The idea that Banksy's identity is unknown is a complete myth perpuated by the popular press.

The guy is well known and very much part of the establishment.

hn_throwaway_99 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The idea that Banksy's identity is unknown is a complete myth perpuated by the popular press.

I know saying RTFA is supposed to be against the HN guidelines, but it takes an amazing amount of confidently ignorant chutzpah to declare something "a complete myth perpetuated by the popular press" when the subtitle of this article literally states:

> less than two months after a journalism investigation into Banksy’s true identity was published

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parpfish 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

so why don't you share who it is with the rest of the class? why help perpetuate his (her?) secret identity mystique

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hactually 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Banksy was born Robin Gunningham but later took the name David Jones

long been known as establishment friendly

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neonstatic 6 hours ago | parent [-]

It's pretty obvious once you look at the art - it has a very specific political leaning, which also happens to have been the predominant one in the UK since Blair.

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throwaway27448 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Blind?

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actionfromafar 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

closet-fascist?

	▲	neonstatic 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Europe has gone so far left-wing, that not-left-enough are called fascist :)

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jrflowers 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-a...

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songshu 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I’ve been on this for 20 years. The guy has coffee table books! He cashes checks! He took something that was previously done anonymously and for free, put his name on it and started charging for it. Good luck to him, but anonymous he is not.

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phainopepla2 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

He also ripped his style off Blek le Rat and the political element to his work is jejune.

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pavel_lishin 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Would you say that it's shallow and pedantic?

	▲	phainopepla2 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Shallow yes, pedantic not really

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NomDePlum 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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celticninja 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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	▲	slopinthebag 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What are you talking about?