Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives

Back in 2005 I tried to legitimately put up this billboard. When The Sun found out they contacted the billboard owner & got it cancelled. And then they made sure no one would ever see my sick propaganda by printing it full colour and half a page of a national newspaper

I eventually put it up a few months later.

Dec 15 at 3:34pmWeb
Show threadSpelling Mistakes Cost LivesDec 15
You can get xmas cards of the finished billboard and other horrible designs from my website shop
https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page/anti-santa-christmas-cards-w-envelopes
Anti-Santa Christmas Cards w/ Envelopes | SPELLING MISTAKES COST LIVES

A6 Xmas cards with envelopes.14 card multi-pack contains two of each card. There is also a 12 pack of some of the other cards. Select from the drop down menu1. Santa Gives More to Rich Kids Than Poor Kids Billboard2. Santa Ate My Dog3. Santa: "I Killed Jesus"4. Santa: "Feed me Your Children's Dreams"5. Santa Farm "Merry Christmas"6. "Holidays Are Coming..." (Lorry full of Santas)7. Santa Gravestone

SPELLING MISTAKES COST LIVES
Show threadSam at BLAGDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives Some heavy Streisand effect vibes coming through there!
Show threadAngela Glansbury 🚽Dec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives
they certainly taught you a lesson
Show threadFranchescaDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives ah, like that scene in the Hogfather when death has it explained to him why he can’t give the poor kid a puppy, even though the rich ones get lots? #gnuterryPratchett
Show threadDr Susi ArnottDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives Someone inside was on-side
Show threadMarkAssPandiDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives The fucking
"The Sun saves Santa" lmfao
Show threadAlien🍉Dec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives as an artist I would feature this whole story in my portfolio
Show threadRaglan Niall  Dec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives isn't the freedom of the press pretty much freedom of speech? Seems like they were being hypocritical as well as Streisandy!
Show threadNohaironheedDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives Don't tell them your name Pike!
Show threadOwlorDec 15

@spellingmistakescostlives 'Loving' this move by The Sun, they completely fail to actually prevent people from seeing the billboard, in fact they are the ones distributing it, but they still claim credit for cancelling it.

It reminds me a bit of this fandom thing where someone will make a callout post about some "awful, problematic" artists and it's like, thank you, I might not have known about this cool artist and their dope art if you hadn't told me about them.

I think what's really going on here is refusing to let artists display art on their own term, it has to be repurposed into proof of their own moral superiority, it's all a powerplay.

Show threadWachoperroDec 15

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Wait, this is them TRYING TO HIDE THE AD?
This can't be even Streissand effect, the publishers are the ones who are trying to hide it?

I literally cannot even nor odd rn lmao

Show threadRobin BartonDec 15
@spellingmistakescostlives Weird how Santa does that
Show threadFrankDec 16
@spellingmistakescostlives finally some truth in advertising!
Show threadTanys FosterDec 16

This is essentially what i began telling our kids as it became more and more difficult for me to remain employed: "Santa doesn't visit poor people. That's how he's able to finish in one night."

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Show threadit's kat! 🇵🇸✊Dec 17
@spellingmistakescostlives love a good own-goal from the scum.
Show threadLittleFrankDec 17
@spellingmistakescostlives What a Grinch-style scheme.