Many young people who undertake the act of graffiti see themselves as 'street writers'. They emphasize individual characteristics which comprises distinctive graffiti work. Teenagers' graffiti is often officially regarded as a sore on the cityscape or a product of deviant behavior. Therefore, the government puts more effort in cracking down and cleaning up--as opposed to analyzing and understanding the behavior. Public attitudes also tend to be negative. Is graffiti a kind of deviant behavior? Or does it have a richer cultural aspect? Is it a 'social problem'? does it have the same significance and motivation for both males and females? All of these questions are worthy of deeper discussion. This research adopted an exploratory qualitative approach, conducting interviews via MSN messenger; five male and two female young graffiti artists were interviewed. Interviews were focused on the interactions between the artists and society, the interactions within their graffiti groups, and the styles and content of the graffiti. The findings are: (1) males tend to engage in graffiti activities to gain recognition and reputation while girls use it to express their feelings. (2) Males usually choose the city center as a graffiti zone, while females choose quieter and more secure areas. (3) males draw graffiti to announce self-existence while girls draw cute graffiti for sheer 'creativity' (4) There are fewer females than boys in the graffiti groups; and there are more risks in graffiti for females, in terms of safety. (5) Females have less interaction with their graffiti groups than males. (6) When facing graffiti competitions and conflicts, females can resolve them more sensibly. Males and females have different strain sources and responses which in turn reflect their motives, graffiti content, choice of location and time of action. This research suggests that, rather than resisting it, society might seek to integrate graffiti into the mainstream culture, acknowledge graffiti subculture, and recognize the teenagers' subculture via their graffiti work.