(January 23, 2016 at 3:09 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: So I was hanging out with my cousin the other day and he shows up dressed as the worst black stereotype available. Like a total Lil' Wayne knock off. And this idiot opens his mouth and says "I'm all about that thug life." I of course look at this fool like he's lost his damn mind. We were raised in pockets of accountants and bankers, in gated communities on the shores of Lake Erie WTF does he think he knows about "thug life". But it all got me thinking, can black people appropriate black culture? For instance I love blues music but do I really have comprehension being cosseted most of my life to appreciate it in its fullness, or am I just siphoning off a cool sound?
"thug" is a slur bigots use. I don't care what someone wears or what class they are in, you steal or physically harm others you are a criminal.
I don't care if whites are into rap or blacks play rock, and I have seen both. I also don't care what music you like. What matters is being a decent human.
I used to do lots of stupid shit as a teen, I was also raised in a white middle class neighborhood. If my "metalhead" friends, who really just used me for beer and a place to party, if we had gotten caught for all the shit we did, we'd have gotten into tons of trouble. I got lucky and I grew out of it.
