I'm simmering with anger as the school wall is cleaned and repainted for the fourth time to get rid of graffiti. Creativity is admirable but people should find ways to express themselves that do not inflict extra costs upon society. Why do you spoil the reputation of young people by painting graffiti where it's forbidden? Professional artists do not hang their paintings in the streets, do they? Instead, they seek funding and gain fame through legal exhibitions. In my opinion buildings, fences and park benches are works of art in themselves. It's really pathetic to spoil this architecture with graffiti and what's more, the method destroys the ozone layer. Really, I can't understand why these criminal artists bother as their "artistic works" are just removed from sight over and over again.

Sofia Sofa 
Today at 9:00am

There is no accounting for taste. Society is full of communication and advertising. Company logos, shop names. Large intrusive posters on the streets. Are they acceptable? Yes, mostly. Is graffiti acceptable? Some people say yes, some no. Who pays the price for graffiti? Who is ultimately paying the price for advertisements? Correct. The consumer. Have the people who put up billboards asked your permission? No. Should graffiti painters do so then? Isn't it all just a question of communication your own name, the names of gangs, and large works of art in the street? Think about the striped and checkered clothes that appeared in the stores a few years ago. And ski wear. The patterns and colors were stolen directly from the flowery concrete walls. It's quite amusing that these patterns and colors are accepted and admired but that graffiti in the same style is considered dreadful. Times are hard for the arts.

B. Let’s Discuss 

1. Why do you think they write the posts?

Answer: They write the posts because they want to tell their idea/opinion about the issue

2. Which writer do you agree with? Explain your answer. Refer to what is written on the posts.

Answer: I agree with Hanif. I think creativity is good but we should know the right place to do the creativity. 

I agree with Hanif post "Creativity is admirable but people should find ways to express themselves that do not inflict extra costs upon society."

3. How would you feel if somebody painted graffiti on your property?

Answer: I would feel so angry and disappointed if somebody painted graffiti on my property.

4. Who owns the graffiti? If somebody paints on your property, can you legally claim the artwork as your own?

Answer: If somebody paints on my property, I can not legally claim the artwork as my own because it is not me who paint the graffiti and I dont pay for it, but I have the right to clean my property and remove the graffiti.

5. In your opinion, what would the world be like without graffiti?

Answer: In my opinion, The world would be fine without graffiti. We have so many other arts.

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