gang paraphernalia like raiders jackets? the same black jackets kids started wearing in oakland in the 80s/90s BECAUSE it was unaffiliated with gang colors but still made them look hard (because the 80s 90s raiders were known to be a tough team, who plays tough offense and defense not bc theyre gang members..... )? i know white ppl are afraid of the raiders bc of NWA but damn get it right lol no wonder white ppl look at me funny when i rock the black
anyway heres an archived article from 91 discussing the gang raiders colors phenom
like jesus christ i was even alive in 91 and i left SF as a kid but even i know this /// white suburbanites really spend alot of time making up folklore and mythical shit about poor blacks // blatantly just misreading situations and yelling "gang" whenever they dont understand stuff
like jesus christ i was even alive in 91 and i left SF as a kid but even i know this /// white suburbanites really spend alot of time making up folklore and mythical shit about poor blacks // blatantly just misreading situations and yelling “gang” whenever they dont understand stuff
Not just black people! I know a guy who swore up and down that a Vietnamese immigrant was trying to kidnap his dog to kill and eat it until he chased him off with a gun.
From the Vietnamese guy's perspective, I imagine he started petting a cute, friendly dog until he was suddenly chased off by a gun-waving maniac screaming racial slurs.
gang paraphernalia like raiders jackets? the same black jackets kids started wearing in oakland in the 80s/90s BECAUSE it was unaffiliated with gang colors but still made them look hard (because the 80s 90s raiders were known to be a tough team, who plays tough offense and defense not bc theyre gang members..... )? i know white ppl are afraid of the raiders bc of NWA but damn get it right lol no wonder white ppl look at me funny when i rock the black
anyway heres an archived article from 91 discussing the gang raiders colors phenom
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/04/us/raiders-chic-a-style-and-sinister-overtones.html
like jesus christ i was even alive in 91 and i left SF as a kid but even i know this /// white suburbanites really spend alot of time making up folklore and mythical shit about poor blacks // blatantly just misreading situations and yelling "gang" whenever they dont understand stuff
Not just black people! I know a guy who swore up and down that a Vietnamese immigrant was trying to kidnap his dog to kill and eat it until he chased him off with a gun.
From the Vietnamese guy's perspective, I imagine he started petting a cute, friendly dog until he was suddenly chased off by a gun-waving maniac screaming racial slurs.
yeah def not only blacks! Its really any poc race!!
Lol. Really doesn't surprise me that they thought anything popular with black kids was gang related.