Black culture is defined by fashion, image, language, food and music. Each aspect has a different reflect on black culture. Certain Jamaican words spoken by the culture is also shown in the black culture in Britain, this is described as slang.
Fashion such as low baggy jeans, baseball caps, puffy jackets are all referred to as 'black style' or 'acting black'. However this culture is also being adopted by white culture as well. This is seen as a negative to some but a positive in according to some. Some people believe that adopting certain things to fit in, while others state this is a positive thing as it is flattering in their life style, that and other people are being influenced by their culture.
The radio show also talks about how the next generation of the migrants were influenced by the 60's revolution and how it was important to look good and this started to influence the black style, but also the British style.
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