Anyone who has grown up in Indy and watched the graff scene over the years knows better than to pay mind to internet shit-talkers. According to this thread, a lot of people think our city sucks....incredibly. Left and right people are professing their realness and insulting anyone who has stuck to it long enough to have a reputation. As soon as somebody gets some attention, they become a target for some faceless critic. I have seen it in this thread many times and I have to pose the question: If this city is so wack, why do the haters stay and constantly complain? And, If it's as bad as some people say, then we already know so spare us all the shit shower and post some flicks.
Yeah Indy is wack and fake as hell compared to NYC, Chicago, etc. Recognize where you are and take pride in the fact that you can play a role in this young graff culture. You can teach the kids to talk shit and be a hater....or you can teach them that graffiti is a deep culture with very powerful heritage and only the dopest will be remembered. Petty shit exists everywhere and only gets worse the bigger the city. At some point you have to rise above it and just do your thing or you will lose your mind.
Besides, if you're so real that you can pass judgment then aren't you too real for this petty internet crap? A person could do 30 tags in the time it takes to talk shit, wait for a response, respond back, wait for a response, then talk some more shit. If you want a better city, make a better contribution.
Peace to: Dose, Creep, Slope, Union, Tokeo, Demo, Check - Just a few of the guys that set an example at a time when it was a lot harder to have style.