'Cayse everybody's so scared
We don't wanna go there
We don't wanna make a move
We got our lives to lose
Screaming in the dark while
We just play our parts out
And I play along
Like I don't know what's going on
Alex Schaefer does write the actual names of the bank in the art, which is fair artistic use and as far as I know he's never been sued for it. Obviously you can't just put the banks names and logos on the back of a shirt and sell it but also, that would be counter to the point of the shirt which is to obviously satirize the names.
The most American thing about his pic is that he's scared to actually write "Bank of America" in case he gets sued
Understandable. He could draw a few flames to hide it instead.
Or he could actually stop being a pussy, actually write it, get sued and draw attention to the problem?
True, but it takes big balls. By doing so, you're provoking a big corporation that has all the resources to destroy your life.
Actually draws back to a reply I got earlier.
In other countries, the corporations wouldn't be able to do this because the people would be behind the artist
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/11734334
It seems the US is just horribly selfish that way :(
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Yeah, the first one to stand up has to be the most courageous. He becomes the leader and example. Others might decide to follow (or not).
In many capitalist/right-wing countries like the US, more often than not, money is king.
There's just two mate, that's far from normal
Alex Schaefer does write the actual names of the bank in the art, which is fair artistic use and as far as I know he's never been sued for it. Obviously you can't just put the banks names and logos on the back of a shirt and sell it but also, that would be counter to the point of the shirt which is to obviously satirize the names.