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Originally Posted by mr.davon24
LOL! Man these threads are so damn funny. I just laugh at how different races look at each other. I guess because my clothes don’t fit closer to my body, listen to rap music, and use Ebonics I am ghetto. I do these things because it's me and don't care two s**** what anyone thinks about it. See the thing that YOU stereotypical people don’t realize most of no when to cut off the slang. I’ve noticed that you have black friends; do they know you look at us this way John? I agree with Zip also.....
Some of you guys needs to pick up a book about the ghettos.
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Using ebonics and wearing oversized clothes and listening to rap are all signs of someone who lives in, or wants to live in a Ghetto. It's certainly possible to do these three things and NOT live in a ghetto or WANT to, but why are you doing it?
Why are you wearing oversized clothes? You certainly must know that clothes that fit on your body correctly give you a sense of respect in our society. You certainly must also know that all the cool rappers who want to be "gangsta" wear oversized clothes. DEFINITELY knowing these two things, why do you wear these clothes like that? Please explain. If you say "Thats just how I am", I beg to differ that you invented the style. I really think you were influenced on something. I don't think society will change their mind about the connotations that come with jerseys that hang off of people to their knees, along with someone wearing two hats at once. TWO. HATS. AT. ONCE. (both sideways in different directions..) How this is cool to
anyone is beyond me.
Anyway, "rap" is another subject. Listen to the lyrics in "Rap", theyre nearly all about illegal activity. And doing it for the sake of looking cool. Hip-hop, and good hip-hop is another story. Hell, I listen to NWA, Eazy E, KRS-One, Beastie Boys, and DeLaSoul a decent amount of the time, but I know that if I wear baggy clothes and talk like I'm uneducated, then I will be seen differently. To say that I SHOULDN'T be seen differently is a pipe dream and an excuse to act immautre.
If you use Ebonics, that means you know a full word but choose to shorten it without any reason. Or in some cases lengthen it, for shizzle. I'm SURE you also know what kind of a reputation using ebonics gets you. Might get you a pretty cool reputation with some fools, but with anyone professional or logical, probably a mediocre one.
I'm not actually including the history of ebonics, or rap (and its downfall), or the history of wearing baggy clothing, but I'm sure if I
did or if you looked it up yourself, you could see why doing these things can make everyone think you're ghetto. If You didn't know these things might make you look like you come from a ghetto, maybe you're the one who needs to pick up a book about ghettos.
I have no problem with you, I'm just telling you THAT'S why.
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Lol, I was talking about a dictionary. According to these ignorant posters I live in one too. Also I am ghetto because I don't use yinze and don't listen to country music.
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Never say "yinz". One day you may be tempted to, but never do it. Only if you're making fun of someone. I'd say people who say "yinz" are worse than people from a ghetto, "yinz" is a really trashy word.
I congratulate you on not saying "yinz", but I take it back because you said you use ebonics- which is nearly the same thing
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