If you exclude that it seems that they were stretching the truth a bit on how bad the bronx currently are, how is this any different from a tour bus driving through Celebrity Neighborhoods in Hollywood?
These sort of tours let the petite bourgeoisie brag to their compatriots. These ghetto toursists are likely the same liberal progressive North American tourists who take unnecessary risks when they visit places like Brazil, Thailand, South Africa etc., because they want to tell their equally pretentious friends that "oh yeah, we went and saw the REAL <insert developing country here>."
These sort of tours let the petite bourgeoisie brag to their compatriots. These ghetto toursists are likely the same liberal progressive North American tourists who take unnecessary risks when they visit places like Brazil, Thailand, South Africa etc., because they want to tell their equally pretentious friends that "oh yeah, we went and saw the REAL <insert developing country here>."
and how is that different than someone touring Hollywood and going home to say they saw the "real" Tom Cruise mansion?
Just because you assume that you dont like the people that find it to be entertaining does not make it any worse than other forms of entertainment.
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/bronx-ghetto-tours-stop-amid-residents-outrage-19239043
My sides are in orbit.
What's the problem?
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
Shh, don't let facts get in the way. It seems he has an agenda against "lib'ruls" and nothing can stop him from blaming everything on them.
DYER?
and how is that different than someone touring Hollywood and going home to say they saw the "real" Tom Cruise mansion?
Just because you assume that you dont like the people that find it to be entertaining does not make it any worse than other forms of entertainment.