Some of the stuff in Haley’s book reminded me of this amazing scene from The Wire when Bunny Colvin takes some students out to a celebratory dinner at a fancy restaurant, and sees them completely unable to function there. The rules are unwritten, and these kids do not have access. The menu may as well be in French.
The Wire, class and restaurants
Posted by carlygoodman on February 8, 2012
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pjdalmasy
/ February 8, 2012Greatest city in America.
pjdalmasy
/ February 8, 2012Kidding of course, great post!
dygottlieb
/ February 8, 2012[in simpson’s comic-book-store-guy voice]: best season ever.
also, I heart xenobia.
bryantsimon
/ February 8, 2012What is great about this scene is how class work and how difficult it is to surmount those barriers. Really, a sense of defeat hangs in the air here.