[jjsheridan5]

The gangsta-thug subculture would be more accurate. Don’t drag all the decent black people into this.

The "gangsta-thug" subculture has subsumed virtually all of the remaining, distinct, black American subculture. And this subculture can no longer be considered to be strictly black, since it has made significant inroads into the white, latino, and asian youth. The "decent" black people are integrated into the American culture.

Just as the concept of a moderate Muslim is a myth, so too is the concept of a moderate embrace of the inner-city subculture.

[Carriage Hill]

“Just as the concept of a moderate Muslim is a myth, so too is the concept of a moderate embrace of the inner-city subculture.”

BINGO!

[dfwgator]

The problem is that even the black non-adherents of the “gangsta-thug” culture have been cowered into silence....Lest they be called an “Uncle Tom”....Look how they treated Bill Cosby when he dared speak out against it.

[RaveOn]

I agree with you, the gangsta-thug subculture now reaches across all ethnic boundaries. Like one poster commented the other day, it’s like killer bees invading a normal hive colony and taking over all their behavior.

It’s not strictly an urban problem anymore, either. I live in the suburbs and the influence among minorities here is astronomical.