"Our discussion of how official graffiti works serves to contextualize the subversive qualities of marginal modes of visible resistance".
I figured out what they were saying, but what makes graffiti official?
This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.
Niska ,'War Stories'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Aug 09, 2009 6:43:07 am PDT #2840 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
amych - Aug 09, 2009 7:15:08 am PDT #2841 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Happy birthday, Aims!
Jessica - Aug 09, 2009 7:35:43 am PDT #2842 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but what makes graffiti official
Is "official graffiti" just a fancy term for commissioned murals?
Theodosia - Aug 09, 2009 7:39:11 am PDT #2843 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Allyson, isn't there an Emails From Assholes site that deserves that exchange sent to it?
eta: Ah yes:
Sophia Brooks - Aug 09, 2009 7:41:23 am PDT #2844 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Happy Birthday Aimee!
Laura - Aug 09, 2009 7:46:13 am PDT #2845 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Ugh Allyson, I can't believe that asshole wrote to you in that tone. What a wad. But in another way, he did just give you proof positive that you're not losing out on anyone worth meeting.
Worth repeating.
aurelia - Aug 09, 2009 8:17:25 am PDT #2846 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Happy Birthday Aimee!
Shir - Aug 09, 2009 8:20:47 am PDT #2847 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I figured out what they were saying, but what makes graffiti official?
They're taking the linguistic angle of graffiti as "inscribed" in the form of governmental warnings, instructions, "how to take said medicine" and the reason for why on earth there's that "be careful, that drink can be hot" icon on coffee cups, etc.. Ends up with a lovely Orwellian paragraph how today's mass democracies enforce paradoxical way of governance.
Truly a wonderful article, mostly by being very articulate.
(This is for my paper on Anthropology of Violence class, on which I take graffiti and try to see what others said about the relations between graffiti and space. My thesis claims that different attitudes towards the urban space causes the "iconclash" of graffiti. It's mostly about the private/public so-called segregation).
You guys, I'm wiped out. I couldn't even spell coffee right. And I need to start studying to my Statistics final. Hello, painful archnemesis. Arrrrrrgh.
tommyrot - Aug 09, 2009 8:25:12 am PDT #2848 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
And I need to start studying to my Statistics final. Hello, painful archnemesis. Arrrrrrgh.
Studies have shown that the statistics arch-nemesis can be defeated 78.32% of the time.
Good luck, Shir....
tommyrot - Aug 09, 2009 8:28:11 am PDT #2849 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A followup to something I linked to earlier:
Cat cleared of illegal porn charges
File this one under "LOLcats in real life." A Florida man accused of downloading over 1,000 illegal child porn images tried to lay the blame on his cat. Allegedly, the cat would jump on his owner's keyboard, and the offending images would just appear. The cat had the last laugh, though, as police have now ruled him out as a suspect.
After failing to win the cops over with his implausible tale, the man faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He's now being held on $250,000 bail as he awaits trial. Meanwhile, the cat is staying with relatives. Presumably, no illegal photos have appeared on their computers, but I'm sure they're keeping a close eye on the suspicious feline.