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Oct 16, 2015 21:47:31 GMT 1 laurentbaboo said:

I somehow got the feeling this thread is going out of its original purpose! Can we start a new thread about Calais and migrants, and keep trying to remember Dismaland for what it was?

Blame Banksy,

He moved this thread to Calais.

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Oct 16, 2015 21:56:02 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Oct 16, 2015 21:47:31 GMT 1 laurentbaboo said:

I somehow got the feeling this thread is going out of its original purpose! Can we start a new thread about Calais and migrants, and keep trying to remember Dismaland for what it was?

Well, banksy started it.

just read the police conviscated it all and its now with a homeless charity in calais.

these people are already being given food and water by france, dont make out they are malnourished or in need. Compared to some parts of africa these people are rich. Anyway, this is an argument that no one is going to win as some are blind to the reality.

Not surprised the French police confiscated it.

The huts and the big sign and in the "camp" looked deliberately a parody of a camp in eastern europe a few decades ago.

In things like this the French authorities have no sense of humour.

 

[laurentbaboo]

Oct 16, 2015 21:56:02 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Oct 16, 2015 21:47:31 GMT 1 laurentbaboo said:

I somehow got the feeling this thread is going out of its original purpose! Can we start a new thread about Calais and migrants, and keep trying to remember Dismaland for what it was?

Well, banksy started it.

just read the police conviscated it all and its now with a homeless charity in calais.

these people are already being given food and water by france, dont make out they are malnourished or in need. Compared to some parts of africa these people are rich. Anyway, this is an argument that no one is going to win as some are blind to the reality.

What did i say to make you think i am claiming they are malnourished or in need???

[Deleted]

anyways getting back to Dismaland.

Whats Banksy's obsession with Disney?

[avec art]

[Dr Plip]

"Banksy's Dismaland confiscation threat by French police"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34542782?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_bristol&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=english_regions

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anyway I blame Paul McCartney.

[FЯ]

Oct 16, 2015 22:08:19 GMT 1 laurentbaboo said:

Oct 16, 2015 21:56:02 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Well, banksy started it.

just read the police conviscated it all and its now with a homeless charity in calais.

these people are already being given food and water by france, dont make out they are malnourished or in need. Compared to some parts of africa these people are rich. Anyway, this is an argument that no one is going to win as some are blind to the reality.

What did i say to make you think i am claiming they are malnourished or in need???

Sorry, just amalgamated 1 response to a few posts

[barryh]

Oct 16, 2015 19:34:06 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Dismal Aid

pmsl.

i hold hope that one of the refugees wont use their iphone to list the dismaland letters on ebay.
pickup only in calais and you must give a free ride back to them.

before anyone chips in, i saw one on the news with an iphone 6 the other day.
they are already in france, but no...not happy with that.
Who would.

what a horrible excuse for a human being.. and to think you are in charge of moderating this sites content and members 

[FЯ]

Oct 16, 2015 23:09:48 GMT 1 barryh said:

Oct 16, 2015 19:34:06 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Dismal Aid

pmsl.

i hold hope that one of the refugees wont use their iphone to list the dismaland letters on ebay.
pickup only in calais and you must give a free ride back to them.

before anyone chips in, i saw one on the news with an iphone 6 the other day.
they are already in france, but no...not happy with that.
Who would.

what a horrible excuse for a human being.. and to think you are in charge of moderating this sites content and members 

[barryh]

Oct 16, 2015 23:29:16 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Oct 16, 2015 23:09:48 GMT 1 barryh said:

what a horrible excuse for a human being.. and to think you are in charge of moderating this sites content and members 

Yawn.

ah, the international sign of intelligence.. I better step away from the unwinable battle of reason

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Oct 16, 2015 22:14:07 GMT 1 @elviswarhol said:

anyways getting back to Dismaland.

Whats Banksy's obsession with Disney?

......he's just weird.

[F*X]

I think that applies to most of us!!

[burgerman]

Oct 16, 2015 21:02:46 GMT 1 Coach said:

Oct 16, 2015 19:47:28 GMT 1 FЯ said:

True, its just they are already in a better country.
just saying.

It saddens me that you can so flippant about so much suffering FR.

Totally agree with Coach on this one. Comments made me so annoyed last night by FR that I have decided to turn that round as majority are good people. I will dig around at the weekend and Im sure I have a signed stik book and cannes festival programme and other goodies to not sell but give away to members who donate to Calais Action. Calais action is a grassroots giving movement supporting refugees in Calais that Banksy also used to donate all the unused clothing to and wood. As long as this idea is ok with the mods (apart from FR)

[Hairbland]

Oct 16, 2015 21:22:01 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Well, they are the ones that paid people smugglers to get them there.
Costs thousands.

Maybe they should go to the proper recognised camps near to their countries and come over here in the correct fashion. Lets visit this post again if and when a radical group smuggles in some crazy to do something horrific here. Then lets see who supports the un authorised camps.

Ahhh, the pompous musings from the ivory tower...let them eat cake!

[Hairbland]

Oct 16, 2015 22:14:07 GMT 1 @elviswarhol said:

anyways getting back to Dismaland.

Whats Banksy's obsession with Disney?

Bit easy to answer this question with about 3 minutes of internet work.

To quote from dazed digital.com, "Banksy's message isn't all that subtle - it's not hard to place Disney and McDonalds as beacons of Western consumerism and - if you're an artist who consistently drives home an on-the-nose anti-capitalist message - places where we forget about the rest of the world and its problems to enjoy theme park rides, cartoons and cheap hamburgers.  Disney is sedate, saccharine and safe, and for some that makes it the perfect enemy.  No wonder then that its films and characters are the subject of conspiracy theories and criticism.  For some artists, the allure of playing with Disney is to subvert its wholesome image and 'show it for what it really is' - a multi-billion pound corporation with sinister secrets tucked away in its locker, a symbol of Western comfort and the 'dumbing down' of its people."

Keith Haring once said "Mickey Mouse is ultimately a symbol of America more than anything else." Haring did a series of paintings of Warhol as Mickey Mouse, titled Andy Mouse.  

Warhol created a 1981 portfolio entitled Myths, featuring amongst others Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, Superman and Greta Garbo.

Cheers!

[Lroy]

Funny and not that they call it " Dismal Aid " , it could make confusion : First, when I saw the pic, I read
DIsmalaid : laid means ugly in France.
So I thought that these camps of refugee where dismal and ugly ( that is true on anotherpoint of viexw - sic - but it is not their faults anyway ) .
So Dismal-Aid should be better I guess...
But anyway, just a thought...
I read again that the French don't want it ?

[Dr Plip]

Oct 18, 2015 9:25:59 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Funny and not that they call it " Dismal Aid " , it could make confusion : First, when I saw the pic, I read
DIsmalaid : laid means ugly in France.
So I thought that these camps of refugee where dismal and ugly ( that is true on anotherpoint of viexw - sic - but it is not their faults anyway ) .
So Dismal-Aid should be better I guess...
But anyway, just a thought...
I read again that the French don't want it ?

The French don't want what? The migrant camp or the Dismaland timber?

[Lroy]

Both, I m afraid.
They accept migrants because UK does not want them ( migrants don't want to work nor live in France, but UK or Germany ) and because France has an historic past of human rights ( ermine ) ..
And I read that today on a Facebook link :
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-34542782

[Lroy]

 Hello,

I made yesterday, in one shot and with one finger on my phone ( had to choose amongst my hundred of pics and videos ) , as I made by the past my music and drawings, this video with the music that I could ( my phone is broke, and Ii could not charge any of my music ) ...
Well I will post this 3 times, in Royston vidoe and , of course in the Thread that Agent Provocateur made for me, to help me to go to Dismaland.
It was one of the best souvenir I had of all times ! Not so easy at my age, but as you see I am still here.
I know that here, I am not too much alright, or I does not happen as i expect, so I apologize.
I am not here, anyway often now anyway..
Now, For You, Yes I made it for you, for People who helped me, I leave you to listen to this ( I had a version not in HD - I have an old computer too, so on youtube, I put 4 versions of this, some are lights, some are saturated lol ) . This one seems to be the best...  Hope you will enjoy ! What refuge ? In the art.

[F*X]

Good job it made me smile

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Oct 21, 2015 19:47:46 GMT 1 Angrychaps said:

Sorry guys, just had to test this post function.

Did it work?

[Lroy]

Oct 21, 2015 18:29:24 GMT 1 F*X said:

Good job it made me smile

that was, that is the goal !

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I know it was previously mentioned in this thread so thought it best to go here:

I wonder what was the best offer accepted, "sold items" item number 291572172923

Definitely above 12k!!!!!!!!!

fingers crossed that was a right piece for the buyers sake

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Never!!!

[Dr Plip]

Oct 22, 2015 2:55:51 GMT 1 @cjp said:

I know it was previously mentioned in this thread so thought it best to go here:

I wonder what was the best offer accepted, "sold items" item number 291572172923

Definitely above 12k!!!!!!!!!

fingers crossed that was a right piece for the buyers sake

I believe that's back up for sale now. Nightmare avoided for someone.

No Pest Control certificate. If you thought you had the real deal, wouldn't you get in touch with PC before you sold it for a fraction of what a real Banksy would sell for?

The only proof of anything is a receipt for a £70 transaction from the Dismaland Gift Shop and the word of the original buyer, who just happened to be the Barbie doll seller that also sold a load of other vague "Banksy/Dismaland" items.



And that Dismaland logo stamp on the side of the canvas? Shortly after Dismaland started and before they sold this canvas, they were left eBay feedback for a rubber stamp purchased from an office supply store. I wonder what the stamp design was?

Anyway, I don't know if this new owner believes it's genuine or not, but it looks like they paid £580 for it. Which is worse than what I thought earlier. I thought they'd just sprayed it up themselves. Doesn't look that way. Sad times.

I would imagine they could use it to keyword spam the world and attract attention to their eBay store. But no fully-sighted person in full charge of their faculties should pay any kind of real money for that.

Now, I'm going to take the rest of the day off.

[Deleted]

'Dismalaid Bemusement Park' Sign Stolen By Aid Workers To Be 'Flogged On Ebay'

[FЯ]

told you

[Dr Plip]

"The aid worker, from Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire, added: "I hear they're going to try and sell it on eBay, but they can't because I went and took an 'i'."

LOL

[Dr Plip]

So the headline is:

'Dismalaid Bemusement Park' Sign Stolen By Aid Workers To Be 'Flogged On Ebay'

But the article says:

"News surfaced today that lettering from the famed sign, which signifies the entrance to an dystopian "bemusement park", was removed by unidentified onlookers."


Is it aid workers? Is it random people? Is it that elderly Robert Downey Jr lookalike Bankrobber?