Fashioning the Body: Versions of the Citizen, the Self, and the Subject

Here’s an example of another doll that wasn’t talked about as a class but was mentioned in my small group discussion: Homie dolls. Someone in my group suggested that they could be a negative doll but I think that they can be really positive.

Here’s a quote from the webpage that talks about them:

“The Homies are a group of tightly knit Chicano buddies who have grown up in the Mexican American barrio (neighborhood) of "Quien Sabe", (who knows) located in East Los Angeles. The four main characters are Hollywood, Smiley, Pelon, and Bobby Loco.

Their separate and distinct personalities and characteristics together make up a single, composite entity that is the "HOMIES." In an inner-city world plagued by poverty, oppression, violence, and drugs, the Homies have formed a strong and binding cultural support system that enables them to overcome the surrounding negativity and allows for laughter and good times as an anecdote for reality. The word "Homies" itself is a popular street term that refers to someone from your hometown or, in a broader sense, anyone that you would acknowledge as your friend. In use in the West Coast Latino community for decades, the word "Homies" has crossed over into the now mainstream Hip-Hop street culture that has taken America's young people by storm.”

-Dave Gonzales

Link to the website: http://www.homiesworld.com/site/