Black Youth

We as a black community must come to let go of a FAD.. the hip hop clothes.. and the sports attire.. has had it's day.. and it has put a stigma on not only the children but the young adults..

Not everyone will be nor is a rapper.. and surely not everyone is a sports player and nor do they need to emulate what they think is a sports player.. We as a society must re-groom ourselves..
Pull up our pants, show not our underwear, and insure our clothes fit properly, that we don't look like a disproportionate individual. these fad mentality attire serves nothing but to being individual disrespect.. so much so they are out killing each other talking about respect.. when the attire does not command nor warrant the respect an individual feels they may deserve..

People are afraid to tell the truth.. but I will.. the buffoon drama of the rapper style is not conducive to a positive enviornment.. nor the respectful presentation of an individual.

why emulate the ghetto mentality and ghetto style that is so adverse to the social enviornment that is progressive. Why are kids bying 100$ tennis shoes that someone is China was paid maybe less than $1.50 in labor cost to produce.. and the sports players are raking in millions, off of people following the fad.. but not one of these millionaires are investing in your community, they have started no corporation that provide you jobs.. and you are not allowed to enter into their arena of life.. and they may or may not give you an autograph in you encounter them in a public place.. But you support the likes of the corporate name on the logo that use the sports player to .. manipulate you out of your money..
when half the children don't have a computer, and only relegate their time to a gaming console.. this is nothing but things that take many black people as a cultural group in a backward direction..

It is ok to rally for a sport player when you are watching the game or at the arena.. but why must you spend over priced cost to wear their jersey .. anywhere and everywhere.

the other element.. is the hooded attire in public social places.. In case you did not know it.. IT LOOKS CRIMINAL, I and many other will avoid and not engage individuals who do such and wear such in public.. they appear as a threat and it appears that they are seeking to hide in plain public view.. that is not the appropriate attire for shopping and various eateries. it convey negativity..

the pants below the waist.. that was started in Prison.. " that was one prisoner's way of advertising their want and desire to be engaged by another man as a sex partner.. it's a symbol of solicitation of homosexual motivations.. it is not fad and fashion.. that was attached to play upon the unsuspecting and the knowledgeable.. the additional element of the over-sized pants was started to conceal weapons.. by the gang element .. during the gun toting craze of the cocaine wars of the 1980's.. and here we are 20+ years later and black people are still caught into a cycle of fad.. unaware that it's time for change.

If you want life to progress and you want to be part of progress.. then you must change with progress. You need not try and find your respect through standing out like a peacock.. but standing up with dignity and integrity and enjoining in the knowledge and wisdom and realizing we live in the age of information.. which requires a learned mind.. and educated mind and one who pursue the education of process.

it's a new day.. will you live in yesterday through tomorrows.. of the days and years to come.

you need to see yourself to change yourself to be respected as yourself by first respecting yourself..

the time of change is NOW