Most recent public comments by Carter Moore https://nowcomment.com/users/28318 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735700 I agree. I would love to read what someone has to say on the most recent trends of civil rights, such as Black Lives Matter, and how that relates to the New Jim Crow or other topics we've discussed in class. I'd like to think that we are making progress just by the high publicity of movements like BLM but their actual effects on numbers may not be that catastrophic (this is just speculation). Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:58:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735699 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735699 So many people argue something along the lines of "well they shouldn't have broken the law if they wanted the right to vote" but those people don't understand how easy it is for them to be put into the system. It takes a string of institutional policies to put them in that position in the first place, so it is not even really their choice anymore, and then they are rid of even more choices. Doesn't really make sense Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:56:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735698 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735698 It is truly terrifying how easily the media can can validate what the government is doing, and how rarely people see that they are no longer acting as a watchdog but more as an accomplice. Just a year or two ago the cover of the New York Post read "The Walking Dead" and had a photograph of 3 or 4 people in the Bronx looking like zombies after smoking "synthetic marijuana." Of course, my mother gave me a 20-minute lecture on the dangers of the drug, and all the information she cited was from media outlets. The criminalization of marijuana was just another way the government try to make imprison black communities, and consequently deprive them of their civil rights. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:49:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735693 I agree somewhat, but I still think that because so much of the narrative of the Wire follows the drug trade and the people involved, it still gives the impression that this is the only kind of life that exists in black neighborhoods. The Wire pays much less attention to the civilians that are "clean" and how they are affected by the drug trade, and while I do think it does a great job of showing the true causes of inner city struggles, it doesn't necessarily alter the inaccurate public perception that this is the only type of person that lives in such neighborhoods. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:55:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/76206?scroll_to=735690 I definitely think this is a true idea, but I also think that only people who truly look into the trends of incarceration, as well as changes in laws and policing strategies, can actually see how systematic and deliberate these trends are. Maybe I am just optimistically giving people the benefit of the doubt in thinking that not everyone knows what is going underneath the language, but I definitely did not see the deeper meanings of some of the institutional changes until we discussed them in accordance to The Wire. I would like to think that once these ideas come more into the common discourse of the media and of everyday conversations can we hope to see some change. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:39:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668695 I completely agree. It is not rare that TV shows or movies who aren't as commercially successful as others are the ones that will become classics because of the lessons they teach and the values they display. The Wire shouldn't be evaluated based on the number of viewers but rather the realizations and discoveries about a certain part of society that its audience takes away from it. Some of my favorite works of art--books, movies, or the like--aren't widely popular, but they spoke to me in a way that I will never forget, and that is what makes them a success. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:43:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668692 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668692 My first reaction to this is that I don't want to agree with it, as I want to believe we are all worth something and that this life of achievements is improving that worth. However cynical Simon seems though, he makes a good point. We are all more or less pawns in the game of chess, and the only real winners are the ones who don't get trapped on all sides. The system doesn't serve to advance particular individuals, but rather a sector of society that has had it laid to them on a platter since the day they were born. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:23:24 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668689 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:36:06 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668685 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668685 This sentence is a very well-said description of what makes The Wire such a captivating and praiseworthy TV show. In reality, all heroes are human and thus have flaws, and The Wire does an excellent job of highlighting those flaws and allowing the audience to relate on an emotional level to these characters. The personalities of Simon's characters fall on a broad range of the spectrum of good versus evil, however it is hard to completely disregard a specific character for his lack of morality because they all show inklings of it. The beauty of the series is that it allows one to almost always connect with a character because it showcases how even the most disgraceful of the bunch have moments of vulnerability and insecurity, which we can all relate to. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 01:44:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668678 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=668678 I think one of the most impressive aspects of The Wire is its attention to detail, and how that attention to detail makes the series more realistic and thus powerful. It feels very honest and seems accurate in portraying the real injustices that plague the city of Baltimore. Simon's trademark of explaining very little and allowing the intricacies of his work to truly capture the stories of his characters is what makes The Wire so entertaining and a truer depiction of the Baltimore drug trade. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:26:24 -0500