“Every time I leave the house, it feels as if I’m going into a war zone,” a man battling for a better Bangkok once told us. And now he has splashed that perspective across creative, apocalyptic posters warning would-be travelers.
Disability rights activist Manit “Saba” Intharapim yesterday published a series of satirical travel posters that show the state of conflict that exists for Bangkok’s mobility-impaired residents.
The 11 posters are warnings for potential visitors and include the phrases “War Zone” and “Thailand is a war zone.” They feature all-too-familiar scenes of Bangkok’s pedestrian-unfriendly environment, from the potholes and damaged footpaths to the you-shall-not-pass utility poles and killer cars that make the city difficult and dangerous for those with disabilities.
He published the posters with a sober warning for those…