Manchester man gets potholes fixed by drawing giant penises around them

2015-04-28T13:22:00-04:00

After claiming he saw his friends injured in pothole-related bike accidents, one anonymous resident has taken matters into his own hands. He goes by Wanksy. And using what appears to be an industrial level chalk, he draws penises around the potholes, creating moments of visual terrorism that the city can’t ignore. [...] within 48 hours of Wanksy’s efforts, many of Manchester’s problematic potholes, which had been a nuisance for years, were filled. Within a week, even more were fixed.

This recent case of vandalism for the public good, albeit juvenile and a bit obscene, seems to have gotten the job done. It's hard to make the case that this is the best tactic for enacting public safety measures, but Wanksy seems to have hit a sweet spot of using public shaming and vandalism to increase awareness and provoke action. Plus, it's way funnier than a hashtag.

Here are a few examples of Wanksy's public work:

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Manchester man gets potholes fixed by drawing giant penises around them