The term "gangster" has many different meanings. The meaning of a gangster has definitely changed over the course of time.The terms "gangster" and "mobster" are mostly used in the United States to refer to members of criminal organizations associated with Prohibition or with an American offshoot of the Italian mafia. Gangsters were often depicted in many American films such as The Godfather and even TV series such as The Sopranos. However, in today's society the term is commonly used by rappers in songs and is even a word that young teenage boys use to describe their style. A gangster today is stereotypically someone who wears baggy clothes, chains, and portrays a "ghetto" sense of style which in reality is kind of absurd and means nothing. There is not true meaning for this word, when someone today says they are "gangster" they are using a word with vague meaning to perform a specific identity.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Gangsters
The term "gangster" has many different meanings. The meaning of a gangster has definitely changed over the course of time.The terms "gangster" and "mobster" are mostly used in the United States to refer to members of criminal organizations associated with Prohibition or with an American offshoot of the Italian mafia. Gangsters were often depicted in many American films such as The Godfather and even TV series such as The Sopranos. However, in today's society the term is commonly used by rappers in songs and is even a word that young teenage boys use to describe their style. A gangster today is stereotypically someone who wears baggy clothes, chains, and portrays a "ghetto" sense of style which in reality is kind of absurd and means nothing. There is not true meaning for this word, when someone today says they are "gangster" they are using a word with vague meaning to perform a specific identity.
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