tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post6311256953445223323..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: Made in Americachristopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-29398998382237772011-02-27T12:27:33.797-08:002011-02-27T12:27:33.797-08:00I actually just watched this documentary a couple ...I actually just watched this documentary a couple weeks ago in order to talk about tupac and i found it very informative as to how the bloods and crips started and the history behind the gangs. Seeing how these gang members have to try and survive every day on the streets gives you some insight into why they have to be so violent. <br />Also, Gangland is a really good show, i highly recommend itTrey Dandretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232310683290631103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-16824675057144317352011-02-26T11:01:50.449-08:002011-02-26T11:01:50.449-08:00History Channel has a series called Gangland which...History Channel has a series called Gangland which was recently recommended to me. Haven't had a chance to see it yet, but looks interesting:<br />http://www.history.com/shows/ganglandAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236025329473315614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-38607731173006293582011-02-25T14:07:32.213-08:002011-02-25T14:07:32.213-08:00Great post! Coming from an urban area the issue of...Great post! Coming from an urban area the issue of gangs is largely ignored. The NYPD only goes after the drugs and not after the countless batteries and assaults committed on pedestrians. The gang usually terrorizes the youth of the neighborhood who don't seem interested in their way of life.The gang also stymies the growth of a neighborhood in countless other ways. Thankfully I was never the victim of such violence but I have known and know of many who have been. The gang phenomenon however is brewed within the places it terrorizes; the ghetto. <br />Gang life is a product of ghetto existence just like the poster said. The existence of gang culture and life is born of out of the cultural frictions between inner-city areas that are largely overlook for the parts of the city less populated with minorities.MartinsianLogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758018372813246530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-69886849954898015262011-02-24T21:26:02.928-08:002011-02-24T21:26:02.928-08:00Gang Violence is a massive problem is the U.S. and...Gang Violence is a massive problem is the U.S. and all over the world people band together in clan-like armies to fight over territories. However, this is (as the man said in the introduction) 'an epidemic'. People are born into this cycle and are never able to become liberated. And who is to blame- no one but the entire society at large. Looks like an interesting film and it's interesting to note the music playing in this introduction ('Amazing Grace' an emblematic part of African American culture).cmc9015https://www.blogger.com/profile/03092415415477948475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-84360505308025336222011-02-23T11:43:13.090-08:002011-02-23T11:43:13.090-08:00It's also interesting because lots of times we...It's also interesting because lots of times we focus on racial violence, whites vs blacks, things like that. However, gang violence is limited to usually among minorities. This is probably a result of the competition between themselves for the limited space they are given because gangs are pushed into the intercity by rich upperclass who live out in the suburbs.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798669711785779537noreply@blogger.com