tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post7291115461976970574..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: 2012 image provoking reflectionLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-34655450212473587152012-01-07T15:15:15.772-06:002012-01-07T15:15:15.772-06:00Go to the blogsite from which the image was taken....Go to the blogsite from which the image was taken. It is a project in creative writing, untethered to reality. Larry is not vetting. He is probably provoking (poking) conservatives, which is why he got the lighthearted response.<br /><br />You liberals seem to be a bit uptight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-70194815803586370992012-01-07T12:46:35.890-06:002012-01-07T12:46:35.890-06:00Anon 1041 - its nothing but conjecture on the &quo...Anon 1041 - its nothing but conjecture on the "desolate man " pictured. So if you want to make a point on the homeless, why not use a stick figure drawing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-76312497023224538252012-01-07T10:41:18.238-06:002012-01-07T10:41:18.238-06:00The post describes a man sitting alone "whils...The post describes a man sitting alone "whilst shoppers went about their daily duties, bags in hand, ignoring this man’s existence." And all some of you can focus on is whether the picture is correctly "interpreted." Does anyone actually doubt that homeless people are routinely ignored at best, and treated rudely at worst? So what's the point of focusing on a distraction? Wait, maybe that is the point. As usual, not wanting to consider what Larry is talking about, you change the subject.<br /><br />And do you really think the photographer has no idea what he's shooting? He's not a tourist. He'd probably been observing the scene for some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-32913218360130981712012-01-05T22:22:10.869-06:002012-01-05T22:22:10.869-06:00Yes, sometimes its better not to know- rather than...Yes, sometimes its better not to know- rather than know that you do not know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-58045853546091394562012-01-05T21:07:45.774-06:002012-01-05T21:07:45.774-06:00But the more hopeless I am, the more deserving I b...But the more hopeless I am, the more deserving I become! Oblivious victimhood is looking better and better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-86656545184090149612012-01-05T20:17:56.675-06:002012-01-05T20:17:56.675-06:00Anon 753-
Remember - money can't buy poverty. ...Anon 753-<br />Remember - money can't buy poverty. Sounds pretty hopeless for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-9852948068250993462012-01-05T19:53:19.755-06:002012-01-05T19:53:19.755-06:00Apparently, I was deprived of feeling poor. From w...Apparently, I was deprived of feeling poor. From what I've read on this blog, feeling poor is actually an enriching experience. So, I'm not rich b/c I haven't had the chance to feel poor. <i>Screwed by the man, again!</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-32310830884058318922012-01-05T18:47:00.794-06:002012-01-05T18:47:00.794-06:00Anon 12:00pm, what type of franchise were you dep...Anon 12:00pm, what type of franchise were you deprived of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-4535422813042231292012-01-05T17:12:55.915-06:002012-01-05T17:12:55.915-06:00I used to live in an apartment in theSouth Natomas...I used to live in an apartment in theSouth Natomas district of Sacramento. I liked living there. My room mate was a senior political advisor to the California state legislator. Eventually, I moved out of state and several years later returned on vacation to visit some old friends. I forgot in California you have to pay for gasoline in advance - which was not true in Texas or several other states at that time. So I pulled up to a station in my old neighborhood and began fueling my car, not realizing that a guy had just waited in line inside the store to prepay. He had prepaid for gas on the pump I was using, but I just assumed I would fill the tank and then go inside to pay.<br /><br />Needless to say he was a bit frustrated. I apologized over and over. I felt terrible and I think he eventually understood. I immediately entered the station, explained what I did and got things straight. But as I explained the situation it became aware that I didn't know the prepay policy. <br /><br />As my lack of knowledge surfaced another guy standing in line said "You ought to know you have to prepay, man. You're in the ghetto."<br /><br />The ghetto? <i>I lived in the ghetto just 5 or 6 years earlier and didn't know it.</i> Suddenly, I felt all disenfranchised! But then I was relieved. I couldn't believe I'd actually made it out of the ghetto. I had made it, apparently, against all odds!<br /><br />I'm a survivor. And I'll bet our man in the picture could be a survivor, too. All we have to do is <i> not tell him he is poor</i> and I'll bet he does just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-59839250139665825342012-01-05T16:14:31.374-06:002012-01-05T16:14:31.374-06:00How do you know what he is doing from the pix? He ...How do you know what he is doing from the pix? He may be fighting a hangover, or adjusting a contact lens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-89645379556897440302012-01-05T14:57:21.174-06:002012-01-05T14:57:21.174-06:00You're not vetting these, are you, Larry?You're not vetting these, are you, Larry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com