my narrative reading: video

This is a video re-enactment of how I read the washroom graffiti in the woman's stall at WoodWard Library, UBC.

Graffiti in the Women's washroom stall located in Woodward at
UBC Point Grey Campus (2198 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC)
- Video taken on July 17, 2010 by Anita Cheong

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my narrative reading: making sense of it

After reading each individual graffiti comment, this is the way in which I made sense of the washroom graffiti in narrative form. It is important to keep in mind that everyone reads differently and the act of reading washroom graffiti is often a simultaneous act.

1. "Vote or Die Bitches"
   
   
2. Swipe your Piss
   
   
3. Sometimes I wish I
   had ADD so that at
   least I would have an
   excuse for not studying
   
   
4. There are some places in the world where women aren't even Allowed an education! Sold to some old fucker by 12, having babies by 14, their first experience of sex is rape and they aren't allowed to or able to pick up a book! Maybe you all should stop bitching about how much your studying cuts into your facebook time and be grateful you're in the the tiny minority of women worldwide who are literate and can study medicine
   
   
5. Same here!
   
   
6. THEN TRY
   CONCERTA
   ITS WONDERFUL
   
   
7. Realizing
   Change is [?]
   When you know
   you have wisdom.
   
   
8. EXACTLY!
   Don't complain about
   your own (privileged) choices
   
   
9. OH HOW I LOATHE SCHOOL
   THIS INSTITUTE OF TORTURE
   
   
10. Then why are you
    here!??!
    
    
11. Wait until you get
    into real world...school
    looks great then
    
    
12. Look for meaning in
    the wrong places
    often, I find it.
    
    
13. the only reason women here were 'liberated'
    was an attempt to maintain an unrealistic
    standard of living in a slowing economy
    families now needing dual income to
    function, leaving all children
    to be raised by strangers. Education
    might be [riled] but our society
    is not. So we can complain
    about arbitrary schooling, dead end futures
    and whatever we want.
    
    
14. Its funny, I guess you can
    only enjoy the moment
    or each moment no matter how
    'good' or how 'painful' - this
    is life - it ain't all sweet but
    that is the joy of it.
    
    
15. [heart]
    
    
16. The only thing constant is change