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In fact, I see many white teens with tats and dressing "gangsta," but they don't seem to be perceived as that. It is understood that they are adopting a style of dress for a moment in time. Why is it when AA teenagers do the same, the perception is their dress denotes their personality, habits and lifestyle, not only for the moment, but for their lives?[/quote]

There are people will cross to the other side of the street when they see white teens dressed that way, though probably not as many as would if it were AA teens.

The other side of it is that in looking at the statistics, that's another discussion.  It's the AA teens who are several times more likely to actually follow through in the violence and crime, to not show respect for women and others, to knock a girl up and not man up and take responsibility, to try and live large and piss away money on ostentatious nonsense as fast as they get it rather than managing it responsibly and so on - they go farther than just trying to look the part.

Regardless of their color, kids come across as douchebags when they dress and act that way.  You don't get culture, identity, social freedom, social rebellion or whatever it is that teens like to think they are doing by buying it off the rack at some store - it just shows you are a sucker buying into somebody's clever marketing.

With the tattoos, the sagging pants, the attitude, the grill or the half pound of various pieces of metal hanging out of your face from piercings - it's also not at all going to go over favorably on a job interview regardless of color.
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