I used to have to travel to Baltimore for work (before I moved here) and hated it... always stuck in the Convention center area... I get comments from coworkers/friends "baltimore sucks"... I actually like it and had to defend living here. Used to live at the H&H and now in hollins market neighborhood.. and when those same friends/coworkers are in town, they seem to like it as well.... the city has its problems but being offended by stickers should be the least of them

I appreciate your comment here - but the sticker was created as backlash to Trump calling Baltimore a "shithole city" if I recall correctly. I think a lot of the people who probably put that sticker on their vehicle do it as a point of pride. I don't ever think it was intended to be "inspirational" as you put in your post though. Just, that there are good things here, that people who don't live here don't see, because FOX news is busy demonizing this city. I don't honestly know the demographic of people who put this sticker on their car, but I can tell you that I feel like the message of it is that there is more to this city than what outsiders think.

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Pascault's row? Yes they did not demo that, nor the old Westminster Presbyterian church, bit so much has been wiped away. Including about 5 churches.

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This is the single most common point that comes up when someone posts this sticker for its monthly discussion - that it tends to appear on yuppie cars that are parked at night either outside the city or in a private garage attached to a luxury condo. It is a way of virtue signaling by someone who has vastly more resources than the average Baltimore resident and therefore is able to make the choice between living here or elsewhere.

It is the idea that it is easy to say "I actually like it because I am able to afford a way to avoid the most basic problems of the city." Its a bumper sticker because the only folks advertising their choice to live here are people who can afford and regularly use cars - someone who rides the perpetually late and stalled busses isn't going to say they "actually like it" when funding is again diverted from transit.

It also heavily implies choice - that you could live and work elsewhere, but you choose to. That is great, honestly, I mean I choose to be here and I have resources to live elsewhere, but most Baltimore residents will be born, raised, live, and die within a single neighborhood. These people don't make a "choice" to "actually like it" because the city is where they live, so they deal with it whether its good or bad.

"Actually like it" also implies the ability to compare Baltimore to other places, and again - that means you have the resources to move and live in other places. Every time this sticker gets posted, there will be comments saying "I used to live elsewhere" or "Came here for work but now I love it!" because truly - to make a value opinion is to be able to have a point of reference for another part of the world. This is why people living in remote areas are often perfectly happy with their lives despite the simplicity - sure, they spend hours cooking because they don't have grocery stores, and sure, they only have a few outfits because washing clothing is tough without a modern washing machine, but they are perfectly happy because they don't have anything to compare it to and that is just what daily life is for them.

For many people, this sticker isn't inspirational, its actually just an example of the problems faced by the city.

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This question was just asked here recently.

I had my worst date ever here because the guy ordered an omelette and requested 3 meats inside. He drove from Owings Mills for the date so I of course insisted I pay before looking at the check and they charged full price for each meat, each one being about the same price as the omelette itself. It was a $36 omelette! And I was so young and poor. The date was also bad for many other reasons but that wouldn’t be relevant to this thread.

Anyway, I still bring out of town friends and relatives here and they are always dazzled. Great for tourists, not for locals.

Divine Trash is a documentary that covers mainly the production of John Waters’ Pink Flamingos. Gives a pretty neat glimpse into the underground film scene in Baltimore in the early 70’s.

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I’d argue that it’s bad but also weird and strange but in a really good way.

Since people are listing fiction and works that do not even cover historical Baltimore, I may as well add Step to the list.

Might not be the best fit, and its not 100% accurate, but I appreciate this guys analysis of Baltimore.

https://youtu.be/9A2X671RnSs

I like it, and the sticker! You know on Friends when Monica is talking to Richard about his divorce and he says he always gets the sympathetic head tilt? That's what I usually get when I tell people I live in the city. I've been here my whole life though, and can't imagine having done it somewhere else.

Mine is 10 years old, lol.

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My wife and I! She’s more of a cosplayer while I’m more of a cosplay photographer, but we do lots of events and event like to host meetups in the area.

I worked and walked by this sign for 5 years.

Yup thats the one.

it's bad but also weird.