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What Does a Thug Look Like?

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Of course, that's the actual definition of the word and I'm not saying it's used in the way I described every time the word is used, but there does seen to be a bit of a double meaning to this particular word and who it generally is used to describe.

Not every violent criminal is referred to as a thug. Usually only ones that seem to fit a certain "look".
Agree, could be a reason i dont use the term.
 
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The other problem is that we know that this guy is a "thug" and yet he has no dreadlocks.
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I don't think anyone would describe a date rapist as a thug.
 
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Thug is a substitute for a word some people feel they're not allowed to say anymore.

Don't worry. In Trump's America that's going to change!
 
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Thug is a substitute for a word some people feel they're not allowed to say anymore.

People in conservative media love referring to Obama as a Chicago Thug.
 
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Really? Who?
Rush Limbaugh for one. There have been others that I've heard over the years, and commentators and guests on Fox news, but I'm not as familiar with conservative pundits and hosts.
 
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Thug is a substitute for a word some people feel they're not allowed to say anymore.
Plenty of people still say it. My boss says it's a perfectly good word that they took away. Funny thing, he's a big time liberal Democrat. Obama and Hillary supporter. Hates Trump.

Not sure if there's a correlation, probably not. But a funny coincidence, if nothing else.
 
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Chicago thug...

Right now, Obama looks like an impotent idiot on the world stage. He commands no respect and appears to be nothing more than another Chicago thug using the presidency for his own benefit and to payback his pals who got him elected.
 
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Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how that works. What are the physical characteristics of a "thug"?
They often wear a blue (sometimes black or brown) uniform that usually says the word "police" or "sherrif" or "SWAT" on it somewhere.....
 
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Chicago thug...

When they weren't calling him a thug, they were referring to "Chicago Style" politics. I think Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin were good for that, though if I recall correctly they called him a thug as well.
 
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The word "thug" is defined as a violent criminal, yet I am told that you can tell that someone is a thug just by looking at them.

Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how that works. What are the physical characteristics of a "thug"?

If I murder someone, did I look like a "thug" before I committed the violent act?

No need to be politically correct here.

Anyway, based on these physical characteristics, which of these men is a "thug"?

Bachelor A
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Bachelor B
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Bachelor C
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Thug:

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Chicago politics didn't have a racial connotation. It meant corrupt politics because of people like Mayor Daly and his dad. And now Rahm is there carrying on the legacy.


In the majority of instances I agree this is true. Many, when speaking of Obama, were using dog whistles imo.
 
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