As a black man, does this meme offend you?

[manofmorehouse]

Alot of people believe that you're supposed to dress for your profession or what u aspire to be. I don't see how this is taken offensively.

Because we live in a global market, and dressing for business is something that's universal, it looks like the young men are positioning themselves accordingly.

I've always found it interesting that alot of the baggy, sagging pants trends that were adopted in the late 80s early 90s were perpetuated by studio gangsters and have been adopted as black culture by the masses.

So if negative rap is what's been promoted in lieu of positive rap in a culture where "they control everything" what does that say about those that carry on the baggy trend? Real question with no diss intended

 

[Stiff]

It depends on who the creator of the meme was and who they were trying to speak to

 

[obnoxiouslyfresh]

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.

 

[gns]

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.

Pastafarian, pansexual yoga....hipster agno wtf shut up ob

Weirdo

 

[jono]

Some people see that and feel judged. That's a personal issue.

 

[blackrain]

They think they special or something?

99.9% of the time the people/person in a meme didn't make it. Probably somebody who saw the pic and decided to make a "statement"

 

[Fosheezy]

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.

Yo OB holla at a nigga

 

[deadeye]

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 niggers"...................that they stereotype.

 

[zzombie]

Not really impressed by what niggas wear faggots talk shit but I really don't care--- DMX

 

[soul rattler]

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 niggers"...................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 shit" thugs because that's all she's known. Or the black man who thinks real niggas 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.

 

[Beech Oss Neega]

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 niggers"...................that they stereotype.

Lol I know one of the cats in this pic....ironic shit. Homie is a street nigga from the chi. Don't ask which one cuz I won't tell, but that alone throws the bullshit stereotype out the window. In my opinion at least

 

[Undefeatable]

You should be offended. What it is saying is that black men only deserve respect if we have degrees/professional jobs, etc.

 

[soul rattler]

You should be offended. What it is saying is that black men only deserve respect if we have degrees/professional jobs, etc.

 

[leftcoastkev]

Not really but it does provoke thought....

None of us sagged our pants up until the 90s either.

So 20+ years of saggy pants was a major blow to the perception of blacks versus the past X hundred?

Niggas in the 50s and 60s were getting blasted with water hoses and dogs siked on them in slacks with belts and suspenders.

"....if only they weren't sagging their pants..."

 

[Focal Point]

It didn't at first. But, as a hipster agnostic Africana feminist who identifies as pastafarian and does sexual naked cross-fit yoga twice a week, this does sort of offend me.

You have aroused my attention ma'am

 

[playmaker88]

No its another corny meme and a helping of white appeasement

(i dont sag my pants.. and dont see saggin your pants of cultural significance or something niggas only do)

 

[jono]

Since when does dressing appropriately equate to white appeasement? That's the same bullshit people get for "sounding white" and using proper English.

 

[aneed123]

Im too old to sag and I dont wanna wear jeans with blazers when I got to the grocery store shrugs lol

 

[Koltrain]

Not offended and sagging is dumb. This meme is dumb...

 

[BackInWhite]

It don't offend me cuz it's true

But I'm taking the picture at face value