Originally Posted by AVM

pr0 - I'm from Jersey City NJ, this shit is as close as it comes for me.

Red tops, red tops.

I love the show, it's a sophisticated depiction of the modern day urban environment with superior writing - the Hamsterdam parallel, unfuckingbelievable- But hey, it's offensive right, you're "ghetto" and it's not fun. Although I credit you for not glamorizing the ghetto, as it's obviously nowhere anyone would want to be - UNLESS if watching at HOME. Of which The Wire provides. Crime Drama. Easy, no frills or gunshot entertainment, it's a tv show, and thus we're allowed to partake in this experience regardless of background. It just so happens I can relate closely, and I have had relatives fall to the same shit they sell - but I can separate my "own" emotions, or my own trepidation for what is the monster known as 'the ghetto' --- from great television experience/writing. I can also see how regardless if you relate on my level, or be it 67 yr old Thelma from a suburban neighborhood her whole life, I think we can all find ourselves a bit intrigued at the inner workings of the modern day Costa nostra to a much less organized, vicious, no-family extent. ALONGSIDE damn ol' natural po-leece work.

To a much further extent, superseding my word - just look at criminals, the dealers. Who actually take what they they watch the show and use on the streets.


P.s. Single family homes in the 200's do not count.
We're talking tenement buildings, section-8 with the government cheese incld.

So beware you go biting off more than you can chew taking the "moral highground", presuming you're GFY's resident Urban advisor and everyone will follow lead as they cannot protest if not from - "Ahh yes, I agree, it's exploitation"- listen Al Sharpton, it's fucking entertaining. Very simple.