Forum Post: Lotion Man, Fart Smeller...
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 8, 2011, 11:12 a.m. EST by tdnyc
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from Queens, NY
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I been watching a few youtube videos and even news stories of theses guys down there. They seem to be getting some bad attention from media. It feels like this may be more of a circus now because of a few bad apples that have no clue what this is about.
Anyone else feel this way? There are so many demands it feels like anyone can go down there for anything. Fart Smeller Movement? That's something OWS can do with out.
It's a public street and a public park, so anyone actually CAN go down there. You know how NY is...there are plenty of characters & street people who would be drawn to this.
I was there last Sat and I saw the guy with the fart smeller sign. He just stands around with his sign, he doesn't participate in anything. I was there for hours and he just stood in the same spot. I assumed he was just a lone "eccentric person" to be nice about it.
I understand that is a public street and anyone has the right to be there. I was just bringing up the issue about the "demands" of OWS. If there had been a more refined, straight forward message. Then I would assume that you would get more serious attention, from serious people.