While I don’t doubt there being real pride-themed anti-homeless spikes, these are just color overlaid over the image.
I do actually doubt that pride-themed anti-homeless spikes exist.
But I’ve seen people post and fall for this same image so many times it’s like they want them to.
This one however…
Remember, when you see anti-homeless architecture, you are morally obliged to come back later with a hammer to correct it.
We need to work shop an effective and fast way to remove these spikes without getting caught, because I can’t think of how a person could do it without it taking a long time.
Pride-Themed Anti-Homeless Spikes Under Underpass: Fact Check
Summary:
Images of anti-homeless spikes under an underpass painted in Pride (rainbow) colors have circulated online, sparking debate and outrage. However, these images are not genuine.- The viral photo showing “pride-themed” anti-homeless spikes was digitally altered as satire. The original image, taken in Guangzhou, China, shows plain concrete spikes installed to deter homeless people from sleeping under a bridge[4][5].
- Fact-checking organizations confirm the rainbow colors were added digitally and the image was widely shared as a joke or political commentary, not as a real-life example of such hostile architecture[4][5].
- While hostile architecture-including anti-homeless spikes-is a real and controversial urban design practice[2], there is no verified case of these spikes being painted in Pride colors under an underpass in real life.
Conclusion:
The “pride-themed anti-homeless spikes” under an underpass are not real; the image is a satirical digital alteration, not an actual example of urban design[4][5].Citations: [1] What if we kissed at the pride themed anti-homeless spike covered … https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/13s0hic/what_if_we_kissed_at_the_pride_themed/ [2] Hostile architecture - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture [3] Neo-Liberal Mayor Paints Anti-Homeless Spikes For Pride https://thehardtimes.net/culture/neo-liberal-mayor-paints-anti-homeless-spikes-for-pride/ [4] Fact check: Image of pride-themed underpass is satirically altered https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/07/fact-check-image-pride-themed-underpass-satirically-altered/7108422002/ [5] This photo has been digitally altered to include the colours of the … https://factcheck.afp.com/photo-has-been-digitally-altered-include-colours-gay-pride-flag [6] Pride themed anti-homeless spike covered underpass Meme … https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/310046368/Pride-themed-anti-homeless-spike-covered-underpass [7] Anti-Homeless Architecture in Toronto | Blankets for T.O. https://blanketsforto.ca/blog/Anti-HomelessArchitecture/ [8] Anti Homeless Architecture | 15 Examples of Hostile Architecture - RTF https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/hostile-architecture-anti-homeless-architecture/ [9] What if we kissed… at the pride themed anti-homeless spike … - X https://x.com/hunter_penn_h/status/1379144952156991490?lang=en [10] why would they even do that ??? - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIPe8jCxVcF/ [11] Pride Themed Anti Homeless Spikes | TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/discover/pride-themed-anti-homeless-spikes
I appreciate the effort, but just by the way the colours line up with the spikes it’s pretty easy to tell it’s a rainbow filter laid on top of the real anti-homeless spikes.
lets put som boards ovr it so peeps cn eep somewhat well ~
EDIT: i thinks dis were not cool queer peeps, thad were evil peeps trynna mek queer look bad by puttin spike!.. ;(
Very likely that it wasn’t even queer people, just some piece of shit trying to pinkwash their hostile architecture.
yisyis thads whad I said… kinda…
