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Sunday, October 23, 2005

Stones

This unusual graffiti appeared on the junction of the Ravenhill Road and the Albertbridge Road:Shame about the misplaced question mark
What does it mean? Lets have a look at the location of the graffiti on a streetmap:
For 'A20' read 'Albertbridge Road'
This does not provide any kind of explanation. Lets have a look at the religious distribution map:
Since this map was drawn, segregation has got worse, not better
Herein lies a clue: a block of red is adjacent to a block of yellow. This indicates an interface area, where youths are more likely to indulge in recreational rioting. When there is a shortage of youths of one ethnicity for the other to throw bricks at, the recreational rioters practice their aim on moving vehicles or strangers. Thus, one such target has been prompted to write a message for the parents of the stone throwing children. This is an unusual and rare occurrence of content specific apolitical graffiti, and it shows that it's not about religion, it's about colour.

(Religious Divide map courtesy of www.irelandstory.com)

3 Comments:

Blogger Mark Kardwell said...

It's great because on one hand, it's a responsible message: yet on the other, he totally undermines his own authority by using the socially irresponsible medium of graffiti.

Still, best local graffiti I've seen since the "what's so funny about peace, love and understanding" on the Garvaghy Road, Portadown.

8:32 pm  
Blogger Snafu said...

Why? is the question mark where it is

12:43 pm  
Blogger Scania Sculptor said...

I? don't know.

To be honest, the standard of grammar in Belfast graffiti is shocking.

3:03 pm  

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