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Originally posted by AXJules
And that is why we girlfwiends!!!!
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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
I'm glad that one summer spent working in a bike outfitters store has made you and expert on all things biker and qualifies you to speak on behalf of all bikers.
I spent one summer volunteering at a Boy's and Girl's club in Bryan, Texas, does that make me an expert on AfAm youth? i think some of the posters on GC would be quick to say Hell No. I have SEEN bikers wearing what i call do-rags, what others call bandanas.
There is a HUGE difference between a Kimono and hip hop gear. When the slave traders were bringing the slaves over to the New World were they chasing men and women wearing FUBU or sagging jeans? No. A kimono is a traditonal way of dress, bling bling is an amalgamation of different styles and fashion trends that is shared equally amongst American youth. If i had said, traditional African dress is dumb, and i don't like it, then THAT would have been a similar statement.
Kitso
KS 361 times i knew this thread would go this way, not because i wanted it to, but because we can't have a convo like this w/o something playing the race card
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I think that someone who has worked with "biker apparel," while not an expert, would have at least a working knowledge of what bikers put on their heads. And the problem with bandanas is that they are more likely to come off your head while you're riding a motorcycle, which is why headwraps were invented. Sure, there are bikers who wear bandanas but they are not as prevalent by a long shot.
But that doesn't even touch on the relevant issue, which is that the term "do-rag," which was your choice of words in the original post, is NOT associated with biker culture, or any aspects of Hispanic or white culture, but rather with the "bling bling" culture that you described.
I think we can all agree that race is a more complicated issue than biker apparel so let's not even get into that analogy. Ditto on the kimono/bling bling -- I agree that there is a difference but not big enough to negate the comparison.
And what it comes down to is that nobody is playing the race card, or trying to make this into a race issue. This is a race issue, pure and simple. You were the one that brought it up, thus you were the one that "made it into a race issue."
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