Hollywood artist Manny Castro has come forward to proudly take credit for spray-painting the words “tastes like hate” on the exterior of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Torrance, Calif.
In an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post, Castro said he vandalized the restaurant because Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day was “the same thing” as “Christians protesting blacks marrying whites” 40 years ago.
Uh huh. Thanks, genius, we’ve seen the photos of those intolerant hatemongers enjoying chicken with their families.
Castro also told HuffPo, “It’s paint on a wall. It got removed in less than an hour. It’s not that much of a crime — it’s a protest.”
Not “that much of a crime”? A reminder of Castro’s “protest”:
I'm at Torrance #chickfilA where someone graffitied 'Tastes Like Hate' on the restaurant pic.twitter.com/BFHZVtZV
— Sandy Mazza (@SandyMazza) August 3, 2012
Prior to committing “not that much of a crime” in protest of people who love free speech and chicken, Castro urged his Twitter followers to trend “TASTES LIKE HATE > @ChickfilA.”
https://twitter.com/MannyCastroNOW/status/231067419156828160
After revealing his identity to The Huffington Post, Castro thanked supporters.
https://twitter.com/MannyCastroNOW/status/231567941001420800
https://twitter.com/MannyCastroNOW/status/231568512785739777
https://twitter.com/MannyCastroNOW/status/231600914073542656
Yes, that’s right. Castro is being celebrated by his fellow tolerance bullies.
@MannyCastroNOW Great job leaving an important message on @ChickfilA, Manny! To say I knew you when… http://t.co/MFDMIVFf
— David Krane (@kraneland) August 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/jaymesnav/status/231503563967315969
Oh @mannycastronow you're pretty rad!-Chick-Fil-A In Torrance, Calif.,Graffitied 'Tastes Like Hate' http://t.co/TOFHcgq2 via @huffingtonpost
— Karli (@karlihenriquez) August 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/phillippridgen/status/231776367186935808
@MannyCastroNOW love the work!
— Eric Swymer ✊?✊?✊? (@E_Swymer) August 3, 2012
Hey @MyBrewTube ! Did you see @MannyCastroNOW 's artwork on the side of that chicken place? He does awesome work! http://t.co/jrbE741Y #Art
— David Schatanoff Jr (@DavidSchatanoff) August 4, 2012
Yes I'm #Proud of this artist! Chick-Fil-A In Torrance, Calif., Graffitied With 'Tastes Like Hate' http://t.co/ffC00bdo via @HuffPostLA
— DoubleWides Fly (@doublewidesfly) August 4, 2012
So, now that Castro has claimed responsibility for the vandalism, will he have to answer for defacing private property with his anti-Chick-fil-A graffiti?
#Torrance police found out about @MannyCastroNOW taking credit for #ChickfilA graffiti when Patch told them: http://t.co/KvPY4jkt
— Redondo Beach Patch (@RedondoBchPatch) August 3, 2012
More from Patch:
Torrance police Sgt. Jennifer Uyeda said that the department had not heard about Castro’s interview until Patch contacted them. She said police would look into it.
Castro shouldn’t be too hard to find. He’ll be unveiling more “art” at a group show today.
https://twitter.com/Jessicka/status/231482770285801473
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