PAWGS at Santa Barbara Yoga Studio Gives Out Do-Rags at 'Ghetto Fabulous' Class

[WheresWallace]

About to have a Larry Elder's moment:

I don't act nor dress like the people they are trying to portray, so it is hard for me to get offended

People get offended because they realize how stupid and ignorant they look when other people copy it

It's only racist, if you associate it this to a race.... it says more about black people than white people, if you feel they are mocking our culture. This isn't my culture.

No, its not about mocking culture. Contemporary white people are very passive aggressive. Their intentions were to mock black people (whether you dress like that or not.) That is where the offense comes from. One of the women who commented on this said it the best.

Person 1:
This is not racist!!! Please stop associating the word 'ghetto' with blackness. That is the real offense to me as a black woman. These ladies are making fun of hip hop culture which includes black people along with all races. They should be ashamed of themselves for thinking this is cute, however they are not making fun of black people as a whole. If you see the word 'ghetto' and you automatically think of black people, that is racist.

Person 2 (Response to Person 1):
My Dear, if you are truly black, you will know that 1) ghetto and black has been synonymous for decades, and 2) ghetto and urban are the code language used to not have to say black.

Of course, it's bullshyt racism and classism lumped together. Calling it is not the wrong thing to do. It has to be erased. However, to deny the coded language is an attempt to 1) derail the conversation, or 2) avoid the fact that this code is real.

No, they are not making fun of other races. They are making fun of black people. I don't understand how you don't see that. You can be middle-class and still seen as ghetto. So, for all that "stop lumping us together" jazz, we are lumped together, regardless of class. Race is the only thing often seen.

 

[WheresWallace]

that phony and hollow "apology" ain't gonna save your azz from the interweb wolves. and some of the pack may just make that virtual leap through tcip directly into your yoga studio. if i learned anything over the past few days, it's that the internet does not forgive and it does not forget. she about to get her own real life version of that "one of our fellow posters has made it in life" azz whoopin. that trick might as well assume the position and spread em.

Here's the Studio Owner's FB page. "https://www.facebook.com/adriennehengels"
Here is the Studio fan page: "https://www.facebook.com/powerofyouromSB/posts/506838092734281" mjpls:






































Coli Wolves Unite!!!

 

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

Santa Barbara Yoga Studio Gives Out Do-Rags at 'Ghetto Fabulous' Class

A lily white yoga studio in idyllic Santa Barbara, California recently held a "Ghetto Fabulous" yoga class. In preparation, students were instructed to wear cornrows, snapback caps and heavy lipliner along with their lululemon leggings. Who knew gang signs could be so cute?! The invite promised to provide "various costumes" — there was a do-rag giveaway, attendees said — and "guaranteed belly laughs."

Power of Your Om Yoga Studio caters to the tony area's elite: a flashing announcement above the website's class listings announces that they "sell lululemon mats and mat carriers, Manduka mats, blocks and straps, Yogitoes towels, China Gel, Tanya-B Clothing and Power Yoga DVDs." Last week, the studio decided to mix it up and invite patrons to "come dressed in your favorite ghetto fabulous outfit, snap-back caps, corn rows, heavy lip liner or whatever you can dream up." For inspiration, they literally linked to a "How to Be Ghetto Fabulous" article from WikiHow, because no one at Power of Your Om Yoga Studio has ever met a black person in real life.

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Outrage is brewing on the studio's Facebook page. One commenter repasted the original copy, which was even more tone-deaf, if you can believe it: "'Each month we will be featuring a new funky class...this month let's get ghetto fabulous! You sport the white tank, roll up one leg of your tight black pants, and we'll make sure to have a rockin' playlist bring the bling, lip liner and bandanas....seriously. This class has no extra charge. Just a chance to do something a little whacky.'"

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There are public photos all over Facebook of girls in yoga gear excitedly primping with their grills and flashing gang signs. Whacky!

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" You should cancel this class and issue a public apology," one commenter wrote. "Or use the class time to have a discussion about racism. Changing the name is, pardon the pun, a form of white-washing. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves."

Another expanded: "The main reason this problem is even arising is because we have white people teaching an art form that originated in the Middle East/India. Like Miley Cyrus twerking, and minstrelsy (yes, you better believe it) they think that doing something 'ghetto fabulous' which is mocking and horribly racist, is supposed to be fun. The white mentality hasn't changed that much, it's just more subtle and acceptable. I'll be sure to tell my friends in that area to steer clear of this place for sure."

Here's owner Adrienne Hengels' response:

Thank you all for the eye-opening discussion and I do apologize for offending anyone - those of you that commented, emailed, and anyone else for that matter. The class happened and we are doing other themed classes in the future that may include various types of music/genres and we have made note to focus on the music versus singling out any group of human beings that has the potential to offend others as that was not the intention. I can see how it could be offensive and we do apologize for offending you or anyone.

It didn't go over well. "Wont be going to this studio. Looking for a good class. Any recommendations for non racist ones?" someone asked.

Link: http://jezebel.com/santa-barbara-yoga-studio-gives-out-do-rags-at-ghetto-1251090792T

which one you c00ns would fukk these racist PAWGs regardless?

where them pictures at?

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Demonic yoga class.

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

they always 5-10 years behind when they try to mock/imitate hip hop culture. In the mid to late 90s, they would wear track suits, with addidas and fat gold rope chains, while carrying a boombox. Or in the mid-2000s, they wore Fubu.

That group photo is disgusting, btw. And I see you, you fcking c00n bytch hiding in the corner with ya baboon lookin ass. You should be ashamed of yourself for participating in this nonsense. What kind of black people were responsible for raising that thing? BTW, the facebook messages went in on the mouth breathers who organized the class.

Lmaooooo

 

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

Here's the Studio Owner's FB page. "https://www.facebook.com/adriennehengels"
Here is the Studio fan page: "https://www.facebook.com/powerofyouromSB/posts/506838092734281" mjpls:






































Coli Wolves Unite!!!

she looked mixed, then realized she is tanned...

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Don't know how they will but Santa will be rapping or doing a drive by in his sleigh or something.

the visual.

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Man this is exactly what I was thinking when I saw those pics. I've never seen black folks having a redneck or Asian or Mexican themed party. What's even the 'white' equivalent of throwing up a W?

also, this. black folks dont give a damn about what anyone else are doing. we care about our own swag, style and way of expression. others like to say the same, but actions speak louder than words, and we're never jocking

only thing I can think of, is skateboarding and that has more to do with the influx of black youths into suburban areas, but explain how the hell suburban kids are adopting urban culture, without a migration pattern. wtf. lol.

 

[DaRealness]

Cacs gonna cac. They supposedly don't care about us at all, but somehow can't get us out of their heads....and to do this at a yoga class at that.

 

[Nintendough]

shyt is hilarious and sad how they can take shyt we used to do, completely distort it it and then sell it. They even make money off of our trash.

 

[Deadpool1986]

So these are the white women you negros keep putting black women down for?

 

[Family Man]

man I don't even care anymore. at this point I'm like hey Kimberly, very funny, you know why you do this? because you're secretly infatuated with us. that's why you have so many god damn statistics on us, have universities researching us, mock us on youtube every day meanwhile your average black dude, doesn't even know what white people eat.

Naw they just hate us breh. CACs are a hateful race.

 

[mrken12]

So these are the white women you negros keep putting black women down for?

We're not the ones doing that. The comments in this thread reflect that.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

I only came in this thread to see a phat ass white girl but these fukking morons always confuse what the word pawg means. WTF

 

[p00rky]

I can't help but to laugh.

I love this comment from Facebook
"Goddamn, you fukking culturally clueless whack-as-all-fukk soccer mom racists need to pull your heads out of your asses and realize how embarrassing and offensive this is. Yoga is a serious spiritual practice not a vehicle for fun-fueled gimmicks and feel-good racial appropriation for insulated suburban morons."