text: why do teens today want to be "gangsta," i mean, what are they stupid? i mean, its not cool. im in high school and im a snowboarder, and i know im using cliques. but still, whats up with? do they think it's cool to wear baggy clothes and act like an idiot? or do they think it's cool to be "living the life," are you kidding me? i mean do they actually think "living the life" is to be homeless with a gun? oh and whats with the xxxxl shirts? and putting a wrist band or something like to hold your pants up to show your socks? and why are they so full of themselves? i know some of you guys might think im being ignorant, but i dont care. tell me your opinions. no, they are not stupid.  they are victims of ignorant white people, whom automatically associate hip hop style and music with inner city black crime.  they have embraced the negative aspects of the "gangsta" counterculture and turned them into something positive- art.  are a bunch of snowboarders any cooler than a bunch of homies on a half court?  like the young lady said, each to their own.  attitudes like yours keep tensions too high between races; you need to free your mind.