this new thug look: you know, the reeeeeally long t-shirt...is this just a NY thing? [Archive]

D J 1 3 8

08-04-2003, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Those shirts go back at least 20 years...SEEN in videos by the likes of FGTH and Wham...also sported by college kids at Freakniks and at the Jones Beach Greek picnics

this is a fad that never ended but has shifted from scene to scene

in other words, it aint a thug thing Wham...That's hilarious. I guess I never made the connection. It just seems like they're everywhere these days but, then again, so were the dreadful "FRANKIE SAY RELAX" shirts.

GROOVE VICTIM

08-04-2003, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by DJ 138:
Is it just me, or do these absurdly long t-shirts look like the kind of thing a 12-year old girl wears to bed at night?

Is this just a NY thing or are thugs wearing these nightgowns in other cities too? The kids and adults wear that stuff down here too, along with the head bands, wrist bands, and sunglasses.

Not my cup of tea.

Peace

[ August 04, 2003, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: GROOVE VICTIM ]

Mack-Williams

08-04-2003, 08:42 AM

They wear this in Chicag also with starched jeans with a crease.

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 08:42 AM

For kids that are saposta be so tough Ive never seen anything that resemble such a self-consciousness of appearance.

The long white nightgown is usually accompanied by a colored t over it…and then the hat and the shoes must match the color of the t.

And then of course the hand towel= security blanket.

They dress like little babies color coordinated by their mothers with their blanket ready to be tucked in and put to sleep.

ibddj

08-04-2003, 08:48 AM

Yea White Tshirts and Creased Jeans Is the traditional Gangbang attire.

12th house

08-04-2003, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by DJ 138:
Is it just me, or do these absurdly long t-shirts look like the kind of thing a 12-year old girl wears to bed at night?

Is this just a NY thing or are thugs wearing these nightgowns in other cities too? interesting. i noticed this this weekend too, a guy with a shirt so long it was like waaaaay below his butt, almost to the knees! it was like a dress!

ha ha ha ha ha @ wearing house shoes :D

drilla

08-04-2003, 08:51 AM

Originally posted by Jamie Lennox:
For kids that are saposta be so tough Ive never seen anything that resemble such a self-consciousness of appearance.

The long white nightgown is usually accompanied by a colored t over it…and then the hat and the shoes must match the color of the t.

And then of course the hand towel= security blanket.

They dress like little babies color coordinated by their mothers with their blanket ready to be tucked in and put to sleep. the next time you see a few thugged out cats rocking this gear, you should tell them your thoughts. *make sure to remove your glasses first.

oh, and call me, i want to see this. smile.gif

12th house

08-04-2003, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by DJ 138:
Is it just me, or do these absurdly long t-shirts look like the kind of thing a 12-year old girl wears to bed at night?

Is this just a NY thing or are thugs wearing these nightgowns in other cities too? maybe it's a homo thug thing?

graemlins/rofl.gif

[ August 04, 2003, 09:53 AM: Message edited by: 12th house ]

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by matthew j:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Jamie Lennox:
For kids that are saposta be so tough Ive never seen anything that resemble such a self-consciousness of appearance.

The long white nightgown is usually accompanied by a colored t over it…and then the hat and the shoes must match the color of the t.

And then of course the hand towel= security blanket.

They dress like little babies color coordinated by their mothers with their blanket ready to be tucked in and put to sleep. the next time you see a few thugged out cats rocking this gear, you should tell them your thoughts. *make sure to remove your glasses first.

oh, and call me, i want to see this. smile.gif [/QUOTE]When I catch the ones that throw bricks through car windows on my block, they better be able to run faster than me and my bat in those ****ing long ass t'ees.

Aside from that they are pretty much harmless little kids.

DJ Rated M

08-04-2003, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Those shirts go back at least 20 years...SEEN in videos by the likes of FGTH and Wham...also sported by college kids at Freakniks and at the Jones Beach Greek picnics

this is a fad that never ended but has shifted from scene to scene

in other words, it aint a thug thing there's a difference........Wham had lettering on the shirts.......even back in 88 when kats used to rock the long shirts(with the big clocks & stuff)they were different colors or some kind of sports squad logo on them.....

now it's just the plain white shirts.....

TAC

08-04-2003, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Jamie Lennox:
they better be able to run faster than me and my [[i]BAT] in those ****ing long ass t'ees.Yo Jamie, don't be taking no sticks to gun fights. This ain't country up here!!

Nege

08-04-2003, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by DJ 138:
Is it just me, or do these absurdly long t-shirts look like the kind of thing a 12-year old girl wears to bed at night?

Is this just a NY thing or are thugs wearing these nightgowns in other cities too? answer to question no.1
yes it does

Answer to question No.2
You can find these nightgowns in other cities too.
BTW
do real thugs wear nightgowns ? or is just the wannabe thugs?

Brut by Faberge

08-04-2003, 09:46 AM

actually the hand towels are the single understandable facet of the look. brothas, especially ones with super short hair (and even braids), take hand towels around during the summer to protect their heads. they throw them on when the sun beats down hard, so their heads won't fry. white people usually don't "get" that one.

peace

08-04-2003, 09:59 AM

I can understand whites not understanding something so ludicrous.....coming from Africa and having a hard time in the heat...

Its another goof-ball trend. NYC 5 billion styles and most the brothas choose 1.....(does not compute).....of course to each his own, but
what a coincidence...

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by THX-1138:
actually the hand towels are the single understandable facet of the look. brothas, especially ones with super short hair (and even braids), take hand towels around during the summer to protect their heads. they throw them on when the sun beats down hard, so their heads won't fry. white people usually don't "get" that one.

peace Oh yea and you and Hk can really understand why HISPANIC KIDS (all the kids in my city) with long hair and already wearing BASEBALL CAPS carry around towels because its to protect their scalps.

I love how some people jump the gun before they know what the **** anyone is talking about.

Who was stupid enough to assume that 138 was talking about black people?

The Cuban kids with long hair and ponytails in my hood really must have had a hard time in Africa.....or maybe you dont "get" that one.

Now who doesnt know what their talking about oh gracious all understanding black brothers?

[ August 04, 2003, 11:27 AM: Message edited by: Jamie Lennox ]

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:14 AM

people in africa wear towels on their heads all the tine...they'e called turbans (cant spell the other)...but hey, its hate on THOSE inferior black folk time so why let facts get in the way

btw...most black folk in this country ARE LONG removed from Africa and mny who dwell in temperate climes are not equipped to deal with the heat.....but hey we can adopt racist attitudes about blacks too....wheres dat watermelon at?....after i finish snackin on dis here barbeekew i'se gonna have some then bone some white gals and go to sleep

boogahboogahboogah

[ August 04, 2003, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: St Magus the Reviled ]

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:15 AM

oops

[ August 04, 2003, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: St Magus the Reviled ]

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:21 AM

Actually i've been known to wear a towel over my head too..the sun beating down is a mother and as long as shit is informal why not...seems to be a better idea than carrying an umbrella - much more practical ( big cowboy hats are nice too)

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Actually i've been known to wear a towel over my head too..the sun beating down is a mother and as long as shit is informal why not...seems to be a better idea than carrying an umbrella - much more practical ( big cowboy hats are nice too) White people wore big tall cowboy hats to make them seem taller than black folks not cause of the sun....but black folks ususally donte "get" that one.

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:29 AM

It is amazing that when white folk beatified the look with sayings such as "Choose Life" and "Frankie Says...", the long t-shirt look is oh so FABULOUS. Jump forward 20 years and when minority youth wear the VERY SAME GEAR ( whether it has writing on it or not is immaterial) its now a reflection of THUG MENTALITY....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Q: "Why did ya shoot Abdullah Johnson 134 times in the back Officer Whitey Puerco?"

A. "Because he had on one of those long ghetto thug T Shirts your honor and i thought he had something"

Jury: "Not Guilty"

Black Folk: " Damn now we are outraged, maybe C Delores Tucker was wrong"

Momma Johnson: " Can anybody front some funds for me to bury my boy...he was only 11 and had no insurance"

SHIT

[ August 04, 2003, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: St Magus the Reviled ]

Dolemite73

08-04-2003, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
It is amazing that when white folk beatified the look with sayings such as "Choose Life" and "Frankie Says...", the long t-shirt look is oh so FABULOUS. Jump forward 20 years and when minority youth wear the VERY SAME GEAR ( whether it has writing on it or not is immaterial) its now a reflection of THUG MENTALITY....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Q: "Why did ya shoot Abdullah Johnson 134 times in the back Officer Whitey Puerco?"
A. "Because he had on one of those long ghetto thug T Shirts your honor and i thought he had something"
Jury: "Not Guilty"
Black Folk: " Damn now we are outraged, maybe C Delores Tucker was wrong"
Momma Johnson: " Can anybody front some funds for me to bury my boy...he was only 11 and had no insurance"

SHIT This is so sad.....yet so true.....

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:35 AM

Reality check...dig out the pics of yourself as a kid an all the shit you used to wear....stuff made about as much sense as street luge

Brut by Faberge

08-04-2003, 10:36 AM

what led me to comment on the towel-on-the-head thing was a recently overheard comment of one of two white yuppie cats sitting in an outdoor restaurant, maybe two feet away from me, but clearly not aware of their surroundings. as a young brown-skin teenager walked past {towel flopped comfortably atop head) one of the cats snickers, gestures and says, "look at this...all he needs to do it tie it on with a belt and then he'll look like a s..." it finally dawns on him that he was sitting in close proximity to a couple a negros. by then i was already filling in his blank and he was fast approaching beat red complexion. but he then tries to fix the bullshit with talking about "saudi arabian" fashion and how it makes such good sense in the heat :rolleyes:

...interesting...

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Reality check...dig out the pics of yourself as a kid an all the shit you used to wear....stuff made about as much sense as street luge True

But the 20 something 'thug looking' guys in my building right now as we speak just out of jail in job placement services are gonna have a real hard time getting a job when they show up here wearing a suit but cant take the doo-rag off because their too insecure to dress like 'the man'.

boy the suit really works with the matching du-rag!

And now were all gonna lie to ouselves right?

Like appearance doesnt matter?

Right, cause the same black man that claims white people dont get shit assume its the case cause their white....oh the irony....please continue teaching me.

[ August 04, 2003, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Jamie Lennox ]

D J 1 3 8

08-04-2003, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Uhm...I suppose I see your point (kinda) but I was merely commenting on a what I believe to be a really stupid, really nightgown-ish looking fashion trend, not trying to demonize or criminalize. And those FRANKIE SAY shirts were NEVER cool.

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by THX-1138:
what led me to comment on the towel-on-the-head thing was a recently overheard comment of one of two white yuppie cats sitting in an outdoor restaurant, maybe two feet away from me, but clearly not aware of their surroundings. as a young brown-skin teenager walked past {towel flopped comfortably atop head) one of the cats snickers, gestures and says, "look at this...all he needs to do it tie it on with a belt and then he'll look like a s..." it finally dawns on him that he was sitting in close proximity to a couple a negros. by then i was already filling in his blank and he was fast approaching beat red complexion. but he then tries to fix the bullshit with talking about "saudi arabian" fashion and how it makes such good sense in the heat :rolleyes:

...interesting... Two white guys at a resturant that dont get it is a bad sample for making claims like 'white people dont get that one'.

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by Dolemite73:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
It is amazing that when white folk beatified the look with sayings such as "Choose Life" and "Frankie Says...", the long t-shirt look is oh so FABULOUS. Jump forward 20 years and when minority youth wear the VERY SAME GEAR ( whether it has writing on it or not is immaterial) its now a reflection of THUG MENTALITY....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Q: "Why did ya shoot Abdullah Johnson 134 times in the back Officer Whitey Puerco?"
A. "Because he had on one of those long ghetto thug T Shirts your honor and i thought he had something"
Jury: "Not Guilty"
Black Folk: " Damn now we are outraged, maybe C Delores Tucker was wrong"
Momma Johnson: " Can anybody front some funds for me to bury my boy...he was only 11 and had no insurance"

SHIT This is so sad.....yet so true..... [/QUOTE]its the double truth and an ugly little slice of reality brought to you via the headlines in a small corner...of the Twilight Zone

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by DJ 138:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Uhm...I suppose I see your point (kinda) but I was merely commenting on a what I believe to be a really stupid, really nightgown-ish looking fashion trend, not trying to demonize or criminalize. And those FRANKIE SAY shirts were NEVER cool. [/QUOTE]yo...i'm not trying to come at you at all - just commenting on where a lot of this comes from and leads to....no attack intended but if it opens eyes to another view then i'm glad

peace

Brut by Faberge

08-04-2003, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by Jamie Lennox:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Reality check...dig out the pics of yourself as a kid an all the shit you used to wear....stuff made about as much sense as street luge True

But the 20 something 'thug looking' guys in my building right now as we speak just out of jail in job placement services are gonna have a real hard time getting a job when they show up here wearing suit and cant take the doo-rag off because their too insecure to dress like 'the man.

boy the suit really works with the matching du-rag!

And now were all gonna lie to ouselves right?

Like appearance doesnt matter?

Right, cause the same black man that claims white people dont get shit assume its the case cause their white....oh the irony....please continue teaching me. [/QUOTE]what are you talking about? in my experience there is a lot of "shit" that "white" people don't "get" involving outward appearance and other things that black people do. i think there is nothing inflammatory or personal in my saying that. but i forget that i am perhaps in the presence of geopolitically, culturally schooled white people who can't stand presumptuous statements. my baddy bad bad...

D J 1 3 8

08-04-2003, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DJ 138:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
....shit aint nothing but another attempt to demonize and criminalize minority youth:
Uhm...I suppose I see your point (kinda) but I was merely commenting on a what I believe to be a really stupid, really nightgown-ish looking fashion trend, not trying to demonize or criminalize. And those FRANKIE SAY shirts were NEVER cool. [/QUOTE]yo...i'm not trying to come at you at all - just commenting on where a lot of this comes from and leads to....no attack intended but if it opens eyes to another view then i'm glad

peace [/QUOTE]understood. peace.

ivanjb

08-04-2003, 11:14 AM

As of two weeks ago the looong white T-shirt is banned at the hip hop clubs on Cape Cod. If that tells you anything about a played out wannabe gangster style.

Bill Blake

08-04-2003, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by THX-1138:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Jamie Lennox:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Reality check...dig out the pics of yourself as a kid an all the shit you used to wear....stuff made about as much sense as street luge True

But the 20 something 'thug looking' guys in my building right now as we speak just out of jail in job placement services are gonna have a real hard time getting a job when they show up here wearing suit and cant take the doo-rag off because their too insecure to dress like 'the man.

boy the suit really works with the matching du-rag!

And now were all gonna lie to ouselves right?

Like appearance doesnt matter?

Right, cause the same black man that claims white people dont get shit assume its the case cause their white....oh the irony....please continue teaching me. [/QUOTE]what are you talking about? in my experience there is a lot of "shit" that "white" people don't "get" involving outward appearance and other things that black people do. i think there is nothing inflammatory or personal in my saying that. but i forget that i am perhaps in the presence of geopolitically, culturally schooled white people who can't stand presumptuous statements. my baddy bad bad... [/QUOTE]I undestand where you are comming from but how do you think the same white guys would have reacted if one of those little raver white kids would have walked by where those jeans that bulge out like three times past the shoe at the bottom sucking on a pacifier and waving glow sticks?

And like black folks wouldnt have laughed along with em?

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by ivanjb:
As of two weeks ago the looong white T-shirt is banned at the hip hop clubs on Cape Cod. If that tells you anything about a played out wannabe gangster style. you prove all my points in two sentences

kayotv

08-04-2003, 12:52 PM

Yeah, I noticed this when I went home a few weeks back for a graduation gig. A young cat from around the way who plays for St.Johns RedMen is like 6'8" and he had on one of those long as shirts. It really looked funny cause it was like sneakers and a long ass shirt, it gives the effect of like a... tall ass midget?

who in the hell left the gate open
k!

[ August 04, 2003, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: kayo ]

ivanjb

08-04-2003, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ivanjb:
As of two weeks ago the looong white T-shirt is banned at the hip hop clubs on Cape Cod. If that tells you anything about a played out wannabe gangster style. you prove all my points in two sentences [/QUOTE]Prove what? I just think it's a fugly style.

ivanjb

08-04-2003, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by ivanjb:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ivanjb:
As of two weeks ago the looong white T-shirt is banned at the hip hop clubs on Cape Cod. If that tells you anything about a played out wannabe gangster style. you prove all my points in two sentences [/QUOTE]Prove what? I just think it's a fugly style. [/QUOTE]Oh I see what you mean now after looking back at your posts.

Yes the clubs here are definitely discriminative towards anything that might be considered thug urban.

But the style is still corny.

Musica

08-04-2003, 01:26 PM

My teenage son wears these "long t-shirts" when he's chillin or just wants to be casual. He also has a few suits, khakis, boots, quite a few pairs of sneakers, SHOES and ties in his closet. My thugged looking son is going on his 2nd year of college AND made the Dean's list. When he walks out my door everyday I give him my blessings hoping that he doesn't run into some close minded a-hole that will look at his attire and think the worst. After all, I DON'T have Bryant Gumble's money and status.

The Buddy Love Show

08-04-2003, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by Musica:
My teenage son wears these "long t-shirts" when he's chillin or just wants to be casual. He also has a few suits, khakis, boots, quite a few pairs of sneakers, SHOES and ties in his closet. My thugged looking son is going on his 2nd year of college AND made the Dean's list. When he walks out my door everyday I give him my blessings hoping that he doesn't run into some close minded a-hole that will look at his attire and think the worst. After all, I DON'T have Bryant Gumble's money and status. nice

mattymatt

08-04-2003, 09:18 PM