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Originally Posted by suzzer99
Thug is a loaded word that at the moment means "black criminal". When was the last time you heard of a white thug? Maybe in the future thug will go back to being race-neutral and not a big deal.
Rappers use it for the same reason they use the N-word: to take ownership of it, and also to try to sound badass.
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It was pretty common into the 80s to call Mafia thugs till they were neutered by the FBI. This would be a good use of the FBI now to go after street gangs like they did organized crime.
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