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I was under the impression that the gangster image originated with poor black people too. In any case, I'd have to agree bein' "gangsta" is way overrated.
This brings to mind a Carlos Mencia joke (even though I hate the man) that said something like when a white person dresses in baggy clothes and mumbles in gibberish it's called being "homeless" but when a black person does it it's called being a "rapper"
lol, he prolly stole that joke too though.
Well, i just thought that calling someone (maybe someone white) black even though their not, but just because they are gangsta would be like saying all black people act gangsta. So some black people might be offended cuz alot of black people dont act gangsta and people generalize black people as being gangsta when they say acting black.
Anyway, i wasnt even that serious when i first posted about the racist thing. i dont even think its that bad.
It's like people being offended by my college basketball team's name "The Braves"
Shit, if white people were associated with bravery, I'd consider that a compliment.
I haven't the slightest clue, sorry. I'm pretty sure there's a term for that too though. Social scientists (scientists in general) like to name everything for reference sake.Quote:
Originally posted by: Honoko
and there's a study on how ugly people are least likely to get promoted than pretty people. what's that -ism called?Quote:
Originally posted by: Uchiha Barles
Yes, relative to white men, on the average. But women have it even worse. There are a lot of -isms out there.
Its associated with being black because that is the image that sells and is presented to make money, but its not the image that represents the majority of black people, even in inner city neighborhoods, making it a racist and fallacious generalization.Quote:
Originally posted by: PSJ
Well, the "gangster" behaviour is asociated with black people so either term works fine for me, i don't see the problem either.