Why do high school students insist on being black and acting like gangsters?

[QUOTE=VCDrivesAPorscheToWork]White kids because of Eminem probably ,and the fact they feel being "corporate" is selling out. :wtf:


more realistically, they want to be as far away from their parents (successful) as possible so they do this as teenage rebellion.


Asians because of the Korean subculture. I heard Koreans are natural gangsters back in their home country, so they pull that off as well, and the Chinese, Vietnamese, etc... follow suit.



can anyone shed light on these stereotypes?[/QUOTE]
On the contrary, if you are talking about today's rap culture as being black. Today's rap culture is just as white as it is anything else. Just because most of the rap artists are black it doesn't reflect black people. Black people aint all gangsters like you think. A good percentage want to be gangsters, but as you can see by all the "stop snitching" merchandise being sold, there is a vast majority of fake thugs out there. They don't really live by that gangster code. Just pretending, and pretty good at it. And not ot bust your bubble, this black gangster act Is ACTUALLY coporate... just look at who is making the most money off of it. Plus, who it is being sold to.

[QUOTE=JtotheIzzo]Kids want to be tough and thuggish.

aint nothin changed

when I was young (I am older with respect to ISH) being tough was being a headbanger, then hip hop came in and flipped the switched and gangster rap came off as way tougher than any death metal band could ever dream of.

kids wanna be tough, hence youngins today are hip hop.

I work overseas so I am always shocked when I go home and hit the malls and see all the kids hangin outside smoking and how hip hop they are when back in my day they were longhairs in jean jackets with Metallica or ACDC on the back.

its a trend, it'll change, think about how funny the past few years in history will look when we look back see ourselves clammering about in oversized throwbacks.[/QUOTE]


it makes a lot of sense. i mean back in the 80s and 90s, im sure we had these guys:


[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guiqtwx6uW4[/url]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiosgJMSwdM[/url]

[QUOTE=IlliniFan]It's because the Canadian Public School system is a joke. My cousin, who lives in a town right outside Toronto told me an 80% and above is an A. WTF is that. Over here an 80% is a C+. Also failing here is a 63% and below, over there its 50% and below. That **** is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

What the ****? American systems are ****ed. 126% is an A? :oldlol: what kind of system are you guys running?

Oh, and to add to your list, kids in elementary Catholic schools cannot fail no matter how bad you do.

[QUOTE=GoRapz]What the ****? American systems are ****ed. 126% is an A? :oldlol: what kind of system are you guys running?

Oh, and to add to your list, kids in elementary Catholic schools cannot fail no matter how bad you do.[/QUOTE]



:roll: :roll: :roll: 80% and above is an A. That's pathetic.

Canadian school systems are jokes.



80% is an A? do you know how easy it is to get an A in American schools? if I were in Canada I''d probably be getting A+++++++





but in the end, both Canadian and American public school systems are jokes. its the University system that America has the trump card in.

[QUOTE=IlliniFan]It's because the Canadian Public School system is a joke. My cousin, who lives in a town right outside Toronto told me an 80% and above is an A. WTF is that. Over here an 80% is a C+. Also failing here is a 63% and below, over there its 50% and below. That **** is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

I cant speak for that specific school, but a vast majority of Canadian High Schools use percentages as oppose to letter grades in marking, so it really doesn't matter what an 'A' is.

[QUOTE=VCDrivesAPorscheToWork]Canadian school systems are jokes.



80% is an A? do you know how easy it is to get an A in American schools? if I were in Canada I''d probably be getting A+++++++





[B]but in the end, both Canadian and American public school systems are jokes. its the University system that America has the trump card in.[/B][/QUOTE]


pretty much. Everyone gets a second chance. You can go to a community college when your 30 and realize you have screwed up your life.

[QUOTE]Why do high school students insist on being black and acting like gangsters? [/QUOTE]

they're a bunch of fools. i bet most of them don't even know why they're acting that way. one big problem with alot of kids is they never sit down and think hard about their life. they always keep moving and follow the bad influence from friends/TV because they want to be accepted. that's all they want. they know nothing better. they're very weak mentally AND PSYSICALLY. 1 on 1? they're "easy chew".

[QUOTE=The_Masterplan]

poorlilrich, what makes you such a gangsta then?[/QUOTE]

you guys (posters on ISH) assume to much!!!

I never once said I was a gangsta; all i said is I hate when white kids talk and act "black".

[QUOTE=The_Masterplan]Because i dont know many black people that are in upper level classes. My school is like 90% black and my best friend is black and is taking BC calc so if they just try and study then they can be smart and get good grades.

There are a lot of white people and mexicans that dont try either but we were on the subject of "gangsta" and "acting black" so i was talking about black people.[/QUOTE]

Texas A&M is 90% black? :eek:

Is your best friend really black? :eek:

(Let me first say that thugs and wannabe thugs alike are the most annoying people alive)

Let me put something "bold" out there.

You don't act a color you frickin' morons. You can act a culture, but you don't act a color. How the flying **** can you 'act black'? Do all black people actlike that? No, you dip****s. White kids who act "urban gangster" are annoying. Not white kids who act "black" because you can't act a color.

Goddamn there's a lot of ignorant ass people in the world.

What's ironic in all of this is that black people are most associated with the words 'thug' and 'gangster' when blacks weren't even the first people to implement that kid of lifestyle. Educate yourselves, and maybe then stereotypes will start to disintegrate.

btw, the hispanics who throw the word ***** around and act gangster are even more annoying than the white kids. They actually think they "deserve" to be a part of the culture and are therefore allowed to say the word, for whatever dumb reason is in their head.

[QUOTE=Spike Spiegel](Let me first say that thugs and wannabe thugs alike are the most annoying people alive)

Let me put something "bold" out there.

You don't act a color you frickin' morons. You can act a culture, but you don't act a color. How the flying **** can you 'act black'? Do all black people actlike that? No, you dip****s. White kids who act "urban gangster" are annoying. Not white kids who act "black" because you can't act a color.

Goddamn there's a lot of ignorant ass people in the world.

What's ironic in all of this is that black people are most associated with the words 'thug' and 'gangster' when blacks weren't even the first people to implement that kid of lifestyle. Educate yourselves, and maybe then stereotypes will start to disintegrate.[/QUOTE]




bleeding heart liberal first bandies my semantics, acts all high and righteous because he champions political correctness, then calls everyone out for being stupid because they are saying one "acts black."


well let me offer you a counterpoint:


being a gangster is defined as being someone who operates crime in a gang.


you say educate myself with history.


you are right. there was Al Capone. big exmple right there.


but when was the last time kids walked around trying to bootleg liquor and apply the kiss of death to their enemies and talk with a thick Italian accent?


don't tell me white people first started the whole trend of wearing baseball caps, white people started rapping, and white people started the whole trend of calling women "bittches and hos?"



if you don't like the stereotyping associated with black and being urban gangster, then I will keep that in mind and strive to be more politically correct.


but if you come into the discussion guns blazing spewing your righteous liberal nonsense left and right and expect people to give you props. :violin:


if Bill OReilly is crucified for his views and how he blatantly and arrogantly presents them, then you should equally be crucified for your conduct.

[QUOTE=reppy]I wear clothes and don't try to fit into particular category. I hate people that try to categorize themselves. "I'm emo", "I'm goth", "I'm a prep", etc. Stfu and just be a human being.[/QUOTE]

True true.

[QUOTE=poorlilrich]Texas A&M is 90% black? :eek:

Is your best friend really black? :eek:[/QUOTE]

lol i meant 90% white and im still in high school and my best friend is black.