NiggazJeans in Medellin...

august says on Aug 14, 2008, 17:25:

I´m telling you man, I wrote a while back about seeing one of their delivery vans in El Hueco. Somebody is just not getting it around here. And that won´t even be a problem here either. Makes one damn worried about Colombia.

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dwmte7 says on Aug 14, 2008, 19:15:

bring some of those here...they'ld be hot as fire here in the hood.

dwmte

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toneloc24 says on Aug 14, 2008, 19:20:

Oh boy. I swear.......

"PBH is dead!!!!"

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toneloc24 says on Aug 14, 2008, 19:33:

Sorry, but no American is dumb enough to do it. It wouldn't play here in the USA. In Medellin??? Up on a freaking bulletin board.

"PBH is dead!!!!"

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Lisa Zee says on Aug 14, 2008, 20:22:

In Colombia negro, negrita, is a term of endearment, I guess English speakers, will only see it risque.

I remember here a post about "Ice Cream", it was very controversial, but not for Colombians.

Feliz Navidad!

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manINred says on Aug 15, 2008, 00:49:

This is truly hilarious.

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dwmte7 says on Aug 15, 2008, 03:35:

i used to have a 'hook up' and on the guy's voice message it said, 'no body here, ya just gonna have to call the nigger back' thus he.

i'm tellin ya, these jeans would be a hit here...not just in the hood, but probably everywhere.

dwmte

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rhydewithdis (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 15, 2008, 06:32:

august says on Aug 15, 2008, 07:05:

Wow, nice, claiming that people who suggest that using the term "niggaz" is probably not such a good thing are OVERREACTING? You people are insane and likely light skinned. Also, I have to challenge this claim that in Colombia the term "negrita" is a term of endearment. I know, I know, Colombians are all - "But no, it´s cool to call someone, including adults, 'fatty,' or 'skinny' or 'black boy." As an Estadounidense, I don´t envy this social practice and think it does little to help develop as a society. Listen closely when a light skinned Colombian says it to a dark skinned Colombian - calling a full grown man "black boy." Does that really sound endearly respectful? Not in my book. I understand it´s somewhat the dominant Colombian way to not address cracks in the social fabric, but get over it lovers-of-the-status-quo. Wake up and welcome to 2008 people! You´re not helping. Why do dark skinned Colombians not nearly as frequently refer to light skinned Colombians as "blanquito?" Doesn´t that mean anything to the Defenders of Colombia´s "Endearing" Ways?

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tejasmarcos says on Aug 15, 2008, 07:28:

jajajaja! i thought the pic might get a rise. it is a sad state of affairs in the USA when it comes to things such as racism...

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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Saltador says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:21:

Actually a similar store has opened in Cartagena. I'm not sure who they paid off, but they have a huge billboard right on top of the Castillo de San Felipe. Word on the street is that our own Rhydewitdis is the owner, and Jack Jason was the model on the billboard. But those are just rumors I have not been able to confirm yet.

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Saltador says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:25:

They've got some cool backpacks there, but I thought the sandals were overpriced.

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august says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:26:

Also, although that the origin of the name of this clothing company likely comes more from exposure to MTV´s presentation of the word, rather than it´s use by white (US) Americans as they hung black Americans from trees by the thousands (among countless other forms of race-based violence), this still does not excuse this horribly confused cultural appropriation.

This will likely piss a few people off, but I think this is also linked to the fact that Spanish can never be a language of equality. As long as there are doctores and doctoras (that is feminine and masculine titles), Spanish will always be a force perpetuating differences among the members of society.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:37:

Best thing about those jeans is it looks like they come pre-bloodstained. Think of all the pain and suffering that saves.

Maybe this company is one of those famous "humanitarian gestures" we hear so much about.

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august says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:48:

Nice argument against personal accountability. Boo to that. In my book, it IS also the fault of the clothing company and the fat girl.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 15, 2008, 11:07:

You know, someone left a pair of "Niggaz" sunglasses at my house a while ago.

I guess it's a Colombian empire.

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Swinn88 says on Aug 15, 2008, 12:06:

I agree with August. I also don't think NaggazJeans would catch on in the U.S. They would be protested out of the Country. Believe me the creators of the Jeans co know what the word means and what it insinuates. The Co. may do well in Colombia but they have nixed the opp for the world market.

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richardshari says on Aug 15, 2008, 13:41:

I have to laugh at the whole thing! I just think it's funny

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tejasmarcos says on Aug 15, 2008, 14:32:

these things are nice to chat about privately in a secluded forum like PBH. it would not be so fun to talk about it the back in the USA - especially if the media was involved.

you are right, swinn - the name would never make it out of the cellar in the USA.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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dwmte7 says on Aug 15, 2008, 15:14:

you guys gotta be kiddin me. drivin down the street here in daytona the dull, i see the homies in their boom box cars with gangsta rap turned up loud enough to hear in washington, and it's nigger this, nigger that, etc. and when there's a group of youngsters,black, boppin around the mall, they're referring to each other in the same idiom. soooooo lt's clear, they're cool with it and their clothes bespeak the same. again, soooooo wheere there's a market, feed it. i'll bet these would fly off the shelves. both to young folks of color and the colorless as well....one mimiks the other.

dwmte

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