White people "acting black"

[Jaz]

Lmao.. knowing what it's like? Pretending to be from the hood when your not is one thing, that's stupid. But you're telling me you think a person shouldn't be allowed to wear tall tees, baggy jeans, fitted hats or chains without being from the hood, and wearing said things as if that's honorable? You mention the way someone acts as a backup, but let's be honest here, that's not what you're talking about.

It literally angers you that someone would wear certain clothing when YOU don't think they should do so. You have a serious problem there, and I hope it catches on even stronger as a trend and you have to deal with it every passing minute.

Just because you say 'I'm not trying to be stereotypical' doesn't make it any better.


I don't mean to call you a sack tickler, but you're a sack tickler. Same thing.

[tjb]

You're obviously to ignorantly stuck on your first statement to just give up when you had nothing real to say in the first place.. have fun with that.

You mean Ig'nant nigga.

[EminemBase]

It's not "black" it's urban.

Black people don't have traits in their gene-pool that make them want to make baggy clothes n chains. To call it acting black is insulting to both races.

It's "urban". Simple as that. The fact Americans perceive it as 'acting black' just shows how the American media box up obvious stereotypes, very quickly and re-sell them to the public in various forms through the commercial machines and opinion-holes.

I'm from an urban city in Wales, in the UK. And we have plenty of people here in fact, many who walk around thinking they're bullet-proof. People who think... Well, are basically gangsters but still look ridiculous. It's urban mentality. It's based in evolutionary-roots. Basically the idea that you have to draw up a reputation / image of yourself that is to be feared, to not become a punching-bag.

This isn't unique to black people. It's unique to deprived envrionments full-stop. It used to be natural but it's now the monetary system which causes this. It's a circular mentality, not a healthy one. I grew out of at about 15 but am still aware of it and it's still in my roots due to the type of city I live in. It's also mentality which is born out of rebelling against what one doesn't have. Which is why you don't see affluent business men walking around dressed like 50 Cent. Well, apart from... 50 Cent.

To sum up. I know what you're saying about rich white kids but... You could say the same about rich black kids. It's just you associate this cliche' image with black people as if they own it so perceive anybody white, especially rich as stealing it. But this idea that urban mentality or these types of dress-senses or attitudes are black culture is racist nonsense.

[WakeUpShow]

It's not "black" it's urban.

Black people don't have traits in their gene-pool that make them want to make baggy clothes n chains. To call it acting black is insulting to both races.

It's "urban". Simple as that. The fact Americans perceive it as 'acting black' just shows how the American media box up obvious stereotypes, very quickly and re-sell them to the public in various forms through the commercial machines and opinion-holes.

I'm from an urban city in Wales, in the UK. And we have plenty of people here in fact, many who walk around thinking they're bullet-proof. People who think... Well, are basically gangsters but still look ridiculous. It's urban mentality. It's based in evolutionary-roots. Basically the idea that you have to draw up a reputation / image of yourself that is to be feared, to not become a punching-bag.

This isn't unique to black people. It's unique to deprived envrionments full-stop. It used to be natural but it's now the monetary system which causes this. It's a circular mentality, not a healthy one. I grew out of at about 15 but am still aware of it and it's still in my roots due to the type of city I live in. It's also mentality which is born out of rebelling against what one doesn't have. Which is why you don't see affluent business men walking around dressed like 50 Cent. Well, apart from... 50 Cent.

To sum up. I know what you're saying about rich white kids but... You could say the same about rich black kids. It's just you associate this cliche' image with black people as if they own it so perceive anybody white, especially rich as stealing it. But this idea that urban mentality or these types of dress-senses or attitudes are black culture is racist nonsense.

It's not racist for someone to say acting black. People are so thin-skinned.

[Jaz]

It's stereotypical and pertains to race, therefore it's racist. No one is saying it's offending them in some huge way, but that doesn't mean it isn't racist. It doesn't even have to be a culture thing or based on color or area.

It really blows my mind that it bothers so many people if a white dude is wearing baggy clothes. Not even because of the racism involved, it's just the stupidity of it.

[randomghost]

It's stereotypical and pertains to race, therefore it's racist. No one is saying it's offending them in some huge way, but that doesn't mean it isn't racist. It doesn't even have to be a culture thing or based on color or area.

It really blows my mind that it bothers so many people if a white dude is wearing baggy clothes. Not even because of the racism involved, it's just the stupidity of it.

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