Crip-Walking Continues To Seem Silly And Unthreatening

Gabe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:49:26 +0000

A tipster wrote in with the theory that C-walking, or Crip walking, the popular gangland expression through dance intended to show your friends that you love them and intimidate your enemies (aww) was not much different from the popular form of middle-aged entertainment, Riverdance. True.

Just to put things into perspective, there was a time in this country when gangs were considered such a threat to the youth of America and the very fabric of our society that sitcoms had entire episodes dedicated to understanding them. Also, The Warriors. Now they’re almost quaint. Gangs. Except for MS-13, that shit is the stuff of nightmares.

I See Your True Colors Shining Through

Gabe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:53:23 +0000

This video is titled “2 years of cwalk,” cwalk being Crip Walk, the Crips being a group of friends based in Los Angeles. But what this video should really be called is “Dancing Matt Should Be Ashamed.”

You know, most of my understanding of the Crips and Bloods comes from a childhood of anti-gang PSAs when all the whites were really worried about it, but I was doing some research on cwalk this morning, and, well, this:

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Crip-Walking Continues To Seem Silly And Unthreatening

I See Your True Colors Shining Through