"bling" is one of those words I take a pass on. Hey, you think its okay to still use "poon"? Is the black community tired of that one yet?
I asked my 20-something year old daughter what "bling-bling" meant and she said: "It means money ... but don't use that word! White people don't use that word. We sound stupid when we use that word!" I thought it sounded stupid even before I knew what it meant ...