Being a thug-Cool?

Question

I never understood this idea that being a thug is cool!? What the hell? I see that this idea is very accepted among Blacks and Hispanics and White trash mainly. Where does this come from? F**cked up families, low self esteem? I have always thought that being a thug is pretty low. My family always stressed going to college, speaking correctly, to me, that what "being cool" is, being succesful and happy.. I dont see anything cool with selling drugs, gangs, doing crime..since people that choose those things almost always end up in jail or dead..we seem to live in a very f***cked up society(USA)

Answer 1

Absolutely not...

Answer 2

Hello my friend.
I do not live in the US but let me enlighten you on 'gangs'.
Your parents are right, there are better things to be doing & 'yes', gangs make their $ through dubious means.
Many gang members that i know have been born into 'gang' families & the chance of an education on a 'better' life is quite minimal. Where i come from the indigeneous people are tribal & feel a need to interact in groups. Are they the seed of crime? No, through their numbers they are able to distribute the drugs bought into countries by people who can afford to bring them in. Once joining a gang, it is 10 times harder to leave. There are many members who have joined gangs for many reasons, my insight to you are the hard core members.

Answer 3

Well, at least you had decent parents, and learned values. A punk is a punk. There was a time when they were locked up or forced into the military, which straightened a lot of them up. Today, we are forced to accept them or the aclu or some liberal judge gets in our face about their rights. As far as I'm concerned, the only "right" a punk deserves, is a right cross.

Answer 4

I'm not sure why being a thug is cool either. I hope someone can shed some light.

Answer 5

Yet your screen name is LiL Pimp. Now that's funny!

Answer 6

better then being many crackas who go red at the sight on any physical threat....