AC/DC shirts and African Americans

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    blondieblue227 wrote:
    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.

    Maybe some of 'them' are PJ fans.. maybe some of 'them' are actual AC/DC fans and KNOW the music? Maybe some of 'them' had parents that were into various kinds of music.... like mine... :D

    actually I wore my t shirt that i purchased from an AC/DC SHOW at the 12.2.06 hawaii PJ show. Holes and all. Ask me. (ask Vedhead27 about the AC/DC flip flops) oh yeah not only am I black/brown/whatever, I can trace my hertitage to at least 4 diff groups including 3 native tribes (card carryin relatives here). I love the fact that I can trace my heritage to many groups. But then again Im also fron CT, went to private school and Im a snob. :rolleyes:

    What is the issue when a person of color wears a non rap tshirt? Why the comments? Seriously wtf? the best that was said to ME was from a uh person of um non color -->"you like that white music" I just looked at her like i didnt know it was "white music"? :confused:

    My ultimate AC/DC song? Girls Got Rhythm of course.. :D

    now if you are a person that splits AC/DC into the Bon & Brian eras:

    Bon - ANYTHING. Problem Child (see my signature),Go down (OMG! :eek: so naughty), Big balls (cmon who doesnt laugh at this - just itching to tell you about them *AHAHA* omg.), Dog eat dog, walk all over you. SUCH naughty thoughts in the gutter type of band.. and i LOVE it. heehehe and yeah all the songs can sound the same but if it aint broke.... *halo*

    Brian - Ruff Stuff cuz its an off the wall song..Well back in black (the CD) IMHO Brian's voice is the best... flick of the switch! Put the finger on you, I'm on a Ballbreaker (the song) kick right now..
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    clothes don't make the man - i can wear whatever i want , its a free country and i am mine
    next topic please
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  • Posts: 599
    The only time I've ever seen a black person wearing a rock t-shirt was in Portland, Oregon, where I saw one wearing a Twiztid t-shirt. :D
  • Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    this thread is still going? lol :)

    going in circles i see.......
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    Kaddikat wrote:
    What is the issue when a person of color wears a non rap tshirt? Why the comments? Seriously wtf? the best that was said to ME was from a uh person of um non color -->"you like that white music" I just looked at her like i didnt know it was "white music"? :confused:

    The main point I personally was trying to make is that it doesn't seem that these kids are wearing the shirts because they are fans. Its a new fashion trend. Thats all. No one ever said that it was impossible for Blacks to like a diversity of music. My comments were as much about the age of the shirt wearers as the color.
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  • Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,229
    pjalive21 wrote:
    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!!!

    No you have a lame position here.

    Maybe they like to wear their ACDC shirts because a band like Living Colour recorded a great remake of *Black In Black* I wear my ACDC shirts all the time and so does my daughter with her black ACDC hat and she knows as much or more about the band as any white teen out there.

    It could be that to this day *You Shook Me All Night Long* is played in the clubs in a rock montage. With Many of the brothers dancing to the song cause to this day it still rocks with that funky groove. I many times get strange and surprising looks when I wear my vintage Grace Under Pressure World Tour shirt by RUSH but what it comes down to is that many different people love, like these bands and it matters NONE what the color of their skin is.

    I'm sure the bands don't give a shit as long as you're listening and buying. I can say ALL this cause my daughter and I are both black.

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    OK, anybody can wear whatever the hell they want to wear for whatever reason, but this has always interested me......Here in Mississippi you can get specialty liscense plates with NASCAR on them and they are quite popular. But there are an amazing number of those plates on the vehicles of blacks.....now explain that to me.....there's no chance hundreds of black people like NASCAR....not a chance, not even in the middle of NASCAR country
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    blackngold wrote:
    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.

    saw the same thing a few days ago - weird.

    oh & to clarify - not trying to be stereotypical. I have a friend who is african american & he loves radiohead, neil finn & DMB.
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    PJammer4life wrote:
    A cool looking shirt for $9.99 at JC Penny or Target is the explanation. Not alot of black people are into rock and especially not a band 20-25 years old. how many black people have you seen at rock shows?? A very small percentage..maybe less than 1%.

    I have to agree with this. I think it's just a fashion thing and most are not really fans. It's very common to see retro rock T-shirts on sale at Target like Pink Floyd, AC-DC, the Doors, etc. I don't think the 12 year old girl sporting her Dark Side of the Moon shirt has any clue who Syd Barrett was. A hardcore G with a Nirvana T-shirt??? He probably stole it from the guy he beat up in school.
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    I'm not a racist, but I find racist jokes funny. Therefore this thread is funny.
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    jezebeloria wrote:
    Saw one with a Stones shirt on. I was confused! :eek:
    yeah, I saw 'one' the other day too.
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    hahahahahaha. This thread actually exists? I always thought black people were allowed to listen to rock music...

    I've seen a local rap group (5 really gangsta looking black dudes) hanging out at a punk rock bar downtown numerous times. They know more about punk than most of the people at that bar.
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    On a side note, AC DC just struck a deal to have their next album distributed exclusively at WalMart. The album will be titled "Black Ice" and I think the deal guarantees the store will take at least 3 million copies regardless of sales.


    Also I think we can all agree that people (of all kinds of backgrounds and makeups) wear clothing at times just for colors or symbols or to make a fashion statement. Baseball caps are a great example of this. A guy I work with wears a Red Sox hat once in a while and I commented to him about it thinking he was a fan. His was response was no, that he wears it because his name is Billy and the hat has a B on it. Black clothing is also a popular choice as a fashion statement especially within the hip hop culture.

    I'm sure the poster is smart enough to realize that bands and artists have fans of all kinds of races, nationalities etc. The way I read her post is that she is seeing "a lot" of black people wearing the shirts meaning an amount that seems out of proportion with what she has ever seen in the past. I don't think it's out of the ordinary for her to wonder if at least part of it is a fashion statement as opposed to a rise of the band's popularity within the black community.
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    blondieblue227 wrote:
    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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    My best friend at work is black. We were out to lunch one day and we saw a black guy wearing a Pantera shirt. Even he was like "what the fuck???"

    Its not unheard of for black people today to like rock music. It just isn't very common. I think that was the OPs point. Nothing racist about that. Nothing more than an observation
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    reznor's edge wrote:
    I have to agree with this. I think it's just a fashion thing and most are not really fans. It's very common to see retro rock T-shirts on sale at Target like Pink Floyd, AC-DC, the Doors, etc. I don't think the 12 year old girl sporting her Dark Side of the Moon shirt has any clue who Syd Barrett was. A hardcore G with a Nirvana T-shirt??? He probably stole it from the guy he beat up in school.

    brought my kids in "5 Below" where everything is $5 or less & they had AC/DC shirts & PF Dark Side of the Moon shirts. Probably where they are from...
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  • Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,229
    AC/DC has by far the most noticeable logo in rock. With that lightening bolt we might see somebody like Jamaican track star Usain *Lightening* Bolt wearing an AC/DC shirt in the future.

    Peace
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    g under p wrote:
    AC/DC has by far the most noticeable logo in rock. With that lightening bolt we might see somebody like Jamaican track star Usain *Lightening* Bolt wearing an AC/DC shirt in the future.

    Peace


    jamaican's listen too good music though. African Americans do not though.
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    NewDamage wrote:
    Its not unheard of for black people today to like rock music. It just isn't very common.
    Really? Not to so sound rude but exactly what planet are you living on?

    Hate to break it to you but it's it's just as common as white people liking R&B. Seriously.
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    dharma69 wrote:
    Really? Not to so sound rude but exactly what planet are you living on?

    Hate to break it to you but it's it's just as common as white people liking R&B. Seriously.

    No its not. Don't kid yourself.
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