[stylist] Hoods, Hoodlums and Hoody's

[Donna Hill]

Oooh, Robert, I think you've gotten to the bottom of why "hoodlum" is 
now considered a racial slur.
Donna

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On 1/5/2011 11:52 AM, Robert Leslie Newman wrote:
> "Those hoodlum's need to be caught and ... well, punished. What is this
> world coming too!"
>
> "Mom," I had to respond to this one. The family was sitting around the
> kitchen table, the remnants of dinner not yet cleared away. The small flat
> screened TV on the countertop was on, a local Anchor was pushing the usual
> crime crap into the homes of the community, as if there wasn't anything else
> of news worthy in the city. We had just been told that the newest robber
> garment of choice was the "Hoody;" its front pocket or pockets were
> convenient for the carrying of a concealed weapon and the attached hood was
> great for covering up much of the wood-be robber's identifying features.
> "Nobody uses that old term anymore. It's 'Gang-banger.'"
>
> "Son," interjected my father, "in our day, these types were commonly called
> 'Hoods or Hoodlum's' just like your mother said and I don't think anyone
> today would not understand the meaning of the word."
>
> "Well dad..." and I prepared myself to watch my tone, because I knew I was
> going to be taking a chance that my next words might be seen as
> disrespectful, "that might depend upon which Hood the person you were
> speaking to, was from."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:09 AM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Hoods and Hoodlums- writing exercise?
>
> Hey,
>
> Hoodlum, or hood, does not denote race, ethnicity, nationality or even
> gender.  For anyone to attach this word to a particular group is
> perpetuating stereotypes.
>
> Anyhow, to utilize this tangent, perhaps we can try writing a short scene
> using this word (or concept) as the impetus.  It would be interesting to see
> what we can come up with.
>
> Bridgit P
>
>
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