[bloriMal]

This dude actually has a really good point.

He is saying that there is a stgma attached to pit bulls and young black men in urban areas.

And there is.

He is also saying that it's not those stigmatized people who's dogs are making the 6 o'clock news every day with attacks and maulings.

And he's right.

If you look at the news stories, most of them involve lower middle to upper middle class suburban white folk.

I think most of the stigma attached to "thugs" is that most small time dog fighters are preadolescent black males in urban areas. This does seem to be the case most of the time.

Also that it seems most every young black male must have a pit bull as a status symbol. However, this has turned into every young male of any race these days.

People are just as scared as thugged out (dressed) black males as they are of pit bulls. And since many of these guys have pit bulls, the stigma goes hand in hand.

Black men who dress in the hip hop style are suffereing from the exact same fear mongering as the pit bull itself is. "That black man is wearing baggy jeans, a loose white t-shirt, and gold chains...he must be a criminal! And he drives a nice car, he must be a drug dealer!

This is a society of fear and ignorance. "She wears all black, and dyes her hair black, and wears make up to make her look sickly...she must worship the Devil!" "He has a green mohawk, and tons of peircings and tattoos...he's probably addicted to heroin, and he'll rob you at knife point!" He has wild hair and a beard, wears a leather vest and drives a Harley...he's a murderer, and a rapist! He wears a cowboy hat, tight Levi's and cowboy boots...he's an ignorant, racist redneck!" Etc, etc, etc.

I for one, have learned not to judge on appearences. People are seldom what they seem at first glance.