Pics From The Hood Your Beach or Mine?

I got this idea from my girl Daffy who does a weekly 
Convos from the hood. 

I decided to do my own twist to it this week....

*Rod Serling Voice* 

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. 

It is the middle ground between light and shadow, 

between science and superstition.

Okay it was way cooler in my head... but i likey the voice.. and it's reality for a lot of us. It's the hood. Neighborhood, Ghetto, Projects, Across the Tracks, the otha side of town, Whateva you wanna call it.. it's not pretty. It's Reality. Believe this......The Hood is not a racist issue.. it's Classism. It's Have and Have not. It's not soley the Have's fault, nor is it soley the Have Not's. I swear it isn't, I've lived both sides. What I would like to see is the day when EVERYONE understands it's the Government providing these subliminal messages. Race is a silly way to deter from the facts. Don't buy into it. It's so much deeper. Segregation is not a Race war it is redefined in every era by T.V., Pop Culture, Celebrities, and the Media.. with the Government as the Puppet Master.... we know the government is the dealer... do you? Now, it's 2010. This is, mos def, a classism game. The oppressors want you to believe otherwise. The true soldiers know it has always been a game of Chess. Too bad we allow a select few to hold the real pieces while we continue to be Pawns, today it is a game to Pit the Have against the Have nots. So my post today is a tiny example of Segregation in 2010. It's the Beach, my morning walk. It is Segregated and it is sad. There are many convos about this. My favorite is.. it's your beach clean it up!! Really, so you mean to tell me everyday the otha side wakes up walks to the beach and picks up trash? No, the Beach Maintenence does it.. I've seen it... but only on one side of the Pier.....

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, May 2010

Did you see my Sundays in my City Post? The Pier sure looks purdy!

But there is a dirty little secret that only residents know....

There are two sides.... my side is closer to downtown. If you walk from the beach up the stairs (y'all know beach stairs... they lead to the street), you will walk a few blocks and be in the hood. The other side of the pier hits Belmont Shore and heads towards Naples. A block up and your in heaven. 

Now, lets look at the upkeep of the Beach.

REMEMBER, IT'S THE SAME BEACH.

Lower Class side of the Pier

(notice no dogs allowed)

Double Vision Bike Painting? WTF?

Dirt Nasty Bathrooms

Trash littered on the Sand and on Bike and Walk Paths:

Oh and don't forget....

But never fear... we are getting closer to the Pier!!

Upper Class Side of the Pier:

Oh look even Dogs are treated better....

... and is that an Island, a private Oasis, 

or a Bathroom (oops I mean Bathroom's)?

Oh Look a Restraunt on the Beach... 

must be nice...

Volleyball Courts and 

Indoor Swimming Pool on the Sand

Is that a one Bicycle Path or did I really have double vision?

Look Clean Sand, no trash... hmmmmmm....

Is there a difference in Feet on the Walkway? 
(guess which prints are on what side of the pier)

What is that Sesame Street Song???

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed this one is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...right!