Am I hip-hop or not?
January 13, 2005 3:20 PM Subscribe
Dr. Jay's Street Style is a site where the hip-hop fashion-minded critique each other's outfits. It's supremely entertaining because these guys pose tough — and then "holla" catty comments about mismatched colors and outdated brands. Be sure to check out the Hall of Style for the best and worst of the site. [via]
The best thing about the hall of style is that I can't tell the best from the worst without looking at the scores. Now I feel old...
posted by defending chump at 3:44 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by defending chump at 3:44 PM on January 13, 2005
Oww, my brain hurts from reading the comments. Why do they hate my language so much?
Pretty incredibly funny though.
posted by fenriq at 3:46 PM on January 13, 2005
Pretty incredibly funny though.
posted by fenriq at 3:46 PM on January 13, 2005
Red Pimp??
Huh?? What?? Damn fool kids and their weird-ass clothes. You damn kids get off'n my lawn!
posted by 40 Watt at 3:46 PM on January 13, 2005
Huh?? What?? Damn fool kids and their weird-ass clothes. You damn kids get off'n my lawn!
posted by 40 Watt at 3:46 PM on January 13, 2005
I've bought a lot of stuff from drjays.com. They have a pretty nice site but it's always so damn slow. They need better servers or more bandwidth or something.
I recently made my first trip to Burlington Coat Factory (the actual store, not the website). Don't be fooled by the name: they have more than coats - and great prices too. Lots of the same stuff as Dr. Jays but way better prices.
posted by b_thinky at 3:48 PM on January 13, 2005
I recently made my first trip to Burlington Coat Factory (the actual store, not the website). Don't be fooled by the name: they have more than coats - and great prices too. Lots of the same stuff as Dr. Jays but way better prices.
posted by b_thinky at 3:48 PM on January 13, 2005
Game Ova, indeed:
" "I luv pac man.. But damn ya shirt so damn long.. soon enough you wouldnt have to wear Pantz....and like sum otha person said.. u coulda done betta on ya sis clothez..I dont kno wat kicks you wearing..."
*head explodes*
posted by 40 Watt at 3:49 PM on January 13, 2005
" "I luv pac man.. But damn ya shirt so damn long.. soon enough you wouldnt have to wear Pantz....and like sum otha person said.. u coulda done betta on ya sis clothez..I dont kno wat kicks you wearing..."
*head explodes*
posted by 40 Watt at 3:49 PM on January 13, 2005
> Nah, u look like you about to serve drinks on a cruise ship...
Ha ha.
Mental picture of Beavis and Butthead gone street.
posted by NewBornHippy at 3:52 PM on January 13, 2005
Ha ha.
Mental picture of Beavis and Butthead gone street.
posted by NewBornHippy at 3:52 PM on January 13, 2005
The best comment from the Red Pimp link is: "I would love to murder you."
posted by b_thinky at 3:56 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by b_thinky at 3:56 PM on January 13, 2005
One of my faves. Tee hee: "im scurred as fucc lookin at dat pic"
posted by arielmeadow at 4:00 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by arielmeadow at 4:00 PM on January 13, 2005
For some reason, I like going back and forth between these comments and achewood.com...laugh, mock me, wave your torches and pitchforks: in this plastic and transient world, we must find joy how and where we can and I'll not apologize for what makes me giggle.
posted by freebird at 4:08 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by freebird at 4:08 PM on January 13, 2005
Really funny. One poster sums it up for me:
I mean....this might be the worst I have ever seen here and that is really saying something.
Wow, terrible. Sad.
Still, I can't wait to read the comments that will folow so thanks for that.
posted by vacapinta at 4:38 PM on January 13, 2005
I mean....this might be the worst I have ever seen here and that is really saying something.
Wow, terrible. Sad.
Still, I can't wait to read the comments that will folow so thanks for that.
posted by vacapinta at 4:38 PM on January 13, 2005
Everytime I see someone who left the tag on their timberlands,
I can't help thinking of minnie pearl, which I suspect, is not the look they are going for.
(Also as I just found when trying a search on that site, the downside of creative or phonetic spelling is that it makes the search function pretty much useless)
posted by milovoo at 4:42 PM on January 13, 2005
I can't help thinking of minnie pearl, which I suspect, is not the look they are going for.
(Also as I just found when trying a search on that site, the downside of creative or phonetic spelling is that it makes the search function pretty much useless)
posted by milovoo at 4:42 PM on January 13, 2005
I'm amazed to see people typing heavily inflected street slang into Web textareas. Particularly the one guy who keeps saying it's aight...i'm out. Is that like a hip-hop "me too!"?
posted by Nelson at 5:13 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by Nelson at 5:13 PM on January 13, 2005
hahahahahaha! first of all- you need to calm the fu*k down next time you post...n when they say "street style" they dont mean "sleepin-on-the-street style" for real...you look like a hobo pirate. your chin hair is nasty...AND IS THAT A SIGNED SUGAR RAY FRAME IN THE BACKGROUND?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!hahaha!
oh--and uh...."gucciish" mmmmmmmmm...righttttt.
It's kind of like 'Hood Eye for the Playa Guy.
posted by jokeefe at 5:24 PM on January 13, 2005
oh--and uh...."gucciish" mmmmmmmmm...righttttt.
It's kind of like 'Hood Eye for the Playa Guy.
posted by jokeefe at 5:24 PM on January 13, 2005
I would laugh my ass off at anyone I saw dressed like those people (in private though, so they don't kick my ass.) I swear, the world has passed me by. I feel so OLD.
The comments are hilarious. It's amazing how critical they are of not matching designers and not showing the "kicks" (shoes) on pictures of women, and into colors matching. It's just bizarre. Stuff I didn't even notice (who cares what kind of watch you wear? Honestly!)
It's kind of like 'Hood Eye for the Playa Guy. Totally....
Friggin awesome link. This, my friends, is what the web is about.
posted by aacheson at 5:32 PM on January 13, 2005
The comments are hilarious. It's amazing how critical they are of not matching designers and not showing the "kicks" (shoes) on pictures of women, and into colors matching. It's just bizarre. Stuff I didn't even notice (who cares what kind of watch you wear? Honestly!)
It's kind of like 'Hood Eye for the Playa Guy. Totally....
Friggin awesome link. This, my friends, is what the web is about.
posted by aacheson at 5:32 PM on January 13, 2005
You on the right look famaliar and your sure hot, but your brands is all over the map, and then stiletto boots? What's that about? I also question the socks.
I have no idea why, but that made me laugh. Thank you.
posted by cmonkey at 5:40 PM on January 13, 2005
I have no idea why, but that made me laugh. Thank you.
posted by cmonkey at 5:40 PM on January 13, 2005
This is utterly macabre.
(said like Gob from Arrested Development)
posted by The God Complex at 5:53 PM on January 13, 2005
(said like Gob from Arrested Development)
posted by The God Complex at 5:53 PM on January 13, 2005
...the one guy who keeps saying it's aight...i'm out. Is that like a hip-hop "me too!"?
texas_shawty_04 is obviously a girl, not a guy. If the username didn't tip you off, the interests should have: "My dayum self fa sho y'all...lol...and FINE A** NIGGAS FA REAL"
I feel like the lady from Airplane translating jive.
posted by letitrain at 6:21 PM on January 13, 2005
texas_shawty_04 is obviously a girl, not a guy. If the username didn't tip you off, the interests should have: "My dayum self fa sho y'all...lol...and FINE A** NIGGAS FA REAL"
I feel like the lady from Airplane translating jive.
posted by letitrain at 6:21 PM on January 13, 2005
What's weird is how conservative it all is. Good = matching + the right brands + not mixing brands. Filter out the street speak and it's like a caracature of 1950s housewives fussing about hem lengths and whether the purse matches the belt.
posted by selfmedicating at 6:58 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by selfmedicating at 6:58 PM on January 13, 2005
*this is brilliant*
It's like AmIFlyOrNot.com. Truly, the best of the Web.
posted by Vidiot at 7:14 PM on January 13, 2005
It's like AmIFlyOrNot.com. Truly, the best of the Web.
posted by Vidiot at 7:14 PM on January 13, 2005
What's weird is how conservative it all is. Good = matching + the right brands + not mixing brands. Filter out the street speak and it's like a caracature of 1950s housewives fussing about hem lengths and whether the purse matches the belt.
My thoughts exactly.
*shudder*
posted by interrobang at 7:34 PM on January 13, 2005
My thoughts exactly.
*shudder*
posted by interrobang at 7:34 PM on January 13, 2005
[great post, though]
posted by interrobang at 7:34 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by interrobang at 7:34 PM on January 13, 2005
I love this one... "WHAT KINDA BIG THINGS ARE YOU DOING? GUTTING FISH?" and "mad ugly that can make an onion cry." Just keep reading the comments on this one. It's Awesome.
posted by aacheson at 7:36 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by aacheson at 7:36 PM on January 13, 2005
Oh. My. This is an awesome post.
"i not feelin the scribblin every where".
I do like sensible advice like "girl dont wear ya damn thong like that" and "quit swiggin that hatorade" and "HEY HEY, U FINE MA..BUT YOU LOOK LIKE A PROJECT POWER RANGER WITH THAT BELT!!!!"
posted by biscotti at 8:12 PM on January 13, 2005
"i not feelin the scribblin every where".
I do like sensible advice like "girl dont wear ya damn thong like that" and "quit swiggin that hatorade" and "HEY HEY, U FINE MA..BUT YOU LOOK LIKE A PROJECT POWER RANGER WITH THAT BELT!!!!"
posted by biscotti at 8:12 PM on January 13, 2005
I'm in the retail business hookin' up these urban outfits for Friday night out. It's absolutely true that cross-branding is a major faux pas. Enyce shirt with those Rocawear jeans? Fuhgedaboudit! Don't even think about Air Force 1s with that authentic Reebok NFL jersey. My-my. Sean John is watching.
posted by netbros at 8:16 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by netbros at 8:16 PM on January 13, 2005
U LOOK LIKE UNCLE FESTER OFF THE ADAMS FAMILY
THAT SUIT IS HORRIBLE
(A lot of these people seem to have very bad posture.)
posted by flashboy at 8:28 PM on January 13, 2005
THAT SUIT IS HORRIBLE
(A lot of these people seem to have very bad posture.)
posted by flashboy at 8:28 PM on January 13, 2005
Ah... just a suggestion. Don't go digging around on Krymelink's site. Definitely NSFW.
*awaits sound of Mefi stampede*
posted by jokeefe at 8:33 PM on January 13, 2005
*awaits sound of Mefi stampede*
posted by jokeefe at 8:33 PM on January 13, 2005
aww HELL naw foo, dat ish is wack
ok.
Some of the funniest internet ever, thanks.
posted by bdave at 9:23 PM on January 13, 2005
ok.
Some of the funniest internet ever, thanks.
posted by bdave at 9:23 PM on January 13, 2005
jokeefe: daaaaayum foo, wat da hell is dat? dat shit wus jus wrong, dawg.
posted by cedar at 10:20 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by cedar at 10:20 PM on January 13, 2005
Fantastic! The style rules are... just WOW. These folks take matching to an extreme. I wonder what the obsession with shoes is. (Lots of raters take a point off for not showing the kicks.)
posted by crythecry at 11:09 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by crythecry at 11:09 PM on January 13, 2005
My god this is lovely. Kickass.
posted by furiousthought at 11:21 PM on January 13, 2005
posted by furiousthought at 11:21 PM on January 13, 2005
Points off for not showing the kicks because the outfit is supposed to be a coordinated ensemble - the rest may look good, but the wrong shoes will throw it all off. And because it's a ratings site, so the viewer needs all the appropriate info.
I love this, and I really needed the education - I've been out of the country for so long that I'm completely lost when it comes to U.S. fashion trends*. Now, somebody point to me to a fashion page for East Coast hipsters (you know, besides the MeFi meetup pics *smile*).
* Okay, yeah — but even I know that this is sad. As SxxyRedd22 said "Oh no....".
posted by taz at 12:08 AM on January 14, 2005
I love this, and I really needed the education - I've been out of the country for so long that I'm completely lost when it comes to U.S. fashion trends*. Now, somebody point to me to a fashion page for East Coast hipsters (you know, besides the MeFi meetup pics *smile*).
* Okay, yeah — but even I know that this is sad. As SxxyRedd22 said "Oh no....".
posted by taz at 12:08 AM on January 14, 2005
The internet has truly blossomed in a way those army boffins who invented it could never have imagined in their fondest dreams.
posted by mokey at 1:35 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by mokey at 1:35 AM on January 14, 2005
ewww.... dayum foo, wat is you thinkin? dat aint street unless you is WORKIN da street.
*ROFLcopter*
I can't stop laughing .... must breath.
I don't know what is worse, the horrid attempts at being fashion mavens or the street slang.
posted by squeak at 1:46 AM on January 14, 2005
*ROFLcopter*
I can't stop laughing .... must breath.
I don't know what is worse, the horrid attempts at being fashion mavens or the street slang.
posted by squeak at 1:46 AM on January 14, 2005
From taz's link: Why are you mixing kani, w/ sean john, and tommy? Doesn't common sense tell you that it looks WRONG?
Please people. Can't we just use some common sense when we're dressing like street thugs?
(Or maybe not street thugs? I'm not sure what the goal of this style is.)
Regardless...I very emphatically heart this post. I haven't laughed so hard in a long while. Holla.
posted by Fontbone at 2:03 AM on January 14, 2005
Please people. Can't we just use some common sense when we're dressing like street thugs?
(Or maybe not street thugs? I'm not sure what the goal of this style is.)
Regardless...I very emphatically heart this post. I haven't laughed so hard in a long while. Holla.
posted by Fontbone at 2:03 AM on January 14, 2005
As a person of color this site is mad crazy. It must gall so many of you that are so twisted about the slang that many of the users at this site could really give a rats @$$ what you think. Do you think they spend their time trolling around the golf r-us website and giggle at the select language that golfers use what the heck is a mulligan anyway? If you want to play in their kitchen be ready to take the heat. No one is getting shot. No one is getting their feelings hurt. I'm glad that many of you have had a chance to see what these kids care about but don't be a hater and show them a modicum of respect. Fashion like beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
posted by wonway at 2:07 AM on January 14, 2005 [1 favorite]
posted by wonway at 2:07 AM on January 14, 2005 [1 favorite]
From squeak's link:
Look ya'll dumb hatin' a** fools, Ya'll actin' like I ain't just say "FASHION SHOW" and yeah i bought it, and? Most of ya'll probably hatin' cuz you fat as hell and can't fit in it. I'm west indian and could give a rass wat ya'll mudda sc***s tink. I dance reggae, if you be at club A on thursday nites, you would know. Dat outfit is wat you call bashment, and I bought it just for that, a dancehall queen competition. If you don't know wat bashment or dancehall queen means ask a friend with culture bastards!
*wipes tears from eyes*
posted by CKZ at 2:27 AM on January 14, 2005
Look ya'll dumb hatin' a** fools, Ya'll actin' like I ain't just say "FASHION SHOW" and yeah i bought it, and? Most of ya'll probably hatin' cuz you fat as hell and can't fit in it. I'm west indian and could give a rass wat ya'll mudda sc***s tink. I dance reggae, if you be at club A on thursday nites, you would know. Dat outfit is wat you call bashment, and I bought it just for that, a dancehall queen competition. If you don't know wat bashment or dancehall queen means ask a friend with culture bastards!
*wipes tears from eyes*
posted by CKZ at 2:27 AM on January 14, 2005
I'm with wonway. It's ridiculous how many people here are so ready to cringe at the slang. It's 100% discriminatory, period. Some of you, probably presuming yourselves to be "progressive" or "liberal", should be ashamed.
Just because other people aren't ready to kneel before the "standard" dialect doesn't mean they should be made fun of. People are different, and this applies even to language. But go ahead, keep trying to marginalize their culture, which you obviously see as being inferior to your own. Actually, don't do that.
posted by flavor at 3:18 AM on January 14, 2005 [2 favorites]
Just because other people aren't ready to kneel before the "standard" dialect doesn't mean they should be made fun of. People are different, and this applies even to language. But go ahead, keep trying to marginalize their culture, which you obviously see as being inferior to your own. Actually, don't do that.
posted by flavor at 3:18 AM on January 14, 2005 [2 favorites]
But go ahead, keep trying to marginalize their culture
Yeah, because there's no chance that a large number of MeFite hipsters will be actively adopting most of the slang here over the next few weeks. That isn't going to happen at all.
It's not funny because they're a subculture or whatever, it's funny because of the incongruity between the thug attitude and the 1950's housewife/Fab Five fussing. (It's also funny in a self-deprecating way, because we're old and out of touch and uncool and we don't get it, as plenty of people pointed out.) But look - now I've had to go and explain it, and it's not as funny anymore. Dayum girl, shizzle jiggy jiggy yo, etc.
posted by flashboy at 4:41 AM on January 14, 2005
Yeah, because there's no chance that a large number of MeFite hipsters will be actively adopting most of the slang here over the next few weeks. That isn't going to happen at all.
It's not funny because they're a subculture or whatever, it's funny because of the incongruity between the thug attitude and the 1950's housewife/Fab Five fussing. (It's also funny in a self-deprecating way, because we're old and out of touch and uncool and we don't get it, as plenty of people pointed out.) But look - now I've had to go and explain it, and it's not as funny anymore. Dayum girl, shizzle jiggy jiggy yo, etc.
posted by flashboy at 4:41 AM on January 14, 2005
The world where what you wear can help define the amount of respect you get is one which I do not want to be a part of.
However, most cultures use clothing to define themselves, and within the group clothing is often used to define status. Whether it is business, skate-boarding, surfing, golf or soccer moms, they all have thier own clothing rules.
The same goes for language.
That doesn't mean that these things cannot be laughed at by those outside the group, and I would say it shows a certain amount of humility to be able to laugh at oneself. Within groups where respect is paramount, this can be difficult and dangerous.
Luckily, my dress sense is fantastic, and can fit in with any group; ) Urban-cheap. That's what I'd call it.
On preview, what flashboy said.
posted by asok at 4:54 AM on January 14, 2005
However, most cultures use clothing to define themselves, and within the group clothing is often used to define status. Whether it is business, skate-boarding, surfing, golf or soccer moms, they all have thier own clothing rules.
The same goes for language.
That doesn't mean that these things cannot be laughed at by those outside the group, and I would say it shows a certain amount of humility to be able to laugh at oneself. Within groups where respect is paramount, this can be difficult and dangerous.
Luckily, my dress sense is fantastic, and can fit in with any group; ) Urban-cheap. That's what I'd call it.
On preview, what flashboy said.
posted by asok at 4:54 AM on January 14, 2005
It's 100% discriminatory, period.
Just because you say something doesn't make it true. Unless you mean "it's discriminatory against the people on that particular site". In which case, yeah, it is, but discrimination, not on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, etc., but on the basis of brand matching and bad fashion sense isn't the kind of discrimination I find particularly "bad".
But go ahead, keep trying to marginalize their culture, which you obviously see as being inferior to your own.
Right-o.
Actually, don't do that.
Aw, damn...
posted by Bugbread at 5:38 AM on January 14, 2005
Just because you say something doesn't make it true. Unless you mean "it's discriminatory against the people on that particular site". In which case, yeah, it is, but discrimination, not on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, etc., but on the basis of brand matching and bad fashion sense isn't the kind of discrimination I find particularly "bad".
But go ahead, keep trying to marginalize their culture, which you obviously see as being inferior to your own.
Right-o.
Actually, don't do that.
Aw, damn...
posted by Bugbread at 5:38 AM on January 14, 2005
I look forward to the goth version -
LivingDeadGirl69 -
Your clothes aren't black enough and you haven't got an ankh anywhere on you. You don't have any buckles on your giant boots. You are a Hot Topic faker.
I hate you and I hate your mom. I hate my dad more.
posted by longbaugh at 5:50 AM on January 14, 2005
LivingDeadGirl69 -
Your clothes aren't black enough and you haven't got an ankh anywhere on you. You don't have any buckles on your giant boots. You are a Hot Topic faker.
I hate you and I hate your mom. I hate my dad more.
posted by longbaugh at 5:50 AM on January 14, 2005
Number1ArcadeFireFan: i really like that look, its so cute! your badges are just wonderful and that satchel is adorable... awww! 8
IndieBoi: I'm really not sure - those trousers look quite expensive, like maybe you got them from a brand-name outlet? If it's not thrift store vintage, I think you're just *too* mainstream, y'know? Those sneakers are really pretty, tho. 5
prettysadangel: u r quirky boutique fabulous -----> 7
Jonathan_David: OMG, you have a "TEH" t-shirt like Marten from Questionable Content! I think you're amazing! :-) 10
gheTToThug4LifE: anybody here like the shins? p.s. damn ya kicks is wack.
posted by flashboy at 6:16 AM on January 14, 2005
IndieBoi: I'm really not sure - those trousers look quite expensive, like maybe you got them from a brand-name outlet? If it's not thrift store vintage, I think you're just *too* mainstream, y'know? Those sneakers are really pretty, tho. 5
prettysadangel: u r quirky boutique fabulous -----> 7
Jonathan_David: OMG, you have a "TEH" t-shirt like Marten from Questionable Content! I think you're amazing! :-) 10
gheTToThug4LifE: anybody here like the shins? p.s. damn ya kicks is wack.
posted by flashboy at 6:16 AM on January 14, 2005
Wow i just wasted a good hour digging through that... I want a cyberpunk version... hell i just want somewhere i can buy some cyber punk clothes.... pleather is a real bitch to find.
posted by sourbrew at 6:17 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by sourbrew at 6:17 AM on January 14, 2005
Wonway
As someone who grew up in New York City in the 80's and 90's and listened to rap and shared that culture to some degree, I get a little frustrated when people do the whole mocking fo shizzle thing, as if real hip-hop slang/culture is that simple and ignorant (well ok half of it is, but there is as much depth and creativity there as anywhere else).
The hip hop I know and love was grimy and DIY and blue collar, it picked up where punk left off, it wanted to go away from mainstream consumer culture (while still being about fashion as well as music, breaking and graffitti), now hip hop IS consumer culture. And the reason is that it has been co-opted by kids like these.
These internet gangsters, it is funny, it's ok to laugh, it's just not okay to condescend. They are sooooo fucking fussy. When I see kids in Brooklyn and Queens wearing the knee length white t-shirts I just crack up because they look so much like little babies, thug pushing babys getting ready for beddie byes with their hard rock stares and pimp rolls.
When you present yourself as tough as part of your fashion and then it gets pushed over into total parody without you being aware of the irony, it is funny.
posted by Divine_Wino at 7:01 AM on January 14, 2005
As someone who grew up in New York City in the 80's and 90's and listened to rap and shared that culture to some degree, I get a little frustrated when people do the whole mocking fo shizzle thing, as if real hip-hop slang/culture is that simple and ignorant (well ok half of it is, but there is as much depth and creativity there as anywhere else).
The hip hop I know and love was grimy and DIY and blue collar, it picked up where punk left off, it wanted to go away from mainstream consumer culture (while still being about fashion as well as music, breaking and graffitti), now hip hop IS consumer culture. And the reason is that it has been co-opted by kids like these.
These internet gangsters, it is funny, it's ok to laugh, it's just not okay to condescend. They are sooooo fucking fussy. When I see kids in Brooklyn and Queens wearing the knee length white t-shirts I just crack up because they look so much like little babies, thug pushing babys getting ready for beddie byes with their hard rock stares and pimp rolls.
When you present yourself as tough as part of your fashion and then it gets pushed over into total parody without you being aware of the irony, it is funny.
posted by Divine_Wino at 7:01 AM on January 14, 2005
U LOOK LIKE A BOOTLEG a** VERSION OF THE BEASTIE BOYS
posted by lotsofno at 7:04 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by lotsofno at 7:04 AM on January 14, 2005
From here.
Dam grl why you look so swole up in da chest, u look like grimlin.
Wow...not much to say... You look like a f***in' polar bear lookin' about to fight or some s***.
You mixed up all your clothes like you was making a smoothie or something. You know d@mn well those ain't your titties.
y u trying to do this to yourself
IF YOU GOT A GUT YOU GOT A GUT!!! DONT TRY TO SUCK IT IN!! CAUSE WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU LOOK LIKE THE INCREDIBLE HULK!!!
posted by robocop is bleeding at 7:32 AM on January 14, 2005
Dam grl why you look so swole up in da chest, u look like grimlin.
Wow...not much to say... You look like a f***in' polar bear lookin' about to fight or some s***.
You mixed up all your clothes like you was making a smoothie or something. You know d@mn well those ain't your titties.
y u trying to do this to yourself
IF YOU GOT A GUT YOU GOT A GUT!!! DONT TRY TO SUCK IT IN!! CAUSE WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU LOOK LIKE THE INCREDIBLE HULK!!!
posted by robocop is bleeding at 7:32 AM on January 14, 2005
I guess it's because I live in the ATL area , but looking at some of these comments on the slang, I keep thinking "Do you even know any black people?".
You can point and laugh at these kids and their speech, but keep in mind how much of what they say and do will end up in your own conversations in a few years. "Rock and Roll" was black slang too.
posted by Scoo at 7:50 AM on January 14, 2005
You can point and laugh at these kids and their speech, but keep in mind how much of what they say and do will end up in your own conversations in a few years. "Rock and Roll" was black slang too.
posted by Scoo at 7:50 AM on January 14, 2005
Bugbread/Flashboy, what I was talking about had nothing to do with people being humored by the incongruity between thug attitude and 1950's housewife fussing, but the general condescension over their dialect, as in:
"Oww, my brain hurts from reading the comments. Why do they hate my language so much?"
...and 40 watt's follow-up, Bdave's comment, (maybe C.Batt's), Squeak's...
posted by flavor at 7:58 AM on January 14, 2005
"Oww, my brain hurts from reading the comments. Why do they hate my language so much?"
...and 40 watt's follow-up, Bdave's comment, (maybe C.Batt's), Squeak's...
posted by flavor at 7:58 AM on January 14, 2005
You know, part of why I like this site so much is how unself-consciously exuberant the people are. They're really into their thing, you know? It's goofy and fun and fresh.
posted by Nelson at 8:13 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by Nelson at 8:13 AM on January 14, 2005
Wonway: Do you think they spend their time trolling around the golf r-us website and giggle at the select language that golfers use what the heck is a mulligan anyway? If you want to play in their kitchen be ready to take the heat. No one is getting shot. No one is getting their feelings hurt. I'm glad that many of you have had a chance to see what these kids care about but don't be a hater and show them a modicum of respect. Fashion like beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Remember Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack, making fun of golf culture, classically funny! and for almost the exact same reason. Some fashions deserve a good mocking. I'm surprised at your rush to prevent this cultural bull from being gored, when it so obviously needs it. I'm not saying they should change their style or even listen to me, but it's damn funny to read.
I live in Brooklyn and I see this kind of clothing pretty much all day (both good and bad), but to see suburban kids try to copy it and then try to sound all pissy about how it's not real street or gangster enough, ridiculous, they deserve as much mocking as any other people who post dumb things on the web.
Also, as far as no one getting their feelings hurt, have you read the comments on their site? They are very pointed, personal and extremely critical, many time going far beyond the outfit and just pointing out that the wearer is fat or has weird hair or is too poor to afford real brands. If nothing else, it seems reasonable to make fun of them just for their naked materialism.
Certainly, we can't know what's around the bend, but I'll bet in ten years, if any of these people look back on what they were wearing and saying, they'll have a laugh too.
posted by milovoo at 8:33 AM on January 14, 2005
Remember Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack, making fun of golf culture, classically funny! and for almost the exact same reason. Some fashions deserve a good mocking. I'm surprised at your rush to prevent this cultural bull from being gored, when it so obviously needs it. I'm not saying they should change their style or even listen to me, but it's damn funny to read.
I live in Brooklyn and I see this kind of clothing pretty much all day (both good and bad), but to see suburban kids try to copy it and then try to sound all pissy about how it's not real street or gangster enough, ridiculous, they deserve as much mocking as any other people who post dumb things on the web.
Also, as far as no one getting their feelings hurt, have you read the comments on their site? They are very pointed, personal and extremely critical, many time going far beyond the outfit and just pointing out that the wearer is fat or has weird hair or is too poor to afford real brands. If nothing else, it seems reasonable to make fun of them just for their naked materialism.
Certainly, we can't know what's around the bend, but I'll bet in ten years, if any of these people look back on what they were wearing and saying, they'll have a laugh too.
posted by milovoo at 8:33 AM on January 14, 2005
I guess it's because I live in the ATL area , but looking at some of these comments on the slang, I keep thinking "Do you even know any black people?".
Yup. There are a whole lot more black people in this world who don't talk like that than there are that do.
And I think that's the crux of the disagreement here. People who see black=hiphop see folks making fun of this way of speaking as making fun of black culture. People who see black>hiphop see folks as making fun of a certain subculture. And, just like I don't find making fun of the way American anime fans or candy ravers talk/write on the internet to be a bad thing, I don't think making fun of the commercialized hiphop subculture way of speaking as being a bad thing.
posted by Bugbread at 9:11 AM on January 14, 2005
Yup. There are a whole lot more black people in this world who don't talk like that than there are that do.
And I think that's the crux of the disagreement here. People who see black=hiphop see folks making fun of this way of speaking as making fun of black culture. People who see black>hiphop see folks as making fun of a certain subculture. And, just like I don't find making fun of the way American anime fans or candy ravers talk/write on the internet to be a bad thing, I don't think making fun of the commercialized hiphop subculture way of speaking as being a bad thing.
posted by Bugbread at 9:11 AM on January 14, 2005
What's interesting to me is that this some people are seeing this as an issue of black (Street Style) vs. white (Mefi Style) when so many of the people on the Dr. Jays site are clearly asian and white. As bugbread said, for many of us "Hip-hop" stopped meaning "black" a long time ago.
posted by arielmeadow at 9:44 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by arielmeadow at 9:44 AM on January 14, 2005
saying it's aight...i'm out. Is that like a hip-hop "me too!"?
Nelson, I think that would be more tantamount to "meh".
posted by pivo at 9:45 AM on January 14, 2005
Nelson, I think that would be more tantamount to "meh".
posted by pivo at 9:45 AM on January 14, 2005
oh man I'm crying here. this is the funniest shit I have seen in a long long time. thank you arielmeadow!
posted by mr.marx at 10:00 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by mr.marx at 10:00 AM on January 14, 2005
Some fashions deserve a good mocking.
Like Williamsburg hipsters? Indie Rockers? Ravers? Net Geeks?
As far as I'm concerned every kind of fashion needs both a good mocking and at the same time people should do wahtever the hell they wanna do when it comes to clothes and stuff.
But we tend to get uncomfortable when it's our own subculture being mocked and then gleeful when it's a subculture we dislike. Which is both understandable and kind of unfair.
posted by jonmc at 11:15 AM on January 14, 2005
Like Williamsburg hipsters? Indie Rockers? Ravers? Net Geeks?
As far as I'm concerned every kind of fashion needs both a good mocking and at the same time people should do wahtever the hell they wanna do when it comes to clothes and stuff.
But we tend to get uncomfortable when it's our own subculture being mocked and then gleeful when it's a subculture we dislike. Which is both understandable and kind of unfair.
posted by jonmc at 11:15 AM on January 14, 2005
Whats up wit Ur shoe game?
YOU HAVE ABOUT AS MUCH SEX APPEAL AS A CHILLI DOG.
posted by jefbla at 11:38 AM on January 14, 2005
YOU HAVE ABOUT AS MUCH SEX APPEAL AS A CHILLI DOG.
posted by jefbla at 11:38 AM on January 14, 2005
What Not to Wizzle.
posted by dirigibleman at 11:43 AM on January 14, 2005
posted by dirigibleman at 11:43 AM on January 14, 2005
flavor, if a link is put up that is about how people dress some will point and laugh, some will say nothing, others will comment - we do this in real life to varying degrees. You think I 'hate' naaw I just think it is hilarious that suburbanite kids are trying to act/look/talk like gangster wannabee's from the south side yo. This is coming from someone who's style of dress was sooooo outlandish at the time that a bank refused to open a account for me, was followed around by security guards in stores and generally treated like crap because of style of dress. (think punk with mohawks, converses, combat boots, army gear etc ala mid 80's in a small Canadian town)
What amazes me about the site and seems to have missed by you was that these kids are judging 'their own' more harshly than anyone here. I find the site interesting on a socialogical/cultural level and semi-facinated by the commentary following the pictures. As for the language it was hard at times to understand what-in-the-hell they were saying. I would have the same reaction to slang from the UK (do you know what a 'jaffa' is? A jammy, pagga?) or any number of other places.
So don't 'hate' the 'haters' ;)
posted by squeak at 12:27 PM on January 14, 2005
What amazes me about the site and seems to have missed by you was that these kids are judging 'their own' more harshly than anyone here. I find the site interesting on a socialogical/cultural level and semi-facinated by the commentary following the pictures. As for the language it was hard at times to understand what-in-the-hell they were saying. I would have the same reaction to slang from the UK (do you know what a 'jaffa' is? A jammy, pagga?) or any number of other places.
So don't 'hate' the 'haters' ;)
posted by squeak at 12:27 PM on January 14, 2005
Speaking of finding the site interesting on a sociological/cultural level: I'm surprised no one has commented on the backgrounds, especially the ones taken inside people's homes. Not a lot of white leather couches and glass-topped coffee tables to be seen, but there's an abundance of dated portraits and thrift-store-looking furniture. It's clear that a lot more money and energy is being spent on clothing than on decorating. I suppose that's why it's called conspicuous consumption.
P.S. I want to see a site exactly like this one, except devoted to cars.
posted by box at 1:32 PM on January 14, 2005
P.S. I want to see a site exactly like this one, except devoted to cars.
posted by box at 1:32 PM on January 14, 2005
7 for the clothes...but a minus 5 for making me sick...leaving you with a 1
Why can't we make fun of these people again?
posted by Sparx at 2:29 PM on January 14, 2005
Why can't we make fun of these people again?
posted by Sparx at 2:29 PM on January 14, 2005
When I first got hip to this site it was like playing the dozens fo the streetstyle set. Kinda like Show Time at the Apollo. You gotta give the people what they want to see or expect to get booed. If I walk out my house thinking I'm da bomb because I tried to match my shit, but instead I look last last year on a rack then I expect my people to let me know. Is this peer pressure? Yes. But its what they want. Hip hop isn't going to judge your Ambercrombie and Fitch crowd because they are to busy making up they're own style.
On the real there is a fine line between laughing with someone and laughing at someone. Those of you that are laughing at the clothes so be it. Its not your style. Those of you that are laughing at the language need to check yourselves. We don't speak the kings English anymore and before to long we all gonna be like Se' habla espanol homie?
posted by wonway at 2:34 PM on January 14, 2005 [1 favorite]
On the real there is a fine line between laughing with someone and laughing at someone. Those of you that are laughing at the clothes so be it. Its not your style. Those of you that are laughing at the language need to check yourselves. We don't speak the kings English anymore and before to long we all gonna be like Se' habla espanol homie?
posted by wonway at 2:34 PM on January 14, 2005 [1 favorite]
Some fashions deserve a good mocking.
Like Williamsburg hipsters? Indie Rockers? Ravers? Net Geeks?
Sure, but people mock those groups daily, it's nice to mix it up a bit, plus most of those are self-depreciating anyway, they take most of the fun out of it by freely admitting that their clothes are cheap, old or don't match.
posted by milovoo at 2:52 PM on January 14, 2005
Like Williamsburg hipsters? Indie Rockers? Ravers? Net Geeks?
Sure, but people mock those groups daily, it's nice to mix it up a bit, plus most of those are self-depreciating anyway, they take most of the fun out of it by freely admitting that their clothes are cheap, old or don't match.
posted by milovoo at 2:52 PM on January 14, 2005
Those of you that are laughing at the language need to check yourselves. We don't speak the kings English anymore
Yes, we do.
Wait, which "we" are we discussing here? Hiphop fans? If so, then, no, you don't. That's why we're laughing. If you were saying, "I like the hat and shoes, but your pants don't match your shirt, and the jacket is way too small", we wouldn't be laughing. We'd still be amused as hell at everybody comparing brands and coordination like Donna Reed, but, no, we wouldn't be laughing at the language.
and before to long we all gonna be like Se' habla espanol homie?
If so, when we do, we won't be making jokes.
Before too long, I'm going to be lying flat on my back in a cedar box in the ground, but if I spend all day hanging out in a coffin and wearing corpse green makeup, I wouldn't be surprised if someone made a joke. The difference between the future and the present is that the future isn't now.
posted by Bugbread at 3:43 PM on January 14, 2005
Yes, we do.
Wait, which "we" are we discussing here? Hiphop fans? If so, then, no, you don't. That's why we're laughing. If you were saying, "I like the hat and shoes, but your pants don't match your shirt, and the jacket is way too small", we wouldn't be laughing. We'd still be amused as hell at everybody comparing brands and coordination like Donna Reed, but, no, we wouldn't be laughing at the language.
and before to long we all gonna be like Se' habla espanol homie?
If so, when we do, we won't be making jokes.
Before too long, I'm going to be lying flat on my back in a cedar box in the ground, but if I spend all day hanging out in a coffin and wearing corpse green makeup, I wouldn't be surprised if someone made a joke. The difference between the future and the present is that the future isn't now.
posted by Bugbread at 3:43 PM on January 14, 2005
wonway: We don't speak the kings English anymore and before to long we all gonna be like Se' habla espanol homie?
And when we do, the people who say "¿Se habla español, señor?" are going to be making fun of the ones who say "¿Se hibzy da spanny, seenyo?" It's just the way it works when you have a majority way of speaking and derivations from that standard.
posted by Fontbone at 5:37 PM on January 14, 2005
And when we do, the people who say "¿Se habla español, señor?" are going to be making fun of the ones who say "¿Se hibzy da spanny, seenyo?" It's just the way it works when you have a majority way of speaking and derivations from that standard.
posted by Fontbone at 5:37 PM on January 14, 2005
Box, are you perhaps unfamiliar with RiceBoyPage?
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 6:54 PM on January 14, 2005
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 6:54 PM on January 14, 2005
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