What Do Real Thugs Think of The Wire?

[random horn]

From the NYT Freakanomics blog:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/author/svenkatesh/

 

[hookem2102]

I just bought that guy's book, should be pretty cool.

 

[bevo_daddy]

Real thugs ain't got time to watch TV, they too busy hustlin'

 

[NB_LONGHORN]

Unavailable for comment.

 

[Not Shinola]

I read a couple of those blogs and came to the conclusion that these real thugs are idiots.

 

[The Sooner Dude]

Stuff White People Like

"The popularity of this show among white people has created a unique opportunity for personal gain.

If you need to impress a white person, tell them you are from Baltimore. They will immediately ask you about The Wire and how accurate it is. You should confirm that it is “like a documentary of the streets,” the white person will then slowly shake their head and say “man” or “wow.” You will be seen in an entirely new light.

If you are not from Baltimore but the white person you are talking to is, they might start asking you a lot of questions. In this situation, you should just say you left when you were young but you still have a lot of cousins there but you don’t like to go back to visit. This will remove all doubts and they can go back to telling you about how John from Accounting needs to “stop snitching” about their two hour lunch breaks."

BTW, I think they've nailed me on like 75 out of the 85 items on that list. Doh!