Oh jesus, that’s so messed up.

I super don’t buy the connection between their location and her success- that seemed really bizarre. But the rest of it makes plenty of sense. And I’m sure they are targeting certain places strategically, but I don’t know that it dilutes their piint (for me, at least). Some of their choices are very weird. But their…

That’s very true...killer make-up is pretty intimidating!

Those classes most certainly have value, and I don’t mean to diminish that at all. But if the trade-off is a few years of free art classes for the eventual loss of their homes/neighborhood to wealthy entrepreneurs and investors, I don’t think it is worth it. That’s all.

Oh that’s so cool! I have two helpful tips:

It’s such a complex problem. But I think the activists are addressing what they can (and it’s pretty clear this is a case of someone wealthy from outside the community taking advantage of a potentially up-and-coming area).

Exactly. It’s an easy out whenever they wanted to bring the hammer down. Disgusting.

Thatt. Is. Perfect.

Good god. And while women shouldn’t wear push-up bras, I’m sure they’re all for equality, so men should be forced to walk around in tights/leggings so women can accurately judge their package size, right?

There are both Boyle Heights activists and representatives from NYC anti-gentrification groups there. I live in LA too, and work at UCLA. These aren’t just a bunch of UCLA students. But something tells me you full well know that.

Oh, that blows!

My ex-husband’s family always used this cardboard-like store bought crust, and it privately horrified me. That had nothing to do with our bust up, but it does make me miss thanksgiving at their place less...

Non-loophole riddled laws can be written. There are legal remedies to gentrification, primarily zoning laws (UCLA law has a somewhat extensive write up of legal methods to combat gentrification). It is possible, if society really wanted to get behind gentrification eradication. That’s not a given, though.

It’s really good! At least, I think it’s good. But I was raised eating it every holiday, so my perspective may be skewed.

Oh, what? I can’t believe I’ve never heard that before, but I haven’t, and am roundly horrified.

I’ve never seen the male gaze expressed in an administrative order (beyond school dress codes that target mostly/only girls), but here we are!

How’d you get a photo of my Tuesday look?

These activists are just doing whatever they can to hold on to their homes and neighborhood. I think most people can empathize with that. I certainly do. And I would hope the privileged wouldn’t be so myopic as to find themselves unable to acknowledge that free art classes amount to less than a finger in the dyke when…

You ever seen a bowl of persimmon pulp in the hands of a vengeful Hoosier woman? Believe, slimy isn’t the half of it!

Very true. I looked at the Alinea pumpkin jello nonsense and immediately thought ‘nope’ because that texture just wouldn’t fly with a pie crust for me.