http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:39:13 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/18/070344.php#comment-104276 The article describes an archetype, not my personal views. It's a pattern I'd like folks to be familiar with. 104276@blogcritics.org Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:39:13 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/18/070344.php#comment-104273 I must be especially dense today, I am not parsing the meaning out of your post, P6, is this in the same vein as the earlier race column? As for the sags and hoodies, kids fashion are almost always off-putting to everyone else. I live in Germany and see German, and Turkish, teens wearing all the gangsta-style stuff and I am more likely to laugh at them. I see African-American soldiers every day who look squared away in uniform, and a few are responsible ranking leaders, but after duty they are dressed up like they are back on the block, just goes to show you can't tell a book by its cover. 104273@blogcritics.org Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:27:37 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/18/070344.php#comment-104270 there are things about society in general that are racist. Taking part in the ongoing discourse and not doing anything to change or redefine the terms is something that is arguably racist (or sexist or homophobic or what have you). If you're feeling tense, isn't it possible that the problem is you and not the kids? Is it all kids in hoodies and droopy pants? With those kids, I've always figured, "Don't start nothing, won't be nothing." 104270@blogcritics.org Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:06:25 EST