Comments on: Banksy Weighs in on Sit-Lie

By: Banksy Does Way Radder Stuff in LA « Mission Mission

Banksy Does Way Radder Stuff in LA « Mission Mission — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:32:42 +0000

[...] that I didn’t appreciate the stuff he did here. But this billboard liberation is just utterly [...]

By: Dan Walsh

Dan Walsh — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:42:58 +0000

Some pretty good close ups of this stencil here: http://dontcallmeanartist.com/?p=48

By: flaccid_turgid

flaccid_turgid — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:42:02 +0000

I shouldn’t have to call the police to get little self-entitled brats out of my way so I can go about my business. And I *want* the homeless targeted. Fuck ‘em. They distribute my trash all over my street (doesn’t that blow into the bay?) and literally *take shits* in my driveway. I wish I could shoot them. Or at least beat them over the head with a 2×4. You think they give a crap about all your bleeding heart pity? Not unless it comes with your spare change. I think anyone who feels so strongly about protecting these rats should have to clean up after them.

By: laurie bk

laurie bk — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:01:38 +0000

Walked by Native American today. He’s now faceless. I thought he was a beautiful addition to alley. Guess he was a magnet for lots of things.

By: gorblimey

gorblimey — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:52:41 +0000

awwwww poor you……..having to read a comment that you don’t agree with…waaaa waaaaaaa.

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:49:04 +0000

While your passion is noted, I must I must interject here that all of things you are complaining about are already illegal.
You might want to look into why people are actually protesting the proposed sit/lie law (hint: it has to do with redundancy & the ‘targeting’ of a specific sub-set of humans)

By: youyouyouwhy

youyouyouwhy — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:04:15 +0000

I think its great that we have a lot to about the issue. some may not be aware of whats really there because of bias sources right? it varies per county. if sex workers are constantly being criminalized, seen as a moral issue versus a labor issue, they are not going to step forward to break it down to let supporters know what/where we can help!

dont be sorry, i would rather talk about prolonged public disputes that street art can inspire

THAN ABOUT BRANDED GRAFFITI TAGS/DICK WARS!

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:09:07 +0000

Fluffy- Tripping bling people is wrong and also a violent crime. Obstructing people in wheelchairs is agaisnt the law thanks to the law that bans blocking sidewalks. This law would make it illegal for you, me and the people who you ‘feel sorry for’ to sit in public space.

By: Glen Danzig's Prius

Glen Danzig's Prius — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:17:00 +0000

awwwww poor you……..having to deal with something…waaaa waaaaaaa.

By: laurie bk

laurie bk — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:06:40 +0000

You’re right, with teens it must be all poverty issue…. The few sex workers in the Mission I know of are older (maybe even have kids themselves).

Dunno about other SF neighborhoods. Or NYC. In Hollywood there’s way more runaways (teen girls and boys under 17) that turn to prostitution to survive, bodies wasted early from drugs used to cope. And then there are the pros who also work hard in a different way and — as youyouyouwhy says — “seem to have a handle on it”, some even living the high life, fast cars, spas, shopping…

Here an interesting read on East Bay sex trafficking of minors: http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/03/13/as-more-oakland-youth-join-the-sex-trade-law-enforcement-explores-alternatives-to-incarceration/

Sorry, I digress. These Banksy pieces get me all hot and bothered.

By: f_me

f_me — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:29:33 +0000

Oooh, another hot topic!

As for me, I advocate rehabilitation camps for the chronically homeless, with termination options for repeat aggressive panhandlers.

I mean, I’ve been dealing with some of these same assholes for 15 years. Some of them would probably welcome death.

By: youyouyouwhy

youyouyouwhy — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:30:53 +0000

its a complex issue since there are no strict enforcements like other types of sex work trades… since these young ladies (under 18)have no material/parental support, to me, its a poverty issue…

By: youyouyouwhy

youyouyouwhy — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:25:29 +0000

I feel that you are talking about a small minority of workers that feel that way(the ones that are still working that seem to have a handle on it)( prop K in sf, Q in the east bay back in 2004).

A majority of working Sex workers are YOUNG, who are not at that level of thinking yet as they are 13 or 14!

By: herr doktor

herr doktor — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:23:28 +0000

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By: laurie bk

laurie bk — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:53:17 +0000

This social worker is in LA, working at shelters for mentally ill women, addicts, and young teenage girls whose hollywood dreams ended up rock bottom, surviving as prostitutes on the street.

I don’t think sex work is always a poverty issue though it often is. I’ve met some people who do it to reclaim power (they were sexually abused). Or as a radical way to integrate forces within themselves that society denies.