Comments on: Shepard Fairey tags The Eastsider as "obnoxious"

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:01:35 +0000

I’m sure ol’ Shep appreciates your support. On a post from last year. Way to deliver the zinger, too.

By: JonathanV

JonathanV — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:59 +0000

I’m with Sheperd all the way on this one. His argument makes sense, whilst the Eastsider blog looks petulant in its assertions about him.

By: steve.es

steve.es — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:05:57 +0000

edit: “on pristine or operational buildings unless *paid* to do so.

By: EPres

EPres — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:48:24 +0000

I think SF misses the point and the nuances of the situation. It is one thing to support street art (or graffiti, or whatever you choose to call it), but let’s admit that it’s sheer vandalism when there are costs incurred in the removal of said art. Tagging is a way for gangs to lay claim to a neighborhood and intimidate, and therefore, for this homeowner free speech arguments are moot—it is vandalism. SF clearly does not have to worry about the costs of cleaning his building on a regular basis, but most do. His argument is disingenuous not least because the victim of the vandalism has no agency, and removing tags is inherently more costly than changing the channel! I realize that the street art vs. graffiti argument can be racially tinged and sensitive, but also think intent should be taken into consideration. Claiming a neighborhood through intimidation by tagging is not a political act in the interests of free speech; it is an oppressive and violent act.

By: Echo Park Lady

Echo Park Lady — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:42:14 +0000

Seems to me that ALL the OLD TIME E.P ACTIVISTS and EPIA,ER’S were always NIMBY’S. If something went wrong it was always those damn Latinos or the Gangs, yet some of those men where chicken hawks preying on our youth, they could suck the big one that was ok? Or film guy on guy porno at Durks LaVeta Terr. dungon! When I was hurt by Jose Sigala from our infamous NC, the Eastsider made a joke out of it and posted 2 sumo westlers. You all are just two faced. I was surprized you even posted my comment. I was your “so called friend” if I volunteered to help you out with the spanish bus tours during Lotus, next day if you walked down the street you turned your face and didn’t even know me. To this day I don’t exist to you, I see you always turning ur face so you don’t make eye contact. Birds of a feather flock together, so I decided to brake away from you all. I don’t shop Echo Park, I don’t go to meetings anymore what for? To see the neighborhood council and YOU guys SELL OUT OUR community to developers like Mitchell Franks?? I love what FAIREY posted, you got some cahones my friend!

By: nichole

nichole — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:14:15 +0000

his obliviousness to the irony of your post just makes him look like that much more of a jackass. who would have guessed that SF was a total NIMBY?