c/florida · by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world · 1yWhy Florida is banning street art with political, social or ideological messaging https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2025-08-08/why-florida-banning-street-art-political-social-ideological-messaging25 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
Because Republicans don't believe in free speech.
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Well, that, and they're bigots, in so many ways.
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y
Bet swastikas are legal
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Because 99% of conservative "art" is uninspired, lazy, reactionary, and a stupid parody of itself?
Edit: in point of fact, I present the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Tennessee:
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
That looks like a statue of a muppet.
ushmel@piefed.world · 3 pts · 1y
hell i have two good examples from florida of ROAD MURALS
conservative back the blue mural in tampa (which was hastily painted without permit btw):
https://media2.cltampa.com/cltampa/imager/u/blog/12438162/btblup.611558c8ca1c4.png
article: https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-year-later-tampas-worst-mural-is-still-there-and-new-documents-shed-light-on-tpds-investigation-12441446
"not conservative" black lives matter mural in st pete (which is so loved that it is featured on the tourism board website):
https://https/://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_horizontal_wide/public/2022-02/mural-black-lives-matter.jpg
which of course the conservatives made them change to 'black history matters' because 'black lives matter' was so "controversial"
https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_horizontal_wide/public/2023-06/black-history-matters-mural-deuces-std.jpg
link: https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/list/murals-deuces-live-district
Sidhean@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
cousin-fucker looking mf