In which The Gay Recluse goes abroad.

We’ve always loved stencils (especially of Andy Warhol), so when we were in Vienna, we spent a lot of time checking out the graffiti stencils. Some of it was maybe really cute? Except does anyone know what this means, or why this girl is laughing, or why 2×3=4? We hope it’s not neo-Nazi propaganda. (h8 skinheadz.)

[Update: Jeff from Gay Power Living writes: The girl is non other than Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, aka Pippi Longstocking! Pippi is THE poster child of the punk movement, the anti-Shirley Temple. Astrid Lindgren wanted to create a child character to introduce the concept of dissent, especially against rules of society that children were taught to obey as the truth and never question. I’m guessing the 2×3=4 was Pippi mocking adult logic, her favorite target of rebellion was against adults…]

This one is maybe a lil more obv. It’s a picture of Barack Obama Ronald Reagan an evil capitalist. Note that this stencil has two colors. Black and Blue = symbol? (h8 u, u$a.)

This one is sending a message: ___________ . (miss u/h8 u elvis)

If this were ten years ago, we’d say this was a waste of film. (h8 baseball.)

This guy is throwing a Molotov cocktail even though one of his hands has already been cut off and he will quickly bleed to death. A pessimistic commentary on revolutionary violence? (h8 when u get ur arm cut off and u bleed 2 death.)

Don’t you wish more graffiti in Wahi was done with stencils? (miss u Vienna/h8 you Wahi.)