Rude boys

[so_jealous]

def. - from urbandictionary.com1.In the 60's in jamaica, they were the ones who went to sound system shows and the like, and were very violent. They wore suits and pork-pie hats to imitate the rich. The were basically the gangsters of that time and place. They were also the first Jamaican youth subculture. When they went to America they influenced the skins there.
2. When they influenced those kids, two-tone (second wave) ska started. A rudie after that point is a person who supports ska music, is a fan of checkers (symbolized black and white unity), suits, pork-pie hats, etc. They are not violent or criminal like the rude boys of Jamaica. They like to skank. (a dance done to ska music.
3. Refers to (both white and black) lower-class youth in Britain that like to follow the trends and new fashions from Africa. Also sometimes called chavs or townies.

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the specials

these were the only decent pics I could find. I couldn't find any modern rude boys....sadly...

 

[tifa]

preston from the ordinary boys tries to be one and fails terribly.

 

[CHEAPandCHIC]

^ Lol yes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ http://www.brillianttv.co.uk

 

[tifa]

ugh chantelle..

 

[so_jealous]

I was totally going to post the Ordinary Boys but I resisted.... not really true rude boy. But he's cute tho, Y/N?

I'll try to find more good pictures but I have a final in about 3 hours.

 

[djork]

here are some frat "rude bwoys", but i dont think those are ann dem boots.

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[r_r_r]

^ i am jamaican and this term is still in effect in jamaica. but now the term is more subdued and it means a cool or a gangster-type boy

 

[so_jealous]

BAHAHAHAHAHAH! I love it. wow. that made my night.

 

[Jadee]

Makes me think of Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come.

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[SiennaInLondon]

I often get on my high horse about the terms chav and rude boys being offensive to a group of people who are economically worse off/ live on estates/ and thus dress in this way. BUT then there are simply too many stories about kids dressed like this stabbing people coming home from work. Day after day it seems like an endless stream of murders in London carried out by 16 year olds from innercities for kicks and it is absolutely disgusting.

So my question is, can you condemn the subculture itself or only the individual? I am starting to lean towards the former.

 

[XxpinktinksxX]

OMG i actually couldn't stop laughing when i saw this thread lol. I think Presten is hot.