Comments on: The Digest. 06.24.08. http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/06/24/the-digest-062408/ Where High Gets Low. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:25:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tomorrow Museum » Archive » Urban Safaris: Graffiti Sites Considered for Heritage Protection http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/06/24/the-digest-062408/#comment-14362 Tomorrow Museum » Archive » Urban Safaris: Graffiti Sites Considered for Heritage Protection Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/06/24/the-digest-062408/#comment-14362 [...] Well, it may not be a “pedestrian paradise,” but Melbourne is in the middle of a debate that could lead to some curious developments in urban landscapes around the world. Australia’s National Trust and Heritage Victoria is considering graffiti for heritage protection (via.) Scott Hilditch, chief executive of Graffiti Hurts Australia, says that protecting graffiti would effectively condone acts of vandalism and cost the Australian government over $260 million (U.S. $250 million) a year to clean up. [...] [...] Well, it may not be a “pedestrian paradise,” but Melbourne is in the middle of a debate that could lead to some curious developments in urban landscapes around the world. Australia’s National Trust and Heritage Victoria is considering graffiti for heritage protection (via.) Scott Hilditch, chief executive of Graffiti Hurts Australia, says that protecting graffiti would effectively condone acts of vandalism and cost the Australian government over $260 million (U.S. $250 million) a year to clean up. [...]

]]> By: jasonlujan http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/06/24/the-digest-062408/#comment-14358 jasonlujan Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:54:20 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/06/24/the-digest-062408/#comment-14358 re Lost Amazonian tribe Almost across the board Indigenous communities viewed this story with suspicion, especially once "experts" began to weigh in and speak for this particular group, as if Representation was needed. Mostly it was Indian-fetishists who feel they are entitled to be able to represent a people they are not a part of. This was especially prevalent in the blogosphere, where jumping-the-gun is endemic, before proper research can be gathered. re Lost Amazonian tribe

Almost across the board Indigenous communities viewed this story with suspicion, especially once “experts” began to weigh in and speak for this particular group, as if Representation was needed. Mostly it was Indian-fetishists who feel they are entitled to be able to represent a people they are not a part of. This was especially prevalent in the blogosphere, where jumping-the-gun is endemic, before proper research can be gathered.

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