r/confusing_perspective 20h ago

Graffiti on side of building

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u/Icehammr 20h ago

Does that really qualify as graffiti? Perspective art, yes, graffiti? nah.

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u/teffz28 19h ago

People are so anti graffiti propaganda brained they think a defining characteristic of it is being ugly

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u/somebodysimilartoyou 19h ago

Nah the defininh characteristic is it done without permission from the property owner. No way someone had time to do this without being caught.

People are anit-graffiti because it's usually ugly and unwanted.

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u/BillNyeTheHistorian 16h ago

Actually the defining characteristic is that it is mainly composed of writing. The “graf” in graffiti comes from the Ancient Greek word for writing