Berlin: a certain style

[imomus]

Edit: Two of these photos were taken in Neukolln, the subject of my new Wired piece, Going Tribal in Berlin's "Neubeca".

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[nato-dakke.livejournal.com]

this is "lAngstrumpF". totally unrelated.

Elterninitiativ Kinderladen Pipi Langstrumpf

[(Anonymous)]

That's the door of the "Kinderladen Pipi Langstrumpf" (alternative kindergarten founded and lead on the parent's own initiative) my son was in for four years. formerly it's been a bar and we transformed it into the most beautiful day-care of berlin! "Pipi Langstrumpf" is a popular character among the 'progressive parents fraction' as she stands of course for disobedience, feminism, anti-authority, anti-blabla etc...you could see her face on the back of a lot of squatter-rasta-punks leather jackets.
eRiC

Re: Elterninitiativ Kinderladen Pipi Langstrumpf

[(Anonymous)]

Growing up in America; my reddish hair, braids and attitude gave me the occasional name "Pippi Longstocking" living here and seeing in it without being dubed, I realize "Pippi" wasn't something to be made fun of, but something to be admired, strength, character and the willingness to be "different".

Anika and Tommy NEEDED Pippi, and so Pippi was there.. Anika and Tommy needed freedom and an example that children too have power, thus Pippi was there to lend her strength and friendship.

Its wonderful to think that Pippi lends herself to a "Progressive Parent's Fraction", absolutely wonderful, wonderful for the value of children, and the self worth of those outside of the established system..