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Seriously. I live in probably the worlds biggest "We wanna be black/urban so bad it hurts" towns on the face of the earth. I'm not meaning this in a racist sense at all, its just funny as hell how working in my store for so long has allowed me to actually communicate on a same level with almost anybody who walks into the store, slang or perfect english. Take one time I sold a game to this one guy that came into the store.

Me: Whats up.

Guy: Wassup big homie.

As soon as I figured out how this talked just by how he presented himself (as if the flashy off brand "but hey i'm still a pimp" clothing didnt tip me off when he walked in the door wasnt enough) I immediately changed myself to get on his level.

Me: Nothin much man. Slingin' video games.

Guy: Hahaha word. Hey man, I'm lookin fo a game box to buy but i dunno which one to get. I wanna kill some shit, ya know what I'm sayin?

So now I'm left with what to suggest. PS3, or XBox 360? We dont have any Wii's so that rules that option out. He's wearing off brand clothing and fake bling, so he doesnt have that kind of money to get a PS3, but he still goes out of his way to try and present himself. 360 seems the way to go.

Me: Alright. 360. Thats what your looking for.

Guy: Aight, so what can you do on it?

Me: Your lookin' to kill shit right?

Guy: Hell yea.

Me: Well right now 360 has the best games that you can either kill shit by yourself on single, or strongarm some people online. Pick up a headset, and you can talk shit to them all day long WHILE your putting the hurt on em.

I go on to explain about Gears of War, GRAW2, F.E.A.R., stuff like that, but there's one game that I know that will be hook, line, and sinker for this guy.

Me: Plus, one word. Madden.

Guy: Aight, lemmie get one.

Me: You wanna reserve Madden '08?

Guy: Hell yea!

Ghetto/urban = Madden. It never fails.

Keep in mind, I havent explained what color this person was. I've handled this with any race.

Another funny thing that I've noticed, is the difference in blacks and whites that come into the store (both acting ghetto). My black customers can afford a 360. Any white gangsta boy walks into the store, and they're still eating cro on a ps2.

Either way, if they walk into my store wearing a chain, they're getting Madden. It never fails.

I was smiling all though this post. Thanks for making my day a little bit brighter <3

You would appreciate my drama train horn.

you know how to have fun.

Indeed I do.

Ebonics isn't real, people have been speaking slang since language was invented.

That term was just created to try and further seperate blacks from everyone else. There's really nothing different about any of us, so they create false boundries to keep people apart. Otherwise we'd all be intelligent and uncontrollable.

y'all crackaz be crazy ykno wut imean?

I thought it was just categorizing different ways people talk. Just like how rednecks have a "twang."

Also your saying that because the term "Ebonics" is around that it prevents blacks from speaking normally?

From now on I'll use "African American Vernacular English", or Ebonics if I just want to be a lazy ass. If you ask me, "Jive" sounds more racist.