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2.9 Martinez

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Q 2.9 Martinez According to Martinez, why are graffiti artists marginalized or "othered" by the mainstream or dominant culture and thus are not considered artists? 1. Write a short intro where you respond to the question in one or two sentences (keep in mind the project themes). 2. In the body of your response support your answer by referring to a specific passage from the reading in your own words. 3. Keep in mind the guidelines for understanding the reading and writing a good post. 4. Comment on one other post, elaborating, clarifying, or giving examples. 5. Extra points for responding to a comment on your initial post.

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Graffiti artists are othered by the mainstream or dominant culture and not considered artists because most of everyone, including some minorities, feels that they vandalize other people without a form of remorse. In the passage, " Growing Up in LA" by Ruben Martinez, It said, "Although Prime admitted that he'd been "in the wrong place at the 3 wrong time" on more than one occasion, he saw himself less as a gangster, more as a "writer" (as graffiti artists call themselves), one of the best-known among the 'city's thousands of young, spraycan-wíeldíng "bombers(101)."