Monday, February 1, 2016

The return of the 'White Negro' tag



EVG reader Ronnie shared this photo from earlier today on East Fifth Street at Avenue B.

We don't recall seeing this tag since the spring of 2009, when it started showing up on walls around the neighborhood.


[EVG photo on Avenue A from 2009]
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:17 PM

    I'll start tagging the EV with 'Black White Privileged'.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2016 at 11:25 PM

    Looks like "WHITE VEGRO" to me. I assume it's an attempt at guerilla marketing for plant food.

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  3. GiovanniFebruary 1, 2016 at 11:28 PM

    Chocolate Honkey is not amused.

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  4. IzFFebruary 2, 2016 at 2:18 AM

    How bout "BLACK CRACKER"?

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    It is a wall salute to James White and the Blacks, aka, James Chance, aka, The Contortions.

    And here I thought the EV was hip to its musical heritage. Sure - paint a wall with an image of some guy from a band from out of town, but do you honor the local greats?

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 9:50 AM

    This is a tribute to Norman Mailer's 1957 essay The White Negro. Not James Chance.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    You're all wrong. It's a tribute to sloppy vandalism.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 12:03 PM

    Apparently it has people talking. Mission accomplished.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 12:17 PM

    Whatever stupid kid did this deserves to have his ears boxed and his playstation taken away for a week.

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  10. IzFFebruary 2, 2016 at 2:29 PM

    WAIT!!! Remember Dick Chicken???

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 3:31 PM

    @Izf Wasn't Dick Chicken related to NeckFace?

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2016 at 10:29 AM

    what about Chef Pants?

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  13. Eden BeeFebruary 3, 2016 at 9:38 PM

    RETARD RIOT WHERE ARE YOU?

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