LA Gang Tour? – Run 4 The Border Tour? – Are They Serious?
February 6, 2010 by K.I.M
Filed under Entertainment, Featured
Okay, this here is 1 of the craziest things I’ve seen in a minute, but I honestly can’t be mad at their entrepanurial spirits. I still couldn’t see me going on a tour to run across the Mexican border like some illegal alien. Look at this crazy ish below, I’m pretty sure not too many Black people will be spending their money on these tours!
On second thought, I know of some corny ass fake “hood/street” rappers that might could use the LA Gang tour so they can claim some affiliation for their next song. Picture it, they book the tour, they memorize all the streets, next thing you know there’s a song by them claiming they used to run with Tookie and helped form the Crips or some other lying BS, bwahaaaaaaa!
K.I.M
PS – This is some bullsh*t, I can’t believe they’re doing this! I almost want to say it’s a mockery of Blacks, Mexicans and Asians (not of Chinese descent), until I see a “Trailer Park” tour, I’m calling this RACIST, straight up!
In the Ghetto
Los Angeles, California
This bus tour through South Central—an area synonymous with gang warfare and poverty in Los Angeles—is guided by a former gang member. Passengers must sign release waivers before being chauffeured into the heart of LA’s gang turn in comfy, air conditioned coach. Of course, with the spectacle comes some schooling; Reformed gang members are welcomed onboard to recall their lives on the streets, and all proceeds go toward helping gang members find jobs.
The Sights: LA County Jail, site of one of the largest gun battles in American history, birthplace of the Black Panther Party, a graffiti lab
The Price: $65 per person, lunch included
www.lagangtours.com
Run for the Border
Parque Eco Alberto, Mexico
This nighttime hike through the Mexican desert is no walk in the park: here, tourists play the role of illegal immigrants attempting to cross into the United States. Masked guides shout at tourists to “get moving” as men with flashlights—the Border Patrol—chase them through the brush and under barbed wire fences, firing blanks. The locals, Hñahñu Indians, act as fellow immigrants, guides, and angry guards on the mock escape.
The Sights: Over suspension bridges, through muddy riverbeds, to America we go!
The Price: $18 per person
www.parqueecoalberto.com.mx
Love for the Slums
Mumbai, India
Many people travel to see how people live, and this tour of Dharavi—one of the largest slums in Asia—is part of an increasing trend of “poverty tourism.” Over a million people live in this 550-acre area, which was featured in the eight time Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Whether the tour is exploitative or educational is up to you, but the good news is eighty percent of profits are donated to help Mumbai’s poor. Similar tours are offered in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia as well as Kenya.
The Sights: Past shanties, through markets and into the red light district
The Price: $10-$20, depending on length of tour
www.realitytoursandtravel.com
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