Yeah, it’s really great that she did the interview and was willing to talk about how she’s feeling. That’s pretty brave. She didn’t have to do that. It’s helpful to remember we’re complex people that can be full of different feelings all at the same time.
He never did that to ME... Classic Ann, you beautiful tropical fish. You’re smart as a whip and you’re cool under pressure
It was ridiculous that people thought it was OK to name her without her consent. You can’t just go around telling people’s stories for them. And in this case it was an assumption not based on fact.
These “activists” are cowards and bullies. They go after artists because they’re an easy target compared to chain retailers. I have zero sympathy, especially after reading this:
You get out of here with your moderate, rational thinking!/s
I suppose I just wonder about where the line gets drawn in deciding someone is new, or too successful, or just in artist, and the claim that art is a definitive marker of gentrification, or more, certain types of art/artists are; and in how they pick their targets for protest... It does feel a little like they’ve…
I was just listening to a podcast about gentrification in the Los Angeles area (it’s called “There Goes the Neighborhood.”) and they cited Santa Monica as an example of what you just mentioned, where the average rent was some exorbitant amount like $3,600 a month for a one-bedroom (and I thought Honolulu was too…
This is entirely why I’ve informed by partner that, since we’ve been together over 10 years, we’re stuck together and I can get pudgy now. I hated the food, hated (absolutely loathed) the gym, and I want to eat fries. I want to eat whatever I want, sleep in, ignore the exercise bike, and actual care for my ankle and…
But you’re still missing my point- it is inherently unethical, even if it not in any way illegal, to push people out of a neighborhood the way gentrifying does without providing any sort of recourse for the people living there.
As someone who grew up in some shitty neighborhoods, I don’t see gentrification as some sort of evil monster. I’d much rather have a legit grocery store in the neighborhood than be stuck with corner stores with jacked up prices. I’d much rather have occupied houses than living next to vacant properties. Where we live…
Let’s say we all decide to agree that rich folks shouldn’t be allowed to exploit improving neighborhoods. And some sort of protections are put in place, legally speaking.
This type of transition, I am guessing.
Transition from what to what, bro?
Reading through this it seems the entirely justified anger at gentrification and the associated what I’d call “poverty-tourism” (see the still relevant Common People by Pulp), where richer or “affluent” individuals choose to move to “rougher” areas because of the “culture” of the place without thinking how that ends…
I have found smart wool socks at Marshall’s/TJ Maxx/Nordstrom Rack for below retail. I’ve been gifted a few pairs of Balega/other premium running socks a few times and they really are so nice that I want to buy more but I balk at spending $12-$15 on a single pair of socks.
I just need smart wool running socks, you guys. I won’t spend $15/pair on myself, but I will turn into a puddle of gratitude if they are gifted to me.
He should. But I think there is a shitload of this stuff among Congressmen about to break in the news and they’re all probably worried about creating a precedent that this is resign-worthy. I think it’s something that a lot of these assholes are about to face and they don’t want to go overboard in their faux-outrage.
Owen Labrie. Brock Turner. Leon Wieseltier. Matt Taibbi.