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As of lately, I've been seeing topics like "black people are cooler that whites" with comments like "Blacks are scary" etc... I've also seen the obvious hateful remarks towards arabians. I may be mistaken, but the act of destroying property, ie, graffiti, is an act AGAINST capitalism! When graffiti started, it wasn't a bunch of true blue stuck-up shitheads. It was young, lower-class youth trying to get their messages, whatever they may have been, across to the public due to the fact that they would otherwise have been left unnoticed a midst the dense population and society's myths and hate. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!

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i hope some of our Afghanistan (sp?) brothers catch a tag all over the forehead of that Terrorist bastard while he's sleeping.

 

like some "shit head" across his forehead. haha that would be great,.......but realisticly,

 

back to topic. what ever happened to unity and understanding?not only in the world and graffiti, just everything.

 

People are so apt to throwing a rock at another human rather then trying to communicate to solve problems.

 

if only people took the time to think before acting.....to think before saying.

 

to think

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what happened is what happens to every sub-culture: its started by a few eccentric people who aren't scared to go against the norm and do things you're not supposed to do. then it catches on a little more and a few more do it, then after it is well established, the type of people who would have originally viewed it as bad, view it as good. this happened to Jazz. it was originally a black thing that the white majority scoffed at, then over one generation it was embraced by whites. it just recently happpened to punk and hardcore. we are currently witnessing this happening to hip hop, and graff. In 10 years white rappers will be no big deal anymore and white parents wont be alarmed that their kids like hip hop anymore. i think thats why its important that graff be illegal, so this process of erosion occurs at a lot slower rate than the rest of hip hop.

my two cents

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Originally posted by bug:

what happened is what happens to every sub-culture: its started by a few eccentric people who aren't scared to go against the norm and do things you're not supposed to do. then it catches on a little more and a few more do it, then after it is well established, the type of people who would have originally viewed it as bad, view it as good. this happened to Jazz. it was originally a black thing that the white majority scoffed at, then over one generation it was embraced by whites. it just recently happpened to punk and hardcore. we are currently witnessing this happening to hip hop, and graff. In 10 years white rappers will be no big deal anymore and white parents wont be alarmed that their kids like hip hop anymore. i think thats why its important that graff be illegal, so this process of erosion occurs at a lot slower rate than the rest of hip hop.

my two cents

 

aggreed

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grafitti and hip hop are unrelated, sorry to break that to you, and, it has been my experience that people who shout about the corruption of the art, end up doing more shouting than painting, and eventually quit; saying that 'it's all played out now' or something...

 

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Originally posted by Smart:

grafitti and hip hop are unrelated, sorry to break that to you, and, it has been my experience that people who shout about the corruption of the art, end up doing more shouting than painting, and eventually quit; saying that 'it's all played out now' or something...

 

 

whatever, this shit Is played out. I quit.

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oh god, PLEASE PLEASE don't turn this into a stupid "graff and hiphop" thread. i never implied that they were the same, just that they are going through the same type of transition

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Originally posted by Mr.LonelyHeart:

damn. if only all writers could think the same.....I guess everybody likes to have stereotypes. makes things easier.

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Originally posted by Smart:

grafitti and hip hop are unrelated, sorry to break that to you, and, it has been my experience that people who shout about the corruption of the art, end up doing more shouting than painting, and eventually quit; saying that 'it's all played out now' or something...

 

 

Damn, you're good!!!!

I couldn't have worded it better myself!

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Originally posted by Seym1has2no3fiends:

As of lately, I've been seeing topics like "black people are cooler that whites" with comments like "Blacks are scary" etc... I've also seen the obvious hateful remarks towards arabians. I may be mistaken, but the act of destroying property, ie, graffiti, is an act AGAINST capitalism! When graffiti started, it wasn't a bunch of true blue stuck-up shitheads. It was young, lower-class youth trying to get their messages, whatever they may have been, across to the public due to the fact that they would otherwise have been left unnoticed a midst the dense population and society's myths and hate. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!

 

right on! About to post something exactly like you just posted but you beat me too it, right on. If you fucks feel like being REALLY patriotic then how about stopping undermining existing private property laws (laws intended to keep the ruling class STAYING the ruling class) and go buy some gap clothes?! Or be a cop.

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Originally posted by Angrysamoan:

right on! About to post something exactly like you just posted but you beat me too it, right on. If you fucks feel like being REALLY patriotic then how about stopping undermining existing private property laws (laws intended to keep the ruling class STAYING the ruling class) and go buy some gap clothes?! Or be a cop.

 

oh man, I can't believe I'm reading this shit. what the fuck?...so...by your "logic", since writers are rebellious and break some laws, while we're at, it we might as well go rob little old ladies and murder people too...now THAT would be sticking it to the man!!...bourgoise pigs! die!

 

stereotypes are for people with small minds.

 

mac

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Originally posted by Angrysamoan:

robbin lil ole ladies and murding peeps isn't "stickin' it to the man" as anyone with half a fuckin brain could figure out! All it is is playing into "the man's" hands. Wow...that sorta rhyme....i rhyme all the time...whoa! i'm a poet and i don't even know it! geez! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

 

hoo boy..time to let this one go.. but hey, just proves my point -there's room in graffiti for ALL SORTS of people!... http://www.12ozprophet.com/ubb//wink.gif'>

 

oh, and obviously I was just talking about the little old ladies who....own property!!! die!!

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Own property? THere is a difference between personal and private property. Personal = your toothbrush or whatever while private = control of access to the means of production. Wow, I'm really spittin' the marxist termonoligy here...next thing ya know i'll be talkin bout dialectical materialism....

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alright bro, I'm not sure where exactly this is heading...(umm..so it's okay to kill little old ladies if they own private property then??) I'm too tired for this shit right now. my point was just that writers don't have to all fit into one neatly defined slot..we don't have to be marxists..anarchists..democrats..whatever. fuck it. nothing wrong with catching wreck and listening to creedence clearwater revival.

 

mr.soul-on-ice

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Bump...just for the title.

Twinkie said in one of those threads that this forum is a micrography of society.Unfortunately this is a micrography of a society of writers.People in here "should" be more open minded since what they do is concidered by a lot a crime.

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Originally posted by Tesseract:

Bump...just for the title.

Twinkie said in one of those threads that this forum is a micrography of society.Unfortunately this is a micrography of a society of writers.People in here "should" be more open minded since what they do is concidered by a lot a crime.

 

If graffiti artists were all commiting violent crimes instead of property crimes, then I could see why there are so damn many. BUT we're commiting property crimes. This country revolves around the idea of property and free enterprise. Graffiti goes against that. ANYbody who thinks differently is mistaken. A graffiti artist being closed minded, conservative, capitalist, or all of the above is like a communist supporting social darwinism as far as I'm concerned. Now, I guess I'm an extreme, but extremes make bigger impacts that the people stuck in the middle. Mr lonely heart- just to let you know, mr. soul-on-ice was a socialist. And what the fuck are you talking about killing old ladies? Just register for the draft or something and shut up.

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fuck all that.

i dont care who owns what. i just like walking by my name every day.

if you're going to be the politically/socially conscious graffiti writer go out and do your thing in insane spots, dont just talk about it online.

 

[This message has been edited by freddy kreuger (edited 09-13-2001).]

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graffiti is wack and uninspiring, so i don't do it.

 

but if you do not think it is wack, and are inspired by it, then by all means do it.

 

however, realize that it makes perfect since for a graffiti writer to be a capitalist. for example, the graffiti writer is concerned with property just as much as the capitalist. graffiti writers select spots, become territorial, and start beef over property.

 

and just like in capitalism, the best and most prolific rise to the top and recieve recognition, respect and/or notoriety. just like corporations rise to the top and recieve recognition, respect and/or notoriety.

 

not all writers are created equal so they are definitely not socialists. and many writers embrace anarchism and acts of true freedom, but these acts all manifest themselves as capitalism.

 

so: quit fronting. live up to your ideals.

i, personally, embrace capitalism, although i do see true value in certain acts of anarchy.

 

but capitalism and graffiti go hand-in-hand: only the strong survive.

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Originally posted by Angrysamoan:

Own property? THere is a difference between personal and private property. Personal = your toothbrush or whatever while private = control of access to the means of production. Wow, I'm really spittin' the marxist termonoligy here...next thing ya know i'll be talkin bout dialectical materialism....

 

funny that i just got done reading the communist manifesto, and was inspired by alot in there including the full on underlying tones of creative support. in terms of personal growth to enhance the state. it is good there is alot of good in communism, tho humanity is not selfless. more a fan of democratic socialism... ie switzerland, finland etc.

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Originally posted by Seym1has2no3fiends:

If graffiti artists were all commiting violent crimes instead of property crimes, then I could see why there are so damn many. BUT we're commiting property crimes. This country revolves around the idea of property and free enterprise. Graffiti goes against that. ANYbody who thinks differently is mistaken. A graffiti artist being closed minded, conservative, capitalist, or all of the above is like a communist supporting social darwinism as far as I'm concerned. Now, I guess I'm an extreme, but extremes make bigger impacts that the people stuck in the middle. Mr lonely heart- just to let you know, mr. soul-on-ice was a socialist. And what the fuck are you talking about killing old ladies? Just register for the draft or something and shut up.

 

 

groannn...like I said earlier -wouldn't it just be swell if all writers could think the same?..you talk about closed-mindedness... progressiveness? -you're spouting the same tired bullshit partylines that have been around for decades. think for yourself. and kastesystem was pretty much right on about graffiti and capitalism. I remember discussing this with suroc years back, and we agreed that writers are actually super-capitalists. think about it, we're constantly advertising ourselves, and breaking whatever laws it takes to succeed.say what you like about your personal reasons for writing or whatever, but like it or not, it's a big competition out there. As for referencing "mr.soul on ice", I did so because I know who he was -it's called sarcasm and irony dipshit. as for why was I discussing killing old (private property owning) lades..read the earlier posts and maybe you can figure it out, trotsky..

and what's with the last sentence there?? "register for the draft?" "..shut the fuck up??"

....wow. where did all that come from? are people that disagree with you that much of a threat? are you that insecure?

-well hey, there's room in graff for insecure sheep like yourself too!! climb aboard!

 

mr.ivan denisovich

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Originally posted by freddy kreuger:

fuck all that.

i dont care who owns what. i just like walking by my name every day.

if you're going to be the politically/socially conscious graffiti writer go out and do your thing in insane spots, dont just talk about it online.

 

[This message has been edited by Frate Raper....word up I don't care I like writing on stuff and laughing when I see it....yes I'm totally immature (edited 09-13-2001).]

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Originally posted by Angrysamoan:

Ok, that made no sense! We're advertising ourselves for people to SEE, it doesn't involve any market relation (well unless you're doing legals and getting paid and whatnot but I don't dig that shit anyway)! We're breaking laws but once again they're PROPERTY LAWS! If we were "capitalists" the laws we'd be breaking would be laws on hiring illegal immigrants and paying them 2 bucks an hour and making them do our graffiti for us!

 

exactly. That's all I'm saying. I'm just mad to see stupid words like "dishrag wearers" and "sand niggers" on the graffiti board. Does opposing hate make me close-minded?? Whatever, mrlonelyheart. Sorry about the draft comment, but otherwise, no further apologies.

 

also, if writers were super-capitalist, there wouldn't be so many crews. A crew like AWR would try to monopolize all of the good writers and buy out smaller crews. Kids wouldn't get schooled by better writers if "only the strong survived". But I see where you could think that.

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writers aren't super-capitalists...there's just an undeniably part of the graf culture that is capitalist...just like part of the graf culture is undeniably anarchist.

 

capitalism does try to buy out smaller business, but new "soon-to-be-big businesses" are constantly springing up...sometimes they succeed, sometimes they don't. just like new graf crews are constantly springing up...no crew has been capable of truly locking down the U.S. and eliminating all other crews...sometimes that's what happens in capitalism.

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