33. "RE: I don't think this is about 'stealing'" In response to In response to 10
Another point to make is that hip-hop among white people is mostly regulated to suburban kids who are bucking against their society anyway.
The thing is... they can _afford_ to wear baggy clothes and dress in a manner in which white culture deems "devalued" or inappropriate... because they can just take that stuff off and voila! they are "valued", accepted back into the culture and that silly teenage stuff they were doing? all forgotten.
When I went to a UIR (Undoing Institutionalized Racism) training, the trainer made a wonderful point about how white people can dye their hair pink, wear torn clothes (dress in hip-hop styles) however, in order to "get ahead", in order to "reap the benefits of white skin privilege, all they need to do is take that off... Well, people of color don't have that privilege (not to say that there aren't those who think they do *smirk*) because we will always be -not white- -not valued (by them)-... get what I am saying? Do you feel me???
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"When the revolution comes, "faggots" won't be so funny." - The Last Poets
** Most people mis-read this line. I don't think he is being homophobic. I think he's making sure you folks know, within our communities, those of you who laugh at