Bathroom Graffiti

The president of Concordia’s Fine Arts Preservation Society (FAPS), Phil A. Shio, has issued a statement calling for the university to protect and preserve “sacred” works of bathroom graffiti. Shio claims that bathroom scrawl of all types is a VANDALIZED A BATHROOM BY WRITING ON THE BATHROOM STALL IN PEN. THE GRAFFITI WAS CLEANED BY FACILITIES. CASE CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF INVESTIGATIVE LEADS. 1935 04/23/15 0000 VANDALISM Location= 16/DINING COMMONS 04/25/15 VANDALISM WAS REPORTED INSIDE OF A NYU students love to express themselves, whether it’s through clothes, music, art, or—for some—graffiti in bathrooms around campus. Unsurprisingly, one of the more popular topics we love discussing in our university’s lavatories is high tuition The men’s room in the passenger station in Qujing, Yunnan province will be familiar to anyone who has answered the call of nature in one of China’s provincial bus stations. Dim fluorescent lights give a clinical blue pallor to the bleary-eyed, fidgety A scrawl in the women’s restroom nearest the Fishbowl reads, “Why do people write on stalls?” In something like a nod to postmodern self-awareness, the line appears in several stalls in the same large black marker. Racist graffiti on stalls upsets Self-expression has intrinsic value because it allows for creativity and individuality, however, not all expressiveness is equal. Forms that are crass, hurtful and altogether loathsome, like some restroom graffiti, are not worthy of one’s expressive .

I stopped for a moment to reflect on why this might be. Is bathroom graffiti really that much of an issue? Is erasing it doing more harm than good? I struggled with these answers as all of my newfound favorite quotes vanished before my eyes. The one place But amid the squalor of UBC’s lavatories lies a vital creative force: stalls across campus are home to a variety of bathroom graffiti. It’s true that the hardboard walls of lavatory stalls are unlikely to arouse the close scrutiny of the average Prices vary. Send a note to vandersteendanika@gmail.com for info. click to enlarge NEW SPRING ARRIVAL: Rabble Rousers underwear Bathroom graffiti is an unusual source of inspiration. But recent NSCAD alum Becky Gartner and Stephanie Rybczyn are creating a The graffiti inside the bathroom stall stated, “A cop will be killed New Year’s night in Rogers, AR 12-31-14." ROGERS (Fox News Edge) -- Police say graffiti on the wall of a Rogers gas station bathroom has threatened an act of violence against an .