WTF
Ridiculous And Insensitive Blast Themed Party Held On August 5
For two years running, a “Blast-themed” party has been held during the week of August 4. The party, which branded itself as Blast 2.0, was a sequel to last year’s canceled The Blast.
The party’s organizers proudly declared that “a second blast has landed, but this time with a bigger impact.”
Blast 2.0 was held at Bourgeois Boheme in Dbayeh on the 5th of August. With a promise to “blow your minds,” tickets for the event sold for 350,000 L.L. and 400,000 L.L. at the door. A ticket would get you 2 drinks and access to the party’s available “vape bar.”
Last year’s party was supposed to be held on August 3 in Wadi Chahrour. Tickets for the event were 130,000 L.L. and 150,000 L.L. at the door. This indicates that the inflation rate for Blast-themed parties is 269% year-to-year.
This event, a slap in the face to the thousands affected by the August 4 explosion, is a symbol of the continued commodification of the 2020 blast.
The fact that some people find it appropriate to commemorate an explosion that has unleashed unmeasurable psychological, social, and economic damage at a vape bar, tells you all you need to know about the rotted “resilience” that has been spread by those seeking to make a quick buck.
The fact that such an event can take place shows us that the famed nightlife-resilience of “people dancing while the bombs drop” we’ve heard about during events such as the Civil War and other crises is nothing more than a romanticised revision of apathy and inequality.
For the people happily hopping along to the tunes of Blast DJs, it is probably time to re-evaluate the decisions that got you here. It is one thing to choose to cope with the accumulated trauma of the country through partying, and another to specifically seek out insensitive and disrespectful events like these.
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The party’s organizers proudly declared that “a second blast has landed, but this time with a bigger impact.”
WTF is this?! Disgusting “party” that took place on August 5 branded itself Blast 2.0 pic.twitter.com/Yy2VYtAbkS
— Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) August 7, 2022
Blast 2.0 was held at Bourgeois Boheme in Dbayeh on the 5th of August. With a promise to “blow your minds,” tickets for the event sold for 350,000 L.L. and 400,000 L.L. at the door. A ticket would get you 2 drinks and access to the party’s available “vape bar.”
Last year’s party was supposed to be held on August 3 in Wadi Chahrour. Tickets for the event were 130,000 L.L. and 150,000 L.L. at the door. This indicates that the inflation rate for Blast-themed parties is 269% year-to-year.
مين الحمار ورا فكرة بارتي ب٣ آب بعنوان “The Blast”؟
— Halim Shebaya (حليم شبيعة) (@halimshebaya) July 23, 2021
This event, a slap in the face to the thousands affected by the August 4 explosion, is a symbol of the continued commodification of the 2020 blast.
The fact that some people find it appropriate to commemorate an explosion that has unleashed unmeasurable psychological, social, and economic damage at a vape bar, tells you all you need to know about the rotted “resilience” that has been spread by those seeking to make a quick buck.
The fact that such an event can take place shows us that the famed nightlife-resilience of “people dancing while the bombs drop” we’ve heard about during events such as the Civil War and other crises is nothing more than a romanticised revision of apathy and inequality.
For the people happily hopping along to the tunes of Blast DJs, it is probably time to re-evaluate the decisions that got you here. It is one thing to choose to cope with the accumulated trauma of the country through partying, and another to specifically seek out insensitive and disrespectful events like these.
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