Sunday, October 16, 2005
In Mike Davis' article "Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarization of urban space," he shows that's the Los Angeles governments are privatizing public space and subsiding new exclusive enclaves. The main reason he wrote this was to show how racist the government is towards helping the higher class citizens and leaving the lower class races who live the urban life with nothing to live for. The reason for this is to increase the amount of sites for for tourist and also for their safety. I think in a way its fair, but at the same time cutting off the limits of civilians will only cost the government more trouble because there going to disobey the law even more than they were before. Maybe if they take some of the money their spending on these buildings and help the lower class environments, it will make it easier for them and there will be less problems. In Thomas Heins "Goths In Tomorrowland," he shows the other side of teenagers and how the way they dress affects certain environment. I think teens who dress gothic to go into Disney world should be banned or atleast get in trouble because it is supposed a place of happiness. Teenagers dressing like this are scaring the little ones. Anyone who chooses to dress like that should be sent to a psychiatrist immediately. Why would you do anything to ruin your reputation or make yourself look bad, its just something I never understood.
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I am writing my own analytical essay on Davis' work now, and I enjoy his writing. He supported his point of view in a way that allowed for further argument in either direction.
This being so, I find it interesting that you also like Davis' article and then make the claims about goths in Disneyland that you do. While Davis takes the time to support his argument with facts, you give no facts, nor do you consider other points of view. The biggest issue I had with your point of view is that parents could take the time to explain to their children that goths have a different lifestyle, and that they are just other people who live a different way. Through this type of response, the kids would not be afraid. The fear, then, is created by the parents, and by people like you--people who seem to forget that our nation is founded on freedom of expression, religion, and speech.
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