tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post115452678923330137..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Update: El Corrido de Boyle Heights - Sol's RantContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-1154782309645202352006-08-05T06:51:00.000-06:002006-08-05T06:51:00.000-06:00XICANOguy82, altho I don't know that, as you say, ...XICANOguy82, altho I don't know that, as you say, "most tagging is just gibberish", I agree that deep in most taggers lies an artist-rebel.<BR/><BR/>When you say us non-taggers "could learn from the tagger" to "stand up for our community and where we're from and fight for what matters", I think you touched on the contradiction Sol and most of us can't reconcile. I think Sol is ""stand(ing) up for community and where we're from and fight(ing) for" Chicano art she thinks matters greatly. But in doing that, her anger is focused on the tagger, whom she may even know. Yes, there are societal reasons behind this, as you point out, but that doesn't mean we should tolerate anti-gente, anti-arte behavior.<BR/><BR/>As you say, "graffiti needs to be legitimized. It is art too, but we have to build on that as a foundation and give the youth the resources to let them expand on their ideas and their creativity." As you probably know, art like Boyle Heights was once considered graffiti, until the rest of the things you describe did happen. So now we have the 60s-70s art of the older generation of grafitti-taggers being sprayed over by a new generation. Thus, the contradiction.<BR/><BR/>We welcome your comments.<BR/>RudyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-1154706319170443612006-08-04T09:45:00.000-06:002006-08-04T09:45:00.000-06:00Xicanoguy82 - you have some good points. I still t...Xicanoguy82 - you have some good points. I still think they need to keep it off the murals and respect other people's arte. I don't want it on my garden wall either.Gina Ruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700132250640308115noreply@blogger.com