What is with dom-yorks and trying to be extra-dominican?

[Berzin]

Originally Posted by gemenilaidback

I was watching a documentary where in Brazil when things happen such as the hijacking of a pedestrian bus...society changed so these individuals cant multiply.

Which documentary was this? "Bus 174"? Society HAS NOT changed in Brazil-it is more polarized than ever.

The very conditions that produced the hijacker of that bus are alive, well and thriving.

Small grass-roots community groups are trying to change this, but they are fighting a losing battle.

Watch the documentary "Manda Bala!" and you will see what I mean.

And I've said this time and again-if you refuse to accept the negative impact hip-hop has on inner city youth, then you cannot call it a culture.

If it is a culture, what are its' values? Aren't those values reflected in the music, style of dress and code of conduct of those who claim it as their culture?

Apparently hip-hop exists in a vacuum when it comes to shouldering responsibility for the negativity, glorification of thug life, misogyny and irresponsibility that exists at its' core.

[gemenilaidback]

Damn your good, Berzin it was Bus 174 and I will check out the other documentary. At least some grass roots organizations and some governmental elements as seen in the documentary are trying to take action. On current there are a bunch of organizations that are try9ing to promote change like Homeboys...for reformed gang members in east LA. I cant fault them for trying.

I disagree that these so called values are at hip hops core, there are many values of hip hop that are positive
(creative expression through art,grafiti, dance, spoken word, turntables/djing)...not raps core (also people who like rap and listen to it were not the ones representing the values but the ones at the forefront of the media) that are positive as for some rap yeah it has a alot of negative influence I have never denied that.
Regardless my point is where do we go from here and the thing I like about the show ("from G's to gents") is at least they are trying something. Who knows maybe one day schools for etiquette will be popping up everywhere. whether Brazil is doing something or not like they were showing in that documentary I was trying to use an example to changing going about negative aspects to society.

[wildnfree]

Hola
I just wanted to add a different take to this..this behaviour seems only to be observed when Dominicans go to the US..in Spain the dominicans don't do the flags and the whatever- the kids even end up losing the accent. Maye it's a US thing?

[Bronxboy]

Originally Posted by wildnfree

Hola
I just wanted to add a different take to this..this behaviour seems only to be observed when Dominicans go to the US..in Spain the dominicans don't do the flags and the whatever- the kids even end up losing the accent. Maye it's a US thing?

I think it is the other way around.

This thread is about Dominicans from the US visiting DR!!!!!

Correct me if I am wrong.

[rortiz79]

While looking for a art community forum search, I found this lil gem....HA.

[miguelspencer]

I think this post opens a Pandora's Box. Rarely people mess with the dom-yorks. And I agree. I feel awkward being around people in other countries than DR feel sooooo dominican.

[Swdee]

have you guys ever thought that maybe these dom-yorks feel the need to make-up for the fact that they are away from the homeland??? we are in a country where we are always around different cultures, and many of us are afraid of losing ours, of not being thought of as dominicans.

[Ezequiel]

Originally Posted by Swdee

have you guys ever thought that maybe these dom-yorks feel the need to make-up for the fact that they are away from the homeland??? we are in a country where we are always around different cultures, and many of us are afraid of losing ours, of not being thought of as dominicans.

What i see is a lot of people not wanting to intergrate the mainstream sociaty, the melting pot is no longer melting.

Dominican/American living in Atlanta here

[Tallman1818]

Originally Posted by wildnfree

Hola
I just wanted to add a different take to this..this behaviour seems only to be observed when Dominicans go to the US..in Spain the dominicans don't do the flags and the whatever- the kids even end up losing the accent. Maye it's a US thing?

It´s NOT a US thing only, in Spain they are a LOT wrose that in the state. Have any of you ever walk in the Cuatro Caminos area in Spain, it looks like a barrio of in DR, you see women in rollos yelling eachother trash, walking in calizos, (sandals). Dominican in Europe live a lot wrose than Dominican in the US.