When the black people as a collective realize...

[KidJSoul]

Maybe not Asians but White people most definitely think that a man's "coolness" or social status matters especially in younger ages.

That's why you have so many White "nice guys" and incels whining constantly about "Chads", douchebags, and jerks sleeping with all the hot women while they get scraps. Literally half of Reddit revolves around this lol.

Even Elliot Rodger, the incel who did that Santa Barbara shooting, had a whole manifesto where he complained about "cool" guys sleeping with the hot girls that he desired while guys who were "smart and honest" like him got paid dust.

It's not the same dynamic as with Black people but the mentality is the same.

Let's not forget too that Black men can be just as bad if not worse when it comes to shaming dudes for being corny. Even on the Coli, there's plenty of dudes calling other Black male posters and celebrities corny over the most trivial things.

Just look up "J Cole corny" in the search engine and you'll see what I mean.

What yall don't seem to be understanding is what's considered "cool" aka masculine by Asians and whites is alot different than what black people generally consider "masculine". What we consider to be "cool" "masculine" "real" can easily lead to you being in prison, being killed, putting your family at risk to be harmed, etc. It's not the case with other groups. You don't see little Asian kids from the suburbs wanting to be the next yakuza leader at the rate you see young black males from solid homes wanting to be the next big meech.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

If you think swag doesn’t matter to Asian, Latin, White, Middle Eastern bytches
You telling on yourself
Swag and Coolness goes across all color lines
The problem with black folks is we the loudest ones in the room and stay telling all our business
From politics to whatever you can think of
Other groups move like Gs in lasagna

 

[Weaver31]

As a man worrying about being cool, dressing up and having swag is an effeminate mind set.. A lot of brothas picked that mind set up from their mothers smh.. Men should be worried about educating themselves and competing with other groups of men.

I really agree with ur last sentence....we as BM need to unite, uplift each other and make ourselves more competitive with other races of men. I'm really tired of seeing BW and other BM putting us down.

 

[Weaver31]

If you think swag doesn’t matter to Asian, Latin, White, Middle Eastern bytches
You telling on yourself
Swag and Coolness goes across all color lines
The problem with black folks is we the loudest ones in the room and stay telling all our business
From politics to whatever you can think of
Other groups move like Gs in lasagna

We love to air out our dirt laundry for the entire world to see.

 

[Knuckles Red]

When you don't have actual currency, you have to rely on social currency. Its sad.

 

[MasterThought]

If I could snap my fingers and create my own fantasy environment to live in, it would consist of nothing but the most "swagless", unmaterialistic, boring square black people.

Us uncool , square, "corny" blacks would have our own society and you cool , full of swag blacks would have your own.

I would want nothing more than to raise kids in an environment where the pressure to be cool and always be dipped In the latest fashion is non-existent.

 

[Reptile]

I literally just posted this in another thread

WTF is a headshot?

 

[Coco Loco]

WTF is a headshot?

A cropped close up of your face. Like a business card but it's just a picture

Spoiler

 

[Reptile]

A cropped close up of your face. Like a business card but it's just a picture

Spoiler

shyt I guess Im still corny, because I see nothing wrong with this.

 

[Wildhundreds]

What yall don't seem to be understanding is what's considered "cool" aka masculine by Asians and whites is alot different than what black people generally consider "masculine". What we consider to be "cool" "masculine" "real" can easily lead to you being in prison, being killed, putting your family at risk to be harmed, etc. It's not the case with other groups. You don't see little Asian kids from the suburbs wanting to be the next yakuza leader at the rate you see young black males from solid homes wanting to be the next big meech.

Can you honestly tell me why we're always looking at other nations for guidance on how to move? Nobody on this site can explain this. And if you believe they are the example of excellence then that'll make sense. I was raised not to behave like other people do, so that statement is foreign to me.

 

[GoPinheiro]

Yes and no

Korea deliberately invested into making their culture cool to the point where they have a significant foothold in the states. Kpop shows do numbers here and you got women learning how to use VPNs to watch Korean dramas

Cacs leverage black cool ALL THE TIME and feast. We have all the cool rappers and they have the money to own them

Don't make the mistake of being pejorative about cool because of black people's misaligned priorities. Cool does matter, but it's what you do with it

Black people make everything cool while reaping the least benefits so the answer would be how do we assess and understand leveraging the cool we already naturally have?

Why do some of you always look for isolated cases, not the bigger picture? China, alone, has more than 1 billion people, and you rarely see Chinese billionaires heavily invested in things like swag. China is the second biggest economy in the world and also the biggest in Asia. They are more into manufacturing for people who are into "swag".

Also, what you described in Korea is basically a fade for the younger generation. This is the funny thing about many non-black people who are into these things, their societies allow them to easily rebrand themselves years later and treat this like a teen/early adult fade.

China bans celebrities from 'showing off wealth' or 'extravagant pleasure' on social media as communist rulers continue their crackdown on the entertainment industry

China bans celebrities from 'showing off wealth' on social media

The Cyberspace Administration of China announced new rules yesterday which banned its celebrities from showing off their wealth on social media.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In China, Bragging About Your Wealth Can Get You Censored

In China, Bragging About Your Wealth Can Get You Censored (Published 2021)

Online posts by users showing off their receipts, over-ordering food or scattering money have been deemed vulgar. Regulators say such content leads young people astray.

www.nytimes.com

'Tasteless, Vulgar and Obscene.' China Just Banned Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From Television

China Has Banned Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From TV Shows

The portrayal of "hip hop culture, sub-culture and dispirited culture" is out

time.com

They know damn well that this behavior will only turn them into consumers, not producers. China wants to reign alone in the manufacturing industry. If they allow their society to turn into consumers, then western brands will eat them completely and they will go back to being dependent.

 

[The Fade]

Mfers worried about dystopian social credit when we ourselves already facilitate the worst type of social credit/currency in our community

Swag is not the issue. It’s being self destructive, ignorant and possibly a neighborhood terrorist being incentivized by the community. Backwards behavior making you “real” or a bad bytch. Deterring intellectualism. Making people who get on songs and podcasts bragging about being EVIL your heroes and your kids heroes, and then expecting GOOD.

Tiger parent these young black kids to study, PLEASE. They need to be roasting each other over TEST SCORES

 

[BobbyWojak]

I've stated it on multiple occasions that black women lust for "swag" and "unlame" men is one of the biggest reasons for their single mother rate and responsible for a large portion of the stress they constantly complain about

good god what is wrong with you

 

[NoirDynosaur]

Definition of cool from urban dictionary

A cool person to me is being real. Being themselves and not caring how other people view what they say or do. When I say you're cool, that's what I mean. Today too many people are concerned how others view them. Posting pictures on social media sites of themselves on vacation or where they are eating dinner that particular evening. fukk that. Do things for yourself and for YOU to enjoy it, not to show everyone else what you're doing.

Being original and innovative makes you stand apart from the bunch. How you carry yourself, the style of clothes you wear, the lingo you speak, all factors of being cool. Look at the trendsetters who made an impact in the world they made a difference by making a difference.

Notable examples below

As a collective we make "American culture" cool.


As for corny? Being overly sentimental to compensate. For example, modern social media.