Some people feel that cities should allow for spaces for graffiti while others feel it should be banned. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

 Some people feel that cities should allow for spaces for graffiti while others feel it should be banned.
Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Allow. Why? 

• Can give artists, renowned and those who cannot afford expensive spaces to express their views freely 

• This is often used to convey messages to society 

• Can make dull and dilapidated  walls look colorful and scenic, adding to the beauty 

Not to allow. Why? 

• Such permission is bound to be used to vandalize and deface public spaces, important  public places and even private properties 

• Can cost several arms and legs to clean up  

Attitudes towards legitimizing graffiti in public domains have been ambivalent, by virtue of some being in favor of allowing such form of art, and  others proscribing it. 

There is strong advocacy for permitting presentation of illustrations on walls  and structures  since it is felt that this can afford an unprecedented opportunity to the artists to exhibit their creative side publicly, and earn  accolades and much required visibility. On a similar note, those enjoying a great reputation for their artistic expressions can present their masterpieces  to the populace, turning the dull looking neighborhoods into pleasing to eye surroundings. For instance, in countries like China and France, painters are allowed to draw fascinating motifs  and  even three-dimensional drawings on walls, roads and footpaths that intrigue the public and let them enjoy imaginative work; eventually, making them feel happy.  

Moreover, this can allow creating content to engender enlightenment among citizens, for public good at large, about various essential issues having a potential to impact the social environment and health, and inveigle a positive reaction to help circumvent catastrophic consequences. To corroborate, during the pandemic, municipal authorities world over, sanctioned such endeavors, which fetched rich dividends in the form of heightened awareness  about precautions and treatment of covid infection. 

However,  the cynical view vouching for restraining such undertakings draws parallels between this practice and vandalism that can cost several arms and legs to clear, clean and restore the affected  places. This kind of scribbling in public spaces has become a tool of deliberate defacing which criminals and vandals use purposefully to cause damage to structures.

Overall, even though fears reflected in the skepticism about this matter are not unfounded, I opine that graffiti should be authorized in certain spaces, but discreetly, to afford decoration to neighborhoods and business districts.