If you often find yourself in the middle of a flaming desire to rage against the machine and respect for authority, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you. Duality is an integral part of human nature. There are more hooligans like you. And they meet on the subreddit r/MildlyVandalised to share their public opinion.
The online community calls itself a place to share street art pictures and videos (or whatever) of mild vandalism that is either funny, mindful or thought-provoking (or whatever). Such a beautiful description, isn't it? Plain and simple, not at all prolix.
From rewriting Wikipedia pages to "modifying" public signs and other unique artworks, continue scrolling and check out what this nexus between conformity and rebellion has to offer!
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Wholesomely Vandalized
"Vandalism to me is basically anger,” Dr. Jeffery Chase, a licensed clinical psychologist and psychology professor at Radford University in Radford, Va., said. "It can be displacement — displacement in the technical sense is that [vandals] wish to do something against a more threatening object or individual, so they vent their anger on something safer."
I Don’t Want To Get Political But I Saw This And Either Way, It’s Funny
Most of us petty that. Mild vandalism, on the other hand, clearly isn't fueled by anger. I would say the main force that drives it is creativity. And even if some of these acts are directed against someone, they aren't executed with the intention to ridicule or hurt the addressee. Rather, to tease them. The fact that mild vandalism is innocent, I think, is the appeal of it. It's what draws those hundreds of thousands of people to join the Reddit community. Mild vandalism is connecting people instead of dividing them, and it's awesome.
Oink Oink
One of the moderators of the subreddit, DoxBox, also shares this opinion. "Mild vandalism is vandalism that is humorous but not overly damaging," they told Bored Panda. "Regular vandalism is costly to fix and malicious in intent. The sub is about mostly-harmless but humorous vandalism intended to make people laugh."
His colleague, fellow moderator awesomesprime, pointed out that important urgent matters get represented in the subreddit, too. Like, the presidential election. "Recently, political posts have been at the top, but [they still] have to be funny and clever. Those seem to be the ones that make it the highest," they said.
A Realtor You Can Depend On
"Posts do well the funnier they are, with the caveat that Reddit's usual issues do sometimes interfere. Posting the same post at different times can have different results," DoxBox added, explaining the main differences on why some pics go viral and some don't.
Muslem Madlads On The Loose
Vandalism Vandalised
Theres another 2 more at the bottom, one says "we sure do" and the other is a ryhme about taking shits and smoking bits
I like both the quotes, but I buy things because I want them (or need them) not to impress anyone else. Don't care what other people think.
Some Fitting Tape Over The Sign
No We Won’t
Ooh ~ this one is timely for me. My guy, with a pretty healthy lifestyle, was told he has very high cholesterol by his dr. Apparently 75% of cholesterol numbers are genetics. If I didn't bug his A** to get a flu shot & a check up...who knows?
Just A Piece Of Tape And A Sharpie
State supreme court judges can only be voted out by the people on a Presidential Election & Most people are so distracted focusing on the guy who wants the job for 4 years they miss the ones in for life
Haven't Read That One Yet
Idk If This Counts
That’s A Good Idea
Damn Fabric Worshippers
Genius Level 100
Some Pretty Intense Vandalism In The Laundry Room, But Rules Are Meant To Be Broken
It’s Not Wrong
The Goggles Do Nothing
Saw This More Accurate Vandalism A Couple Days Ago
Jedi Wisdom
Marge Tree
Smashed Window Becomes Public Art At North Vancouver Gallery
Tis The Season
I’d Totally Vote For This Guy
Ah, KFC
Someone Changed The Covers Of Trump Jr.’s Book At Barnes & Noble
Just Do It
Old Lady On A Brick Wall
Victim Approved
I like when people can laugh about stuff like this, instead of getting mad.
This Is Patric
...how? The balls on the person who did this have to have weighted them down while climbing. And to do this in Russia? Wow!
Yeah J O H N Do Your Work
PP Pothole
It’s Got My Vote
Bill Posters Is Innocent!
All Hail Kitty
Made Me Laugh
As for Dove - they might until they decide they don't want to buy products from companies that still test on animals just to be able to sell to the Chinese market where animal testing is apparently required...
Sorry What
This Political Sign
Jeff thinks he's important. Jeff has no sense of humour. Don't be Jeff.
Well, He Tried
Found One In The Wild!
Ah Yes, Neandertallica
No
I just burst into laughter and tears in the train. Now people look funny at me.
I Found This In A Burger King Bathroom
Eat Them All
Does This Count?
Someone Taped This Stop Walking Light In S.C.
British Vandalism At Its Finest
This Highway Sign
Just when I forgot how immature my sense of humour is, this came along.
The End
An Australian Classic
Another one of my favourite acts of vandalism is the Statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow, Scotland. For years the locals kept putting a traffic cone (or two) on the old Duke's head and the council would come along and take it off again. This went on for years until the council just gave up and just let the locals keep doing it and they did nothing about it. It has since become more of a tourist attraction because of his new and constantly changing headgear. Even The Duke's horse gets his own "hat". Wellington...23-png.jpg
I love it! https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/articles/how-glasgows-duke-of-wellington-statue-got-its-traffic-cone/
Load More Replies...I was driving through Montana on a road trip when I saw some graffiti that said something along the lines of "Obama was okay" and someone else had spray painted "Notably" underneath it. I honestly lost it, to this day it still makes me smile
My personal favourite is the Ghost of the Ahr Valley. Spotted in Altenahr, Germany. IMG_11473-...ca8255.jpg
I remember another one where someone kept writing on an old unpainted wall 'PAINT ME' over and over and then one day the wall was painted brown and the person wrote 'I DON'T LIKE THIS COLOR' :)))))))))
Had to giggle wondering how young the little bandits were; wall graffiti across from my mechanic said “wiener” and “poop”. 😂
I just remembered, in Boston, there’s a “no turn on Fred” sign. Idk if it’s been changed back yet.
Another one of my favourite acts of vandalism is the Statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow, Scotland. For years the locals kept putting a traffic cone (or two) on the old Duke's head and the council would come along and take it off again. This went on for years until the council just gave up and just let the locals keep doing it and they did nothing about it. It has since become more of a tourist attraction because of his new and constantly changing headgear. Even The Duke's horse gets his own "hat". Wellington...23-png.jpg
I love it! https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/articles/how-glasgows-duke-of-wellington-statue-got-its-traffic-cone/
Load More Replies...I was driving through Montana on a road trip when I saw some graffiti that said something along the lines of "Obama was okay" and someone else had spray painted "Notably" underneath it. I honestly lost it, to this day it still makes me smile
My personal favourite is the Ghost of the Ahr Valley. Spotted in Altenahr, Germany. IMG_11473-...ca8255.jpg
I remember another one where someone kept writing on an old unpainted wall 'PAINT ME' over and over and then one day the wall was painted brown and the person wrote 'I DON'T LIKE THIS COLOR' :)))))))))
Had to giggle wondering how young the little bandits were; wall graffiti across from my mechanic said “wiener” and “poop”. 😂
I just remembered, in Boston, there’s a “no turn on Fred” sign. Idk if it’s been changed back yet.