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Originally Posted by abaya
I just wanted to say that of all the posts so far, I liked this quote a lot. It applies to so many people in my life (as well as myself, once upon a time)... lots of good intentions, still going to hell.
JJ, to be honest, the way you explain culture-jamming reminds me a bit of the futility of Fight Club's Project Mayhem. Lots of sturm und drang, but no real change.
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Yeah, as I read back over it, I realize that my explanations aren't the best.
Culture jamming isn't just altering billboards, even though it seems the majority of this thread seems to revolve around defining it as such. It's more involved than that. Culture jamming includes music, films, art, and many other creative outlets.
The Ramones were culture jammers, as were The Clash and just about every other punk band in existence in the late 70s.
Andy Warhol is viewed as a culture jammer.
Lenny Bruce was a culture jammer. Andy Kaufman was a culture jammer.
I bring up these names because of Charlatan's comment that culture cannot be jammed. I disagree. The fact that what was once considered fringe and obscene has become mainstream. That's exactly what culture jamming is. To say it's a failure because it's mainstream doesn't make sense to me. To me, that's proof that it's successful.
I hope that makes it a little more clear.