Graffiti: Is Great?
graffiti panorama
Defined: Graffiti- “usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface.” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, s.v. “graffiti,” accessed August 13, 2019, http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com. Defined: Graffiti- ” usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface.”
In most communities graffiti is seen as a problem, but in Seattle, it is apparently part of the accepted landscape. At least that was my impression.
My first visit to Seattle, about five years ago, I did not notice it. But on all the subsequent visits I have, I admit, with odd interest. Where I am from in the midwest graffiti is generally frowned upon and communities (most) work hard to have it removed as quickly as possible. But in Seattle, I began to see it so frequently I began to wonder who really cared….anyone?
Granted, it is not everywhere, but it is not hard to find. So a quick internet inquiry yielded some context and caution in my judgment. Apparently, graffiti is “ok”, for some folks, in what can only be described as a modern cosmopolitan and growing urban center. Not all mind you. But there is a certain tolerance that seems to exist.
However, the city government does not seem to condone it. In fact, the Mayor’s office has a web page devoted to tips and advice related to prevention. It is found at https://tinyurl.com/y3za3rbh.
I suppose different “paint” strokes for different folks.
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