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Banksy Encourages Fans to Shoplift From Guess Since Company 'Helped Themselves to My Artwork Without Asking’ (www.complex.com)

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Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration.

The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork.

“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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[-] Rakust@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

oh nooo. Poor bansky. This has ruined my day. Kids are crying now.

[-] Blake@feddit.uk -2 points 1 year ago

This comment is peak comedy why are you guys downvoting this

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[-] sculd@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago

The people that will be affected most are the front line staff who is already working on minimum wages....not the multinational corp

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[-] MrBusinessMan@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago

This is horrifying. There’s no good reason to ever steal from a store, period.

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