The video is tiight! Featuring Free from Soulshifters, directed by Chad Ross. Thanks to Francis for pointing me in the direction :)
The Asian woman/white guy debate will never, ever get old. Sylviek takes on a slightly-crazed lurker who equates the dating choices of some of us ladies with the downfall of the race. Its this breed of guy that irks me: the (understandably) angry Asian American guys who then translate their emasculation at the hands of the media and society into a general hatred for those of us who date white or even interracially. And if there’s one thing I hate, its ANY guy who feels entitled to my loyalty ……and my sweet lovin’.
Jude Dizon reflects on the nature of unpaid “women’s work” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its always cool to hear/read about the experiences of conscientious folks in SE Asia (especially cos I get to say that I know him!). I spend way too much time bitching about the dumb asses invading our continent, so this here’s a piece that I’m actually proud to link to.
LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich seeks to criminalize suspected taggers for… hanging out? From the LA Times: “If you want to tag, be prepared to go to jail. And I don’t have to catch you tagging. I can just catch you . . . with your homeboys.” Going tough on crime = throwing more young people behind bars. I guess its a win-win situation for Trutanich: he appears to be doing something and gets to avoid the less glorified but more important task of like, actually helping young people.
The San Francisco Arts Commission is commissioning artists to display their work on abandoned storefronts as part of the Art in Storefronts Project. It combats the vacancy blight while enlivening the “aesthetic appearance of the street.” Pretty cool. But what’s with the psychedelic eyes? Why wolves? Well… I s’pose this is San Francisco, where hippie art will always prevail.
And below, 2 pieces in a series by ghostpatrol. Makes me wanna kick back on my hammock (if I had one), light up and CHILL.
Tags: art, dance, gender, graffiti, international, race, san francisco, video
