Hey dude that's my symbolic turf......

Providing an example of the harm that may be done through symbolic gentrification, Halnon cited Wooden and Blazak’s study of San Francisco gutter punks who took drastic measures to defend against "frat boys and pro athletes" who invaded their "symbolic turf" by appropriating body piercing as a style. One group of gutter-punks responded by cutting off their pinky fingers.

Why stop with the pinky fingers? A quote from the famous author Jar(egg)head "cut along the veins not across" fits here, and then you could have another type of turf...... cemetery turf 6 feet above your head. But wait, the last time I checked there were other people there too, so much for being unique.