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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 74733714" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>I've never heard anyone refer to Metalheads or Punks as "Thugs", Punks are usually just called "punks", and metalheads are more likely to draw terms like "burnout"/"slacker"/etc...nor have I ever heard that term being used to describe greasers (granted, didn't have a lot of experience with greasers being popular in my time, I think that fad fizzled out about 10-15 years before I was born)</p><p></p><p>Since the late 70's/early 80's, "Thug" (with regards to way to describe what someone's dressed like) has almost always been used as a reference to whatever style is popularized by young black men or popularized by the hip-hop scene (which obviously skews mostly black).</p><p></p><p>The google image search algorithm doesn't lie, it's built off of heuristic logic that builds up what people click on after searching for a particular term, and slowly bubbles those results up to the top of the list. (thus establishing at pattern of what people are looking for when searching for a particular term)</p><p></p><p>Search for "dressed like a thug"...</p><p></p><p>Not seeing any skinheads, greasers, rudeboys, punks, or bikers coming back high on the list.</p><p></p><p>It's all pictures of young black people and whatever fashion style is prevalent at the time (or pictures of white guys trying to copy that style)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 74733714, member: 123415"] I've never heard anyone refer to Metalheads or Punks as "Thugs", Punks are usually just called "punks", and metalheads are more likely to draw terms like "burnout"/"slacker"/etc...nor have I ever heard that term being used to describe greasers (granted, didn't have a lot of experience with greasers being popular in my time, I think that fad fizzled out about 10-15 years before I was born) Since the late 70's/early 80's, "Thug" (with regards to way to describe what someone's dressed like) has almost always been used as a reference to whatever style is popularized by young black men or popularized by the hip-hop scene (which obviously skews mostly black). The google image search algorithm doesn't lie, it's built off of heuristic logic that builds up what people click on after searching for a particular term, and slowly bubbles those results up to the top of the list. (thus establishing at pattern of what people are looking for when searching for a particular term) Search for "dressed like a thug"... Not seeing any skinheads, greasers, rudeboys, punks, or bikers coming back high on the list. It's all pictures of young black people and whatever fashion style is prevalent at the time (or pictures of white guys trying to copy that style) [/QUOTE]
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