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- When you see a black or
latino youngster, particularly

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on the street, you walk to
the other side of the street.

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- He should be worried about
the fact that there is actual

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thuggish behavior taking place.

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(A mix of undistinguishable voices)

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- The parents of black and
latino youngsters, particularly

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to not let their children
go out wearing hoodies.

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- It's ridiculous.

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Everybody owns hoodies.

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- It's weird that I have
to like think about like

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alright man, I'm going out to this thing.

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Should I be wearing a hoodie
or should I try to wear a

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button-up and try not to give off

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that vibe of danger to anyone.

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- If I wore like a straight
red shirt and like red shoes,

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my mom would not let me go
out of the house, you know,

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because she thinks that I'm gonna be

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perceived as a gang banger, whatever.

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- MLK had on a suit when
he got shot, you know.

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We've worn different articles
of clothing our entire lives.

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It doesn't make you less of a
victim cuz of what you wear.

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- It's different.

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For us, it's not only just for
like job interviews and stuff

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like that, it's going out at night, it's

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going to bars and stuff like that.

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- My style is comfortable
without looking like Steve Jobs.

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I'm not gonna walk around
wearing like a turtleneck.

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- First time that I was
really called a nigger,

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me and a few of my boys, some girls

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invited us down to some high school show.

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Now, we didn't know that she is the

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only black girl in this high school.

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So we go down to her
school to see this show,

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and as we're sittin' there
watchin' it, we heard somebody

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yell, "Who invited the niggers?"

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I was like, what?

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They can't be talking about
me, I'm wearing a polo.

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- I feel like that the
hoodie thing is an excuse,

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you know what I mean, it's
easier to say it's the jacket

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that you're wearing than the
skin color of the person.

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- I just started wearing
like baseball caps

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because if I wear it, like
I like wearing 'em low.

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If I wear a baseball cap low in a car,

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I'm gonna get pulled over easy.

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It's not even a question.

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- I've always had hoodies.

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I've never been told I couldn't

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wear one for a certain reason.

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I'm aware of how it may be perceived,

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but that's not my fault.

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The way that it's perceived has
nothing to do with who I am.

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(sad music)