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So September slipped by with little to no updates. I have been way busy and October does not seem to be getting much better, so there it is.

Urban.

So I was thinking about Urban Myths. To have a mythology one must have a culture. With culture there is some accepted baggage so lets go down that road for a bit and see where it leads us.

So, if you have urban myths, there must be some sort of urban culture. Now, there are those who would argue that there is urban culture, but I say it is, like Canadian culture, an invention of social scientists to explain something they have no words for. Consider if you will, the idea that each distinct cultural group has traditional foods that are identified with their culture. When was the last time you heard someone say "Hey! Lets go out for Urban food tonight!" No one does, just like Canadian food. We accept the idea of urban myths and urban music, but moving on with the urban cultural theme, are there people who identify themselves as a cultural group, like say Italian-Americans, Celtic-Americans, or Chinese-Americans? Ever hear someone say, "I am half Urban-American." I would guess not. Now, with cultural groups one can usually identify language as a common trait. I say this again disqualifies the urban culture idea. While I do agree there are urban terms, like bum, pimp, gangsta, and such, they are not distinctly unique to any given area. For example, take a West Coast rapper and put him in a room with an East Coast rapper. There are words that while they are both "Urban" they will not understand. Their base language is English. What they speak is not even a pinyin, it is more of an obscurity/popularity driven language. For example, consider how silly someone now sounds to us if they use the 1970’s version of urban language. To put it bluntly, "Mo-fo gonna done get his ass shot." To translate this into the more modern urban lingo "Bitch gonna get capped." The words while different are conveying the same messages and insults in general, "The poor unfortunate person who does not know the modern "hip" version of the language will surely be a victim of high velocity lead poisoning. "

I guess there is a beauty in simplicity.

Word,
Till next time
Be mindful and awake, my bitches.
Over and out!