Why are people ghetto?
959954
Actually, they talk how others in their environment talk. I spoke with a southern accent for 12 years and moved to nevada, my accent was gone in a year. When I came back to the south I thought everyone spoke funny. Now i've got my accent back. Give people a break. If the worst thing they do is talk ghetto, that's awesome. Things could be worse.
946580
When people think of black people, they think about the majority of blacks they have seen in person or in the media: they are ghetto, loud, rude, use slang, act hard, etc.\n\nThese are the images that are out there in the mainstream. These are the people that some see when they go to the mall or to the movies. They see blacks being loud and talking on the cell while people are trying to watch the movie. They see blacks speaking heavy ghetto slang and wearing clothing that hangs below their butts.\n\nWhen they see a black who does not fit that stereotype, they see that as an except and not as the norm. They see that as a black, trying not to be "black". They have a hard time understanding that there are different classes and types of blacks and that being black does not mean just acting one type of way. They just see someone not following the norm or trying to be "white".
1090575
ppl around this area think black people are all rappers that wear their pants down and their boxers hanging out, and that they dont have a job. i happen to be friends with them and they are nothing like that. i also hear things about hispanics in our area. people think all hispanics are lowdown, dirty, poor people that live 20-30 people in a house. well, i hate this, because it is not true. they arent all illegal, and most of them work harder than american people!!
103428
That's a very big question...\nHomeless people tend to be dirty.  They often carry diseases.  Sometimes they beg and can keep legitimate customers from going into a neighborhood business.  They rely on governmental help.
374626
It's poverty. Like it or not people need money to live. When they don't have enough money, they start to think how they can survive. When they feel desperate, they're doing criminals..
1169685
Because they're dirt poor and need an excuse to be angry at someone besides themselves.
612240
Yes, but they don't have the same crime rates that ghettos have in the U.S..
973789
Inner city rough and poor neighborhoods were referred to as the "Ghetto".    Used alot in the 60's and 70's really.   I think today we have extended the word to mean things that are distasteful.....I noticed young people using it that way.....I see even on this site referring to this and that as ghetto.\nSo there you go....the meaning has changed over the generations.
903283
Many people are prejudiced against people they perceive to be poor. At least you got to see how it feels to be on the receiving end of that, and hopefully you will help and be friends with those who are deserving instead of blaming them for their circumstances. No disrespect meant by my comment--we all learn something new (hopefully) every day.
627718
There is no such thing as ghetto in a good way.  Have you ever seen a real ghetto???   Why in the world would you want to act that????   I bet you're young.
625234
It's not just the girls. These morons seem to think "Ghetto Chic" is cool. With the big pants and side hats!!!  Society just laughs at these fools who glamorize being poor and uneducated!!!!    \n\n-Mr Happy-\n:o)
564398
they are the ones who are most often racially profiled by cops so they're arrested more; prosecuted more; and convicted more.  blacks are subject to a lot of racism in this world.  \n\nand, it goes w/o saying that those who live in poverty are more likely to commit crimes.  that said, many blacks are low-income.
341944
Cause some people are a-holes
116090
People have negative feelings towards things they don't understand.  A little eductaion may be all these 'people' need.  But than some people are just stuck in their old racist ways.
593779
Because it is for all the repression that whites put on blacks during slavery times. But its not like that everywhere. Plus hispanics were put through similar treatment from whites. Plus u have to look at the difference in the way people act because not all hipanics act black. even some black people have been "whited out" which means that they don't act "black" and act more on the grounds of a white person. Now a days its not called black. Its called Ghetto which is a better way to say it because u dont have to be black or hispanic to act like that. You can be any race even if it is white, asian, or pacific islander. The one thing people dont like about white people is acting ghetto is that they use the "n" word.
833382
The property value goes down because a black neighborhood is not desirable. Whites move out while they can still make a profit on their homes. They fear that the neighborhood will go down hill.
156901
A section of a city, that once was the city's center.  Urban growth moved the rich to the outskirts and this created the ghetto.\n\nMy personal definition of ghetto was my husband and my first apartment.  We lived on the third floor and all our neighbors moved out within 3 months of us living there.  The laudry room was locked after a certian time and our back window overlooked a "junkyard/car repair" were new Mercedes and Porsches would go into in the evening and never come out.