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November 23, 2006 @ 01:04 AM

etcetera

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hello people, its chuk, and i had a seriously heated argument w/ a female friend of mines who's into the street scene just cuz her and her fam is based all out NY and she stays at alife and what not. but anyway, i was saying oh its funny how street/skate got alotta white and asians rockin the fitteds hard. she was like yea but blacks is the majority in streetwear anyway, im like are you serious?!?! come on!! shes like i dont know what state you're in and i tell her im talking about streetwear/skatewear all over the world she wouldnt budge tho.

so i say all that to ask this: who do YOU think/know/believe/percieve to be the majority/minority/in between/evenly distributed races in this culture?

i personally think one thing for sure: blacks are inherently the minority in streetwear because the money, knowledge and culture are the least readily available to them across the board(or world in this case...)

Thanks for your thoughts and please dont make this a flame/hate/rascism thread, it's just a topic of discussion, plus i want concrete evidence i can rub in my friend's face...

November 23, 2006 @ 01:17 AM

Wash Pahpin

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Im black not dta it matters and im in streetwear and skate to be honest alot of black guys done even care they juss stick to the unifrom wiht white Af1 and oversized tees if you see a black guy wearin alife or anything etc. hes either a shotta form jamica or juss lucky enough to hera about the stuff alot of black base there styles of of rappers and thats hows it been for a hilebesides theres not that many blacks in the us most of us are in Africa straving

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November 23, 2006 @ 01:20 AM

hondazoom

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hello people, its chuk, and i had a seriously heated argument w/ a female friend of mines who's into the street scene just cuz her and her fam is based all out NY and she stays at alife and what not. but anyway, i was saying oh its funny how street/skate got alotta white and asians rockin the fitteds hard. she was like yea but blacks is the majority in streetwear anyway, im like are you serious?!?! come on!! shes like i dont know what state you're in and i tell her im talking about streetwear/skatewear all over the world she wouldnt budge tho.

so i say all that to ask this: who do YOU think/know/believe/percieve to be the majority/minority/in between/evenly distributed races in this culture?

i personally think one thing for sure: blacks are inherently the minority in streetwear because the money, knowledge and culture are the least readily available to them across the board(or world in this case...)

Thanks for your thoughts and please dont make this a flame/hate/rascism thread, it's just a topic of discussion, plus i want concrete evidence i can rub in my friend's face...

I'm black and I agree, we do make up the minority of streetwear consumers. You're right about the fact that most of us lack the funds to buy streetwear. However, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT KNOWLAGE/CULTURE AREN'T AS READILY AVAILABLE TO US??? We were the ORIGINAL sneakerheads, we STARTED the culture, not the mention the fact that most streetwear is hip-hop inspired!!!!

I would say that the % of races when it comes to streetwear are: 20% black, 40% white, and 40$ asian.

btw, even though i agree that we are the minority of streetwear consumers, i do think that this thread is irrelevant and should be locked

November 23, 2006 @ 01:35 AM

ChAvOdEL8

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idk...im a latino and im dont really knwo too many latinos into streetwear around my area...actually i dont know any...=( but ummm i think asian's make the majority if anything....but idk
-(@!@)

November 23, 2006 @ 01:52 AM

etcetera

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I'm black and I agree, we do make up the minority of streetwear consumers. You're right about the fact that most of us lack the funds to buy streetwear. However, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT KNOWLAGE/CULTURE AREN'T AS READILY AVAILABLE TO US??? We were the ORIGINAL sneakerheads, we STARTED the culture, not the mention the fact that most streetwear is hip-hop inspired!!!!

I would say that the % of races when it comes to streetwear are: 20% black, 40% white, and 40$ asian.

btw, even though i agree that we are the minority of streetwear consumers, i do think that this thread is irrelevant and should be locked

i see your point man, but the thing that separates (and alienates) a large fraction of would-be black street/shoe heads is the skate/punk aspect which was definitely not (directly) started perpetuated or supported by the black majority in most areas. and i dont think this thread should be locked because its just a valid topic as any other in an off-topic forum...

November 23, 2006 @ 01:58 AM

hondazoom

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i see your point man, but the thing that separates (and alienates) a large fraction of would-be black street/shoe heads is the skate/punk aspect which was definitely not (directly) started perpetuated or supported by the black majority in most areas. and i dont think this thread should be locked because its just a valid topic as any other in an off-topic forum...

point taken

November 23, 2006 @ 02:04 AM

Cre-Hated

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im black and i must agree........most def whites and asian....im into streetwear heavy and form who i know and wat i see on a day 2 day basis whites are about 50 percent asians are about 30 and blacks are about 25 percent......just think how many of the top streetwear brands owners/designers are black....most blacks only no wat they see on BET.....most of the black people i know that say they have style are HUGE posers....gr dunks, bape shirts, and the newest supreme hats!!!!!

November 23, 2006 @ 02:47 AM

unltd.

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I'm black and I agree, we do make up the minority of streetwear consumers. However, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT KNOWLAGE/CULTURE AREN'T AS READILY AVAILABLE TO US??? We were the ORIGINAL sneakerheads, we STARTED the culture, not the mention the fact that most streetwear is hip-hop inspired!!!!

I agree with alot of this. And yes, I'm black too.

November 23, 2006 @ 03:08 AM

COCO

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it depends how you define 'streetwear' the 'white/asian/skate' streetwear scene i would say in the usa is smaller than the 'black/latino/hiphop' streetwear scene

November 23, 2006 @ 03:14 AM

azfan

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around my way, its predominantly asian. but really, who gives a shit?

November 23, 2006 @ 07:52 AM

MeTOO

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Me being a black male, my take is that streetwear is predominately worn by white's and asian's, especially the owners of independent brand's are the same race. I only have one friend that knows about streetwear in its entirety and he is black. The only people I see around my area with streetwear on are asian.

November 23, 2006 @ 08:03 AM

JKISSI

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I'm black and I agree, we do make up the minority of streetwear consumers. You're right about the fact that most of us lack the funds to buy streetwear. However, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT KNOWLAGE/CULTURE AREN'T AS READILY AVAILABLE TO US??? We were the ORIGINAL sneakerheads, we STARTED the culture, not the mention the fact that most streetwear is hip-hop inspired!!!!

I would say that the % of races when it comes to streetwear are: 20% black, 40% white, and 40$ asian.

btw, even though i agree that we are the minority of streetwear consumers, i do think that this thread is irrelevant and should be locked

agree wit dude 100% plus the whole sneaker collecting thing we started

November 23, 2006 @ 08:46 AM

Drebrooklyn

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well most people i know that are black aren't into streetwear like i am they would buy the clothes just because they think it's hot but they really don't know the brands or the history... they aren't in the culture per say they just wanna rock the clothes to look cool in their minds

November 23, 2006 @ 08:51 AM

Tiffany Chan

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ONLY ASIANS....

[SIZE="7"][FONT="Arial Black"]PERIOD.[/FONT][/SIZE]

November 23, 2006 @ 11:51 AM

MickMike

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^ hmm k

ne ways. im black, and i agree with the points at hand.

most notably, the one about us not really careing about the scene is somewhat true. because those wearing the tall tees/forces/rocawear ect...
are in content with there options. there satistfied.

unlike myself

November 23, 2006 @ 12:12 PM

Tiffany Chan

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why you had to start abt it again exactly 3 hours after i made final conclusion to it.

November 23, 2006 @ 12:52 PM

Phillyhype

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Ok the reason he said the funds arent avalible is casue the majority of blacks live in the inner city and innercity schooling isent good. Black people were NOT the first sneakerheads. Italian people were wearing croc skin back when black people were still being discrimanated agains very badly. NE Mafia.

November 23, 2006 @ 12:57 PM

JKISSI

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^^...

November 23, 2006 @ 02:13 PM

JN3WMN

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well i'll just say that in virginia beach the scene is pretty much dominated by asians. blacks come in second, then everyone else afterwards.

November 23, 2006 @ 02:16 PM

bigsink

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Minorities arent as up to the game because they simply arent on the internet as much. They get most of their style and influence from the street.

Streetwear live on the net.

November 24, 2006 @ 12:38 AM

etcetera

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^^^exactly...

November 24, 2006 @ 12:40 AM

etcetera

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^ hmm k

ne ways. im black, and i agree with the points at hand.

most notably, the one about us not really careing about the scene is somewhat true. because those wearing the tall tees/forces/rocawear ect...
are in content with there options. there satistfied.

unlike myself

^^^exactly...people, i think i have enough proof for my friend. keep goin if you want, but i have what i need to shut her down...lol

November 24, 2006 @ 01:02 AM

SayWord

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I'm black and I do Agree, but come one now Cre...Why you got to throw in the newest supreme hats? whats up with that?

November 24, 2006 @ 01:03 AM

SayWord

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And I'm glad I'm the only black dude mostly around my way into this shit, sets me apart from most. EVEN WITH MY NEW SUPREME HAT>

November 24, 2006 @ 01:09 AM

SayWord

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And I say the make up of hypebeast tho is

49%black
49%Asian
and 30% white
15% other

November 24, 2006 @ 01:12 AM

SayWord

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November 24, 2006 @ 01:13 AM

B.Hicks

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im black, and i definitely feel like there's a huge asian majority in streetwear... which is why asians have so many fuckin streetwear connects(atleast the ones i know)...

but im not going to lie. i like that i can walk down the streets and not feel like i look like every other fucking black dude walking down the streets.

*in BET voice* indivisualism. it's my thing.

November 24, 2006 @ 01:14 AM

SayWord

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im black, and i definitely feel like there's a huge asian majority in streetwear... which is why asians have so many fuckin streetwear connects(atleast the ones i know)...

but im not going to lie. i like that i can walk down the streets and not feel like i look like every other fucking black dude walking down the streets.

*in BET voice* indivisualism. it's my thing.

^^^^^

November 24, 2006 @ 07:13 PM

hondazoom

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^ I wanna go to the school you went to.

you'd probly like mine too: 50% black, 40% filipino, 10% other

and theres like 15-20 white dudes

November 24, 2006 @ 09:24 PM

Japan4

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this thread is racist. why do you even care which race overrules in the streetwear scene? you should be ashamed of yourself.\

and for the record im half filipino...the other half is a mix of russian and german. So how would you count me.....HUH!?!?

rilly doe?