By Jaden
Is this really a culture? Or is it just a trend? I’d argue it is culture because trends tend to die. They have limited appeal to the population before they’re replaced. This “lifestyle” hasn’t done that. It has become part of the people’s personality. It’s set over generations, leaving children in its wake who have never experienced anything different. Recently, however, a new trend has emerged, offering a fresh burst of hope that this culture can be dissolved for good. The “quarter zip trend” is a social media movement among mostly young black men, replacing hoodies and sweat suits with quarter-zip sweaters to signal ambition, maturity, and self-improvement, moving towards a more “put-together,” business-casual aesthetic rooted in a desire for personal elevation and a polished style. What they called “Dressing and acting White”. Young blacks and others see that being a “YN” provides nothing and takes everything.
Generation Z is different from its predecessors. The likelihood of this culture being replaced with one of virtue is unpredictable at the moment, but seeing an open rejection of this culture, and the entire Gen z revolution movement gives me hope. That one day our society will once again produce men of virtue. Blacks were the creators of this culture. It’s important they play a part in its destruction; it’s vital that other races stop trying to identify with a culture that they don’t belong to. It’s unnatural, and nature punishes rejection of its law.
Young white men, embrace your identity, your culture, your ancestors, and their accomplishments. Be not embarrassed by it, for it’s the greatest history in the world. It’s up to us to reject this culture. Only with a mass rejection of this way of life and the shaming of anyone who indulges in it will it truly be extinguished, and our society be saved. The quarter-zip trend may just be the first step in that rejection, but one thing is for sure. If this culture persists another 20 years, it will solidify into American culture, and our idea of a decent person will cease to exist, lest the majority of the next generation be degenerate.