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oakland daytime sideshows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quzzw2rW4_M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quzzw2rW4_M
by h1karu 13y ago
oakland daytime sideshows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quzzw2rW4_M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quzzw2rW4_M
- e40 13y agoYeah, that's really representative of Oakland. Cripes. You've shown something pretty far away from downtown, which is what the discussion is all about.
- h1karu 13y agonot tryin to hate; I wish we had that shit in Atlanta
- e40 13y agoYou want gang controlled, high-crime areas? I'm sure Atlanta already has them.
- h1karu 13y agoI'm getting hella downvoted because the tech scene in the Bay Area can't appreciate the various strata of culture that surrounds them. Since they're afraid of it they group it all together as "gang culture" which is a myopic viewpoint. It's Oakland culture not gang culture it just so happens that a subset of Oakland culture interpenetrates gang culture. Haters gone hate.
- QuantumChaos 13y agoThat is the irony of progressive thinking: they are constantly torn between saying "Black people don't really do X" and "X is completely fine, people just look down on it because of racism". In this case, X = "driving a car around in circles" or "a vibrant and expressive form of performance art", depending on what kind of progressive you are :)
- h1karu 13y agoa progressive who listens to Keak Da Sneak In da building feeling like YEEE! R.I.P. to tha Mac Dee Are Eee!
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- jessedhillon 13y agoWhy are you assuming the side shows in the video are gang-related? All I see is a bunch of guys -- actually remarkably multiracial, exactly the opposite of what a gang scene would look like -- enjoying car stunts. It's pretty awesome AFAICT.
- ZanyProgrammer 13y ago1. Do you think the people living in that house in the background appreciate that? 2. All I can think of watching that guy on the motorcycle sans helmet at the end is his brains splattered over the pavement.
- e40 13y agoBecause that area is so gang infested that OPD ignores large swaths of it. Any other neighborhood that closed down the street for that type of "fun" would have OPD swarming on them in a few minutes. Not this one.
- h1karu 13y agono I want people driving cars around in circles for fun! and ghost ridin the whip. Oakland is dripping with creativity even in high crime areas.
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- angersock 13y agoThat looks pretty cool, actually. It's a community event, and people are clearly having a good time doing something they love. What's not to like?