tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29552770.post-1154484472496647112006-08-01T21:07:00.000-05:002006-08-01T21:07:00.000-05:00I hope you understood from my post that I believe many are doing far more creative things with graffiti than "tagging." Splitting up my main arguments - that graffiti art is an often meaningful form of protest, and that "fine art" can learn much from graffiti art beyond pillaging its sense of style, may have left some readers in the lurch.<BR/><BR/>I knew a kid in high school who "tagged" - middle class kid, some family problems but very much of privilege. I understand that the urge to destroy things is not inherently political, as well as that there are many things which we feel shared ownership of - homes, apartment buildings, neighborhood shops - which do not represent "corporate power" etc. etc. to us or to taggers. Sorry if that didn't come across.Jeremiah McNicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586987877676673757noreply@blogger.com