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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz EXPOSES Cause Of Racism In The South [View all]M0rpheus
(885 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 28, 2013, 03:44 PM - Edit history (2)
because, I'm not really sure where you're going with this.
I'll just comment on what I took from it.
As a black man with my pants wrapped firmly (not too firmly, mind you) around my butt, I often shake my head at what some people consider fashion.
However, I don't consider it an indictment of black men who "parade around" wearing clothes in a manner that shows their undergarments. I consider it a stupid fashion choice, just as I considered visible bras, made popular by Madonna a stupid fashion choice. That said, this whole pants phenomenon wasn't much of an issue when Mark Walberg ( when he was Marky Mark) was in music videos doing the same thing waaaaaay back in the day. Or if it was, it wasn't an indictment on white urban youth.
I'd ask why it's so tiring, for you to see? How does that affect you, past a shake of the head at their fashion choices? Do you have a dog in this fight?
I ask because you indicated your personal fatigue. I can understand that fatigue, if this fashion statement is taken as an indictment on you and people like you (you haven't indicated such). If you aren't affected by this other than having to see it, what's the problem?
Bigots don't really need a reason to feel that way, any given explanation (i.e. pants or whatever) is just used as a confirmation of what they already thought. Along that same train of thought, those of us who don't fit the stereotype are considered out of the ordinary, and signify nothing of the people we (supposedly) represent.
I'd suggest your "bias fatigue" may be more confirmation bias than anything else...
After all that, you lost me with burqas and armor... So, clarify your post and we can have that honest discussion?