Bullshit, she isn't right at all and to say that shit in reference to a majority when the individuals she's referring to in fact represent a very small minority of us is nothing but self hate and ignorance based on her narrow minded, all or nothing view of his she thinks black men should think and act as well as her jaded view if individuals on this board.
I didn't take shit out of context, didn't "expand the conversation" I addressed what she clearly and matter if factly stated in confirmed a few posts after yours by stating that "Bills is the only one" which clearly means she's painting allof us with a very broad brush.
I'm not about to get into a deep heated argument over this shit but this post is goofy as hell Playboy.
First of all nobody stated that Snoop is solely responsible for gang life, solely responsible for the spread of it or its ills. Nobody is saying if he stops gang banging will cease to exist.
But how does any of that excuse him from being accountable for his behavior or actions?
As a 46 year old man with grown children , very succesfuk career and a wealth of opportunity yes gang banging is some childish shit you should mature and grow up from. When should he do it? Wait until he's 70?
How is he an example of someone doing something more than gang life when he still claims/represents it despite all his opportunities and blessings. How can he be an example of change and growth yet he's exhibited none?
Do you really see a diifference between the shit Snoop represented/presented to the world as a young 21,22 year old and what he represents now? I personally don't and for me a man not evolving and distancing himself from a culture of murder and violence at his age and with his influence is problematic and IMO pathetic.
If you can't at damn near 50 , with his level of success denounce gang life then when should it be done.
We can sit here and speak all day about how difficult it is to distance yourself from that life, how hard it is to change habits, we can act like its impossible to speak out against gang banging even though its such a negative lifestyle that does absolutely nothing but harm and destroy our people but my point ultimately is any MAN whose about anything and has any self worth and love for his people would realize that doing so is his only logical and respectable option.
But we can agree to disagree.
Heated argument? I ain't mad. I'm Mello as fuck.
What behavior and actions are you talking about you think he is not being responsible for?
That's the point, you keep saying this shit like he doing something what did he do?
Bruh you are seriously ill informed and trying to talk about something you lack the perspective to even see from anything other than a narrow point of view.
Your argument sounds like this, "Gangbanging is bad don't do it, when you get older don't do it, nobody should want to do it. Everyone should be ashamed to do it".
I understand why you say that because of the violence surrounding it. It's not some complex math equation but it's not as simple as you want to make it sound. Im trying to tell you there is more nuance to it than just some colors because you got bloods that kill bloods and crips that kill crips, you got bloods and crips that homies. You got people representing their hood crip or blood whether they are banging or not, and of course bangers that represent their hood.
You say you understand gang life then same sentence turn around and say it childish. People dying isn't childish, people trying to survive isn't childish, people with lack of opportunity isn't childish, people trying to protect themselves isn't childish.
Understand, a person representing where they are from and actively gangbanging is two different things alright because you seem to have trouble with that.
People have always made gangs or group affiliations, that created bonds that shape their identity. Now you might not like the circumstances surrounding certain affiliations. But that's doesn't mean people will stop claiming them. Affiliations come with reputations, and reputations aren't easy to break because even if you wanted to shake it people will still know you for that.
Now we are talking 20 plus years of Snoop spitting gangsta raps, weed raps and everything else, making movies, community work etc An entertainment lifestyle he's built his career on. Sent his kids to college and several others been a father and husband on his own tv show etc
He's done all that WHILE representing where he's come from in the LBC Eastside 213st but you only want to recognize him for being a crip.
I'll say it again, Snoop is a testimony to that other bangers in the hood can do more with their life than bang.
If Snoop was 70 years old and you asked him to where he was from you don't think he gonna say Eastside LBC 213st? What he suppose to omit that from his biography because gang banging is bad and it kills people?
Now if you don't get it after this and everything else I others have posted in here Idk what else to say to you at this point because then you are just telling me you will remain stubborn.
It ain't no agree to disagree you just need to open your eyes a little wider and try to gain some more perspective.
Snoop did plenty for the city
