Tampa Back the Blue mural
The Back the Blue mural in Tampa, Florida is a pro-Blue Lives Matter mural that was painted on Madison St, the road adjacent to the headquarters of the Tampa Police Department.[1] It was painted by roughly 40 people from the organizations known as Team South Florida, Back the Blue Florida, and Community Patriots of Tampa over the course of the Saturday prior to its unveiling on August 2, 2020, but lacked the permits necessary to paint the mural and painted it anyway.[2][3]
History
An application was filed to paint a mural on the road some time prior to it being unveiled. It was not formally approved nor disapproved, but the organizations proceeded to make the mural and blocked off the road by placing traffic cones.[4] It was painted during Saturday, August 1, 2020 with the advantage of false roadblocks. The road was reopened on August 2, 2020, where people were again able to drive on the road and it subsequently went viral on the internet.
Reception
The mural has been panned throughout the internet.[5][6] Many users on social media outlets have criticized it, with criticisms including the difficulty to comprehend the lettering on the mural and the overall disapproval of the Blue Lives Matter countermovement.[7] Patton Oswalt sarcastically stated his intention to "Blrbk the Blub" [sic] on Twitter,[8] and user @GRIFTSH0P's tweet stating "[he] cannot emphasize enough just how shitty this looks" amassed 15,000 retweets and comments and nearly 100,000 likes.[9].
References
- ↑ Holton, Jennifer (3 August 2020). "'Back the Blue' mural painted outside Tampa police headquarters". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Talbot, Peter (3 August 2020). "There's a 'Back the Blue' mural at police headquarters, but Tampa didn't okay it". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Tampa's Back the Blue mural: No permit granted for painting next to police department, city says". WFLA/News Channel 8. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Roa, Ray (3 August 2020). "Tampa's new 'Back the Blue' mural was created before the permit was even approved". CL Tampa (Creative Loafing). CL Tampa Bay. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Watson, Elijah. "This Pro-Cop Mural In Florida Is An Eyesore". Okayplayer. Okayplayer. Okayplayer. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Everyone's roasting Tampa's hilariously bad 'Bock The Blub' street mural". CL Tampa Bay. CL Tampa Bay Creative Loafing. CL Tampa Bay Creative Loafing. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Holton, Jennifer (3 August 2020). "'Back the Blue' mural painted outside Tampa police headquarters". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Oswalt, Patton. "Are you kidding? That looks great. I will always Blrbk the Blub". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "cannot emphasize enough just how shitty this looks". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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