Why are blacks so ghetto and gangsters?

Don't get me wrong I'm a black guy. I just don't understand why so many black people at school decide to talk so uneducated and act like gangsters. So now I'm being stereotyped for others actions. It is 2012 black people shouldn't be lowest income group of peoplein america either, we've been here for over a century as a free people. This isn't suppose to be offensive ITS A SERIOUS QUESTION! My brother is starting to act like a gangster too! I mean he even called me a "lil n1gga" once. My parents came from lower income families but they both went to college after the military, and we're pretty wealthy as of now so why would my brother try and sag his pants as if we aren't fortunate enough to live in a nice and secure neighborhood and get iPhones and everything we want?

No not all of them are really. This is a complete stereotype.

I hear you on this. I'm a black female and I wonder all the time why a lot of people act like that. A lot of it has to do with the media. Most of the rappers out there act all hard and gangster and wear their pants sagging. They get all these tattoos making their fans think that it's okay. That is a huge problem.

Another problem is the people that a person hangs out with. A person's behavior and personality is the average of the 5 people they hang out with most. I heard that from someone and thought about it. It actually is kind of true. When a person hangs out with negative people, they become to act negative.

Another reason is to impress others. When someone wants to fit in or a guy wants to impress a girl, they can act totally different from who they really are.

It's called "culture" and you find the same sort of thing in "white" culture where they act all redneck and dress trashy.