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AC/DC shirts and African Americans

blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
edited August 2008 in Other Music
I’ve seen a lot…I mean a lot of black people wearing AC/DC shirts. What’s up with that?
I never ask them face to face but I should huh?

ok, they could just be fans but i doubt it because i've seen so many. even a 12 year old little girl.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Back in BLACK, bro. The album is obviously a concept record about the black man's struggle in these modern times.
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  • blackngoldblackngold Posts: 264
    Similar to what i saw friday night. thugged out G rocking a Nirvana shirt. wanted to ask him if he liked "incesticide" or "Bleach" better.
  • jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
    Saw one with a Stones shirt on. I was confused! :eek:
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  • tobbactobbac Posts: 234
    wtf....i cant believe the way this thread sounds.....saw one with this.....saw one with that....sounds like they're animals....

    they could like them....that is a possibility....yes even the 12 yr old girl....
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Would people look at me funny or think twice if I wore an N.W.A. shirt?
    (I'm white).

    Sure it's unexpected, but maybe they like AC/DC ;)
    I know plenty of black AIC fans.
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    OH SHIT! :eek:

    I'm mexiCAN and I wear concert shirts from The Who, PJ, Zep, Stones, AIC, Soundgarden, The Doors...I should mebe start wearing Les Jaguars?? oh MAN! I need to get my very own Ricky Martin Shirt... :p

    you know MAYBE the shirts are being worn because you can buy them in ANY department store and it is considered Urban Cool to wear old (looking) concert shirts...

    I find it really disturbing that the race of the wearer is the focus...
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  • tobbactobbac Posts: 234
    failedpersephone wrote:
    OH SHIT! :eek:

    I'm mexiCAN and I wear concert shirts from The Who, PJ, Zep, Stones, AIC, Soundgarden, The Doors...I should mebe start wearing Les Jaguars?? oh MAN! I need to get my very own Ricky Martin Shirt... :p


    :eek: LMMFAO :eek: you know you wanna bust out the Menudo gear....lol....maybe i should break out my Tru Rez shirt...wait im white too....so my Tru Rez shirt and a Shady hoodie...lmao
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Awww MAN...does it show?? I KNEW it was a bad idea to wear my Menudo '80 world tour jacket...

    :o
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Oh no! I saw a gang of white guys in Jimi Hendrix t-shirts playing basketball against guys in Lenny Kravitz t-shirts!!!

    Plus there must have been some kind of convention in town b/c I saw lots more of them wearing shirts from:

    24/7 Spyz
    Living Colour
    (original) Faith No More
    Bloc Party
    Bad Brains
    Fishbone
    Hootie and the Blowfish (this gang was not allowed in though :( )

    Those crazy white boys...wearing rock n roll t-shirts...like any of THEM could ever really be fans!
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  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    lol this thread is so funny. are you serious? maybe...just maybe, they like AC/DC. what a concept!!!
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    tobbac wrote:
    wtf....i cant believe the way this thread sounds.....saw one with this.....saw one with that....sounds like they're animals....

    they could like them....that is a possibility....yes even the 12 yr old girl....

    I agree. Very stereotypical question but I was just curious.

    I think by not talking about things you don’t understand makes it worse, in my opinion.
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  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    failedpersephone wrote:
    OH SHIT! :eek:

    I'm mexiCAN and I wear concert shirts from The Who, PJ, Zep, Stones, AIC, Soundgarden, The Doors...I should mebe start wearing Les Jaguars?? oh MAN! I need to get my very own Ricky Martin Shirt... :p

    Sheeeeeit, you know you're hiding some Shelly Lares, Los Kumbia Kings, and Mazz t-shirts somewhere. ;)

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  • DeetroitBaasketballDeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    tobbac wrote:
    wtf....i cant believe the way this thread sounds.....saw one with this.....saw one with that....sounds like they're animals....

    they could like them....that is a possibility....yes even the 12 yr old girl....

    Glad you said this. "OH, one of 'them', let me cue up all my stereotypes about 'those' people..."
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,141
    pjny wrote:
    Oh no! I saw a gang of white guys in Jimi Hendrix t-shirts playing basketball against guys in Lenny Kravitz t-shirts!!!

    Plus there must have been some kind of convention in town b/c I saw lots more of them wearing shirts from:

    24/7 Spyz
    Living Colour
    (original) Faith No More
    Bloc Party
    Bad Brains
    Fishbone
    Hootie and the Blowfish (this gang was not allowed in though :( )

    Those crazy white boys...wearing rock n roll t-shirts...like any of THEM could ever really be fans!

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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    who knows man. they may be fans, but if they are all "g"'d out then chances are they saw back in BLACK n think it's cool. i saw one full blwon gangster wearing a BLACK LABEL SOCIETY shirt before, and i just knew..he doesnt even know it's a band. he just thinks he's part of the "black label society"
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I have an N.W.A shirt that I wear proudly.
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  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    Wow, I didn't know you had to be a certain color to wear an article of clothing. You sir, are an idiot.
  • dharma69dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    blondieblue227 wrote:
    I’ve seen a lot…I mean a lot of black people wearing AC/DC shirts. What’s up with that?
    ANSWER:

    Black people have good and diverse taste in music, too.

    Anything else?
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    This thread has spun out of control. I think it was a totally innocent observation. I've lived in NYC all of my life, and had many black friends. In my experience my black friends and other blacks I've been aware of had little or no interest or knowledge of Rock music. Maybe, I'm missing something on that observation. I have noticed this new concert t trend, and I chalk it up to fashion.
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  • tobbactobbac Posts: 234
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    and i just knew..he doesnt even know it's a band. he just thinks he's part of the "black label society"

    thats quite the assumption...doesnt matter that they're "G'd" up....
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    Prevail-regardless what the cost might be
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Brainofdz wrote:
    This thread has spun out of control. I think it was a totally innocent observation. I've lived in NYC all of my life, and had many black friends. In my experience my black friends and other blacks I've been aware of had little or no interest or knowledge of Rock music. Maybe, I'm missing something on that observation. I have noticed this new concert t trend, and I chalk it up to fashion.

    Put it this way...what's "A LOT" to you? 10 black people wearing AC/DC shirts? Maybe 15? Out of how many others NOT wearing AC/DC shirts? That would be a VAST minority wouldn't it? So it still stands to reason that your "black friends and other blacks [you've] been aware of had little or no interest or knowledge of Rock music."


    Also, it's not an innocent observation when you inject your opinion and judgment into it. You didn't just observe black people in AC/DC shirts or even just question why you'd seen "a lot" of black people in AC/DC shirts...you went as far as determing that you DOUBT they're fans because you'd "seen so many." By doing that, you stated your broadbrushed opinion and left yourself open to this thread spinning out of control. :)
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    pjny wrote:
    Put it this way...what's "A LOT" to you? 10 black people wearing AC/DC shirts? Maybe 15? Out of how many others NOT wearing AC/DC shirts? That would be a VAST minority wouldn't it? So it still stands to reason that your "black friends and other blacks [you've] been aware of had little or no interest or knowledge of Rock music."


    Also, it's not an innocent observation when you inject your opinion and judgment into it. You didn't just observe black people in AC/DC shirts or even just question why you'd seen "a lot" of black people in AC/DC shirts...you went as far as determing that you DOUBT they're fans because you'd "seen so many." By doing that, you stated your broadbrushed opinion and left yourself open to this thread spinning out of control. :)

    I wasn't the creator of this thread pal. I was giving my opinion that the person who started this thread was making an innocent observation, not a racist generalization. Furthermore, I certainly never meant to suggest that no blacks like rock music. However, I've made a judgement based on instinct that the recent influx of rock t's into hip-hop culture is a fashion trend, not a musical revolution.
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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    It was an innocent observation. I see I was right by not asking about their shirt in person, I might’ve got a response like this thread.

    So therefore should I be intimidated by a race other than my own? No matter how I word my question will somebody get offended? I’ll naturally feel fear for something I’m not allowed to talk about or understand. That’s terrible … that’ll lead to fear of being able to start a conversation with somebody.

    And why the chip on the shoulder? I asked my question as polite as could and people turned it into a racist remark. My question wasn’t a criticism; it was formed out of true curiosity.

    This thread makes me want to give up on humans. I want to become a hermit! Lol.
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  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Back in BLACK, bro. The album is obviously a concept record about the black man's struggle in these modern times.


    I don't think Angus Young and company were fighting for the black man.
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    blondieblue227 wrote:
    It was an innocent observation. I see I was right by not asking about their shirt in person, I might’ve got a response like this thread.

    So therefore should be intimidated by a race other than my own? No matter how I word my question will somebody get offended? I’ll naturally feel fear for something I’m not allowed to talk about or understand. That’s terrible … that it’ll lead to fear of being able to start a conversation with somebody.

    And why the chip on the shoulder? I asked my question as polite as could and people turned it into a racist remark. My question wasn’t a criticism; it was formed out of true curiosity.

    This thread makes me want to give up on humans. I want to become a hermit! Lol.

    Your completely wrong about getting a negative response if you asked the people wearing the shirts. Its white people that get bent out of shape about this bullshit, mostly sheltered whites who have never even interacted with other races. In my experience blacks and hispanics are much more straightfoward than their white counterparts and they appreciate honesty more than so-called racial sensitivity. The next time you see a black in a concer t, ask him/her about it. I pretty much guarantee they will react more reasonably than some of the self-righteous douches on here.
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • KELLYS LEASHKELLYS LEASH Posts: 184
    Its comments like this that grind my gears!!!!!
    How ignorant can people still be????
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    danny72688 wrote:
    Would people look at me funny or think twice if I wore an N.W.A. shirt?
    (I'm white).

    Sure it's unexpected, but maybe they like AC/DC ;)
    I know plenty of black AIC fans.

    i doubt they like AC/DC or even know what they are wearing, this just isnt black people this is most of the current generation who buy band shirts to look cool and have no idea what is actually on their shirt

    these shirts are sold at the mall and in local department stores and its the "in" thing to wear even if your clueless who the band is

    ive called out many kids when i see them and they come into my shop i work at and i ask them what their favorite song or album is and they say they have no clue, they just like the shirt...lame!!!
  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    KELLY'S LEASH wrote:
    Its comments like this that grind my gears!!!!!
    How ignorant can people still be????


    What????

    Since when is it ignorant to post an interesting observation?

    Lighten up.
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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    Brainofdz wrote:
    The next time you see a black in a concer t, ask him/her about it. I pretty much guarantee thry will react more reasonably than some of the self-righteous doches on here.

    you really think so..........? i don't know, they might have that ‘chip on the shoulder’ attitude. Like how dare I ask them that.

    i might just nonchalantly pass them and say ‘Yeah, AC/DC rocks’ and watch what their reaction is.
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    KELLY'S LEASH wrote:
    Its comments like this that grind my gears!!!!!
    How ignorant can people still be????

    Your P.C. thuggery has no place here. We will talk about whatever we choose without filtering it for bleeding heart liberals like you. There is nothing inherantly racist about this topic, and we are sick of feeling like we have to be embarassed about talking about what is on our mind.
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
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