Freedom of Expression: Haight & Ashbury

When I visited San Francisco about a year ago, I was highly fascinated with Haight and Ashbury streets, this infamous place shows the California dream of freedom of expression. Many people in Haight and Ashbury express themselves in very unique ways; from dressing up in scandalous clothes and crazy colorful wigs to supporting peace & love messages since the Hippie years. The fantasy of Haight and Ashbury is also created by small clothing boutiques, tattoos and piercings shops  that give a person the sensation that this particular place is  . Haight and Ashbury is filled with open-minded people, as these subjects and the fantasy-based elements collide, the dream of freedom of expression is born. In Ashbury and Haight, people are not afraid to show society what makes this carefree place so unique, everyone has the liberty to express themselves, and with no doubt, Haight and Ashbury is the perfect place to stand up for what you believe in, without worrying if you’re being judged or not. Ashbury and Haight not only convey the dream of freedom of expression, but it is also a place for acceptance.

 

Comments

[Christina Lee]

This is a great example of a specific place that really highlights the fact that Californians are crazy and not afraid to show it! I definitely agree that California is a place of much expression. You can go to many places in California and see the oddest people. There is a woman that comes into the coffee shop I work at everyday wearing a shirt that exposes half of her stomach and chiseled perfect abs. She obviously has a lot of pride in the fact that she works out and wants everyone to know it.

[alyssa monroe]

I think this is A PERFECT example of the image of the californian dream. There is defienatley a dream in california of being "perfect". People show off their bodies all over california as they go to the beacher and wear stroing bikini's.