[Ashley B.]

Just because someone wants to live in nicer neighborhood doesn't mean they need to change who they are especially something as trivial as the way they dress. Also, a lot of black people's (and maybe other minorities?) family structures are not as narrow as whites. Elderly grandparents and cousins are seen as immediate family and may live together with a 'nuclear' family for a variety of reasons. Money and child-rearing are two common reasons many extended families live together under one roof. For instance, my mom was a single working mother and I never spent one day in day care and can count the number of times a non-relative babysitted me because there was usually a grandparent or cousin living with us when I was a kid. Also any family that is in a sense, 'moving up' in terms of class may struggle a bit financially so what you may see as a wrecked car may be a car they are working hard to fix because they can't afford to just let it go. In regards to the hostility you spoke of, you should really ask yourself if these minority youth are more hostile than white youth. As a young black woman I struggle all the time trying to appear non-threatening because white people seem to be more likely to percieve me as hostile. Also, these youth may feel that there neighbors are hostile to them and so they are responding to that.

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Name : Ashley B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Lansing, State : MI Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

[Ashley B.]

Its not racial, gang-related, or anything like that. Its simply a fashion trend, in particular hip-hop fashion. Many rap songs rap about being dressed in a white tee, in fact there was a popular rap song called white tees. I personally think that young black guys look cute in a clean, long white tee.

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Name : Ashley B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Lansing, State : MI Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

[Ashley B.]

For the same reason white men or men in general are fixated on women's breasts, its a sexual body part and it is visually appealing. In my opinion black women are more likely than white women to have a fuller, rounder butt and so its also a cultural thing.

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