What the hell is a do-rag for, really?

[DigDug]

And yes, we all know that hip-hop culture is destroying America's youth, just like rock and roll turned our grandparents into value-less devil-worshippers. The popular hip-hop culture is demonized because it originated from minorities that challenge that which is deemed acceptable by white America. All this will be moot in the coming decades, when people start bitching about the next cultural revolution that is threatening American society.

Actually, this relatavism doesn't work. There is alot to distinguish the two, especially because of where they've come from. Vietnam and the sixties counter-establishment culture, for all its weaknesses, was a sincere attempt to expand horizons, the mind, and to look at life in a new way. The current hip-hop culture is one of nihilism and in some ways the classic manifestation of the dog-eat-dog capitalism that the sixties rockers were consciously rebelling against.
Today we have a music and pop culture that has glorified the underclass of our society - the implications of this are enormous. Traits of the underclass, namely familial dysfunction, social maladjsustment, senseless violence, lack of education and the corresponding reserved priorities of this underclass are now raised up for America to consume. Who would think that privileged middle and upper class America would actively try to dumb themselves down to the lower class, look up to guttersnipes who proudly proclaim to have been shot 9 times, have sold drugs, and who kill each other in "Eas Coast/West Coast" rivalries. This is what is "COOOL"? Perhaps the initial allure of these animals to the rest of society is because of how different they truly were - these rappers provided a glimpse into another world, a sort of neo-wild west, were toughness rules and women and booze are for the taking. The mask that middle America's youth may iindeed have nitially been a mask, but to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mask worn too long soon becomes the face. The truth of this statement is so clearly evident. Children of productive, well-to-do families are falling to behavior that would only seem a consequence of a life in the ghetto. Look what's happening, man. It ain't just like rock-and-roll. Keep the moral relativism in you liberal arts classroom.

 

[DigDug]

I wear one sometimes to keep the sun out of my eyes, but unconsciously I wear one just to look cool

Your choice to wear a hat may be functional, but which one you wear? Yeah, IT IS indeed because you think it looks cool.

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: BlipBlop

I wear one sometimes to keep the sun out of my eyes, but unconsciously I wear one just to look cool

Your choice to wear a hat may be functional, but which one you wear? Yeah, IT IS indeed because you think it looks cool.

Actually, I only have one hat that was given to me as a gift, and I only wear it when I need to keep the sun out of my eyes. It is used PURELY used for its function.

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: BlipBlop

And yes, we all know that hip-hop culture is destroying America's youth, just like rock and roll turned our grandparents into value-less devil-worshippers. The popular hip-hop culture is demonized because it originated from minorities that challenge that which is deemed acceptable by white America. All this will be moot in the coming decades, when people start bitching about the next cultural revolution that is threatening American society.

Actually, this relatavism doesn't work. There is alot to distinguish the two, especially because of where they've come from. Vietnam and the sixties counter-establishment culture, for all its weaknesses, was a sincere attempt to expand horizons, the mind, and to look at life in a new way. The current hip-hop culture is one of nihilism and in some ways the classic manifestation of the dog-eat-dog capitalism that the sixties rockers were consciously rebelling against.
Today we have a music and pop culture that has glorified the underclass of our society - the implications of this are enormous. Traits of the underclass, namely familial dysfunction, social maladjsustment, senseless violence, lack of education and the corresponding reserved priorities of this underclass are now raised up for America to consume. Who would think that privileged middle and upper class America would actively try to dumb themselves down to the lower class, look up to guttersnipes who proudly proclaim to have been shot 9 times, have sold drugs, and who kill each other in "Eas Coast/West Coast" rivalries. This is what is "COOOL"? Perhaps the initial allure of these animals to the rest of society is because of how different they truly were - these rappers provided a glimpse into another world, a sort of neo-wild west, were toughness rules and women and booze are for the taking. The mask that middle America's youth may iindeed have nitially been a mask, but to paraphrase Shakespeare, a mask worn too long soon becomes the face. The truth of this statement is so clearly evident. Children of productive, well-to-do families are falling to behavior that would only seem a consequence of a life in the ghetto. Look what's happening, man. It ain't just like rock-and-roll. Keep the moral relativism in you liberal arts classroom.

Ugh. I think you are making a gross generalization of people who listen to hip hop music. Just because some white kid is wearing Fubu and talking in slang doesn't mean that they are going to end up on the corner selling crack. It's just a fad.

 

[Bleep]

A non conformist attitude is related to what you wear and how you act. It has always been funny to me that people want to be non conformist alway wear the same uniform.
If you want to be a non conformist you have to live up to the standard forms of non conformity.

Bleep

 

[DigDug]

Check out these original gangstaz. These pictures say more than I ever could.

Without out further ado, I re-introduce you to the Icy Hot Stuntaz!

 

[LH]

same way the letting the pants hang down below the knees became popular, becuase prison inmates didn't have belts, so their pants sagged a bit, that was seen as a sign of "hard-core" hahaha

Actually thats not the reason why some in jail wore their pants under their ass. Those that did that meant they were ummm "sisters" umm in other words gay and willing.

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: stormbv

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Funny how people on a forum can hate a piece of clothing so much..... I give you an example of an outlet for racism.

No kidding. You see, Timmy, some people think that since you are white, you should not deviate from the designated "normal" fashion of "normal" white people. This ESPECIALLY is true when dealing with fashion that applies to minorities. These people can be referred to as morons who use their dislike of aspects of other cultures to vent their ignorance.

No better example of that than this:

Who would think that privileged middle and upper class America would actively try to dumb themselves down to the lower class, look up to guttersnipes who proudly proclaim to have been shot 9 times, have sold drugs, and who kill each other in "Eas Coast/West Coast" rivalries. This is what is "COOOL"? Perhaps the initial allure of these animals to the rest of society is because of how different they truly were - these rappers provided a glimpse into another world, a sort of neo-wild west, were toughness rules and women and booze are for the taking

not gonna turn this into a hip-hop discussion thread, but storm hit the nail on the head...