Meet Manny Castro, Hollywood artist and proud Chick-fil-A vandal

http://twitter.com/#!/SandyMazza/status/231495175212523522

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.

Thanks! Hope you're having an awesome day 🙂 @jaymesnav

— Manny Castro (@MannyCastroNOW) August 4, 2012

WOW! Thanks for all the love and support 🙂 RT @karlihenriquez

— Manny Castro (@MannyCastroNOW) August 4, 2012

@kraneland Hey David! Hope you and your family are doing well. Thanks again for all the support 😀

— Manny Castro (@MannyCastroNOW) August 4, 2012

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

@MannyCastroNOW @ChickfilA Great job Manny!

— James Navarrette (@jaymesnav) August 3, 2012

Oh @mannycastronow you're pretty rad!-Chick-Fil-A In Torrance, Calif.,Graffitied 'Tastes Like Hate' http://t.co/TOFHcgq2 via @huffingtonpost

— Karli Henriquez (@karlihenriquez) August 4, 2012

https://twitter.com/phillippridgen/status/231776367186935808

@MannyCastroNOW love the work!

— Eric Swymer (@E_MARSTON) 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

— Rocky Horan (@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