As a black man, does this meme offend you?
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king hassan wrote: »
I can't front I sagged a lil in the 90s and early 2k. But not all they way falling down. But u was young. Nowadays the sag with tight pants ? is ? lol
Sorry to break it to you, but it was always ? . -
obnoxiouslyfresh wrote: »It didn't at first. But, as a hipster agnostic Africana feminist who identifies as pastafarian and does pansexual naked cross-fit yoga twice a week, this does sort of offend me.
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Some people see that and feel judged. That's a personal issue.
this is a very interesting response....
i agree....
why does it personal bother people.
for anyone to call them fukk boys, why does that need to be said...
for anyone who says they can still be shoot .....why does that need to be said...
is it a thing to control your own thoughts so you wont feel less than what these guys appear to be.
why are black people always on some....you think you better than me ? .
honestly......its nothing wrong with wearing what you want......but i think its a time and place for things and certain things need to be age appropriate....
young kids sag cause they want to look cool with their peers.....once you get to a certain age...it dont look cool. it looks like you want to grasp onto your childhood and not let go.
? always on some "i dont care what people think" ? . maybe you should....becaue you do and thats why you are trying to look like everyone else....
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soul rattler wrote: »Funny that a lot of people don't really understand the context of the meme.
As Copper alluded to, it's a reference to respectability politics.
Never heard that term before, but it's basically a plea for white acceptance by claiming that you're not like the................."bad ? "...................that they stereotype.
I wouldn't disagree with that if it wasn't for the fact that there are black people in our own communities who are just as close minded and their opinions are completely separate from that of racist white folk.
Like the black woman who thinks all black men are "ain't ? " thugs because that's all she's known. Or the black man who thinks real ? only rock jeans, fitteds, and Jordan's because that's all he seen on tv since he was a kid. Or a child who thinks wearing ties are lame because no one in their family ever wore a tie.
Those people exist too and you'd be lying if you said they don't cause I run into ignorant folk of all ages and races. They see a young black man dressed professionally and they don't know how to act. Hell no, I don't think I'm doing anything special by putting on a tie but I'm aware that alot of people think that I think I am because they aren't used to it.
real ? .....
but at the same time...a ? wearing jordans with no job and dont play ball is the fresh dressed ? -
jetlifebih wrote: »Idgaf I sagg like a mf....
I like the symmetry look of the shirt sitting on top of the pants....not the shirt over lapping the pants....
what the fukk you talking about....
saggin shows ya ass and drawls......why do you like that -
king hassan wrote: »
I can't front I sagged a lil in the 90s and early 2k. But not all they way falling down. But u was young. Nowadays the sag with tight pants ? is ? lol
never thought of this...lol
saggin tight pants
lol
how you sag what fits...lol -
Jus seen this meme today. Not offended.
I do feel like everybody looking at homie on the left like he just lit up ...llz but that's another chapter. -
Live in the hood and still don't understand sagging ? wild ? imo
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why wear pants under your ass then put a belt around your legs and still gotta walk like your legs are holding them up. ? looks ? stupid in the airport.
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Clean ass pic tho
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I don't sag to that point my draws showing.......I can run with my pants worn with a slight sag...2stepz_ahead wrote: »jetlifebih wrote: »Idgaf I sagg like a mf....
I like the symmetry look of the shirt sitting on top of the pants....not the shirt over lapping the pants....
what the fukk you talking about....
saggin shows ya ass and drawls......why do you like that
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soul rattler wrote: »king hassan wrote: »
I can't front I sagged a lil in the 90s and early 2k. But not all they way falling down. But u was young. Nowadays the sag with tight pants ? is ? lol
Sorry to break it to you, but it was always ? .
I'm not arguing it wasn't. Just showing growth from being young to now -
I don't see how this is respectability politics .yall reaching . Just feel like this meme embracing that not all black men are stereotypes
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if u dont sag cause u dont want to, fine..
dont like the look.. onay..
but if u doin it thinkin thats go get u accepted?? lol@ ur sad existence..
i sag by the way..
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2stepz_ahead wrote: »why wear pants under your ass then put a belt around your legs and still gotta walk like your legs are holding them up. ? looks ? stupid in the airport.
Bc it's a gucci belt -
StoneColdMikey wrote: »I don't see how this is respectability politics .yall reaching . Just feel like this meme embracing that not all black men are stereotypes
"Not all of us are like them other ? " is part of respectability politics. -
Huge difference from sagging below your waist and sagging below your ass. I really don't see how ? sag below their ass like bruh how do you walk . ? so uncomfortable, glad I don't do that goofy ? anymore . But I can't have jeans or sweats on my waist feels uncomfortable too.
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? doesn't offend me. But I've learned 2 immutable truths when it comes to taking offense to ? :
1. If a person wants to be offended by something, they WILL find a way to justify it
2. I can't tell anyone who or what to be offended by. So if someone - even one person - is offended by something, then it's offensive. -
StoneColdMikey wrote: »I don't see how this is respectability politics .yall reaching . Just feel like this meme embracing that not all black men are stereotypes
"Not all of us are like them other ? " is part of respectability politics.
You're reaching. -
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You should want to look better especially when you get older but I'm not the one to tell anybody to wear a suit cause I don't wear them joints. People who be on that two extremes ? be the ones who don't go out much. There is a middle ground between wearing full on suits and wearing sagging pants and ridiculous looking clothes you just have to find it. Back when I was becoming an adult ? were so lost lol. That was around the time Jay was like get rid of that wack ass jersey and put on these button ups ? . People wearing oversized ass blazers and jeans with wrinkled ass button ups. Anyway man I'm not offended at all by that meme but also I don't give a ? that them dudes decided to dress up either.
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Everything about that screenshot is ? .
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Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »
Each other. -
Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »
and do dudes -
Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »
I don't trust ? who don't wear socks
