spray paint the palm trees, but why not? There are plenty of unpainted palm trees, and no one seems to mind.
Here's a dazzling display of graffiti supplies in a store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles:
Can we have some deep analysis of the reprocessing of imagery that was once racist — and is perhaps not still racist when used by the right people in the right way? I'm talking about "Mr. Black":
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All this VB stuff.
I sure hope there's a picture of the canals in there too. It may be informative for folks to know where the name "Venice" came from.
According to Google: Mr. Black is one of a line of Italian made "nitro-based" covering inks. Also available are Mr. Red, Mr. White, Mr. Silver, and Mr. Gold.
You could almost do a sequel to Reservoir Dogs with that lineup.
There are plenty of unpainted palm trees, and no one seems to mind.
If I ever catch any son-of-a-bitch spray painting a tree I will break his fingers.
If he's too big for me I will hunt him down later with Treebeard and the Lorax.
I'm not joking.
Only those not assaulted by graffiti on a daily basis find it amusing.
I don't know. It radically changes the dynamic.
How badass can tagging be when you can shop for supplies on Melrose?
I have to agree with ricpic. The first time your own house gets tagged, your tolerance for graffiti goes way down.
You get your house tagged? Where do you live? Detroit?
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