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**Sopsneork** · 02-22-2010, 05:56 AM

As i said im far from it, college educated, grad school soon, and to be considered a thug in some peoples eyes bc of the music i like, the way i dress, walk, talk etc would be considered a thug. I know not in every ones eyes, i was just trying to get imput on the matter bc i am somewhat lost to why people would say "thug"

Sorry, if you don't want people to think you're a thug, don't act like one. I'm sick and tired of people being like "I'm black, wear big dark clothes, talk like I'm uneducated, listen to loud obnoxious music, walk like one leg is bigger than the other, and all of these things are associated with people who commit illegal activities. Why am I being stereotyped?"
Seriously, put some pants on, tuck your shirt in, turn your music down, see a chiropractor, and stop blaming society for your problems.

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And to answer the title of this post "Why? Can anyone help?", the why: because society sees a recurring trend of dangerous behavior and seeks to stereotype those individuals to protect themselves; the can anyone help: the only thing that will help is for those individuals adding to the stereotype to cease and desist, until then, nothing will change.

02-22-2010, 05:56 AM	#37
Sopsneork Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 404 Senior Member	As i said im far from it, college educated, grad school soon, and to be considered a thug in some peoples eyes bc of the music i like, the way i dress, walk, talk etc would be considered a thug. I know not in every ones eyes, i was just trying to get imput on the matter bc i am somewhat lost to why people would say "thug" Sorry, if you don't want people to think you're a thug, don't act like one. I'm sick and tired of people being like "I'm black, wear big dark clothes, talk like I'm uneducated, listen to loud obnoxious music, walk like one leg is bigger than the other, and all of these things are associated with people who commit illegal activities. Why am I being stereotyped?" Seriously, put some pants on, tuck your shirt in, turn your music down, see a chiropractor, and stop blaming society for your problems. ---------- Post added at 11:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:53 PM ---------- And to answer the title of this post "Why? Can anyone help?", the why: because society sees a recurring trend of dangerous behavior and seeks to stereotype those individuals to protect themselves; the can anyone help: the only thing that will help is for those individuals adding to the stereotype to cease and desist, until then, nothing will change.
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