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Love the way she explains things. It is a skill a lot of people don't have, even when they're well-educated. This also explains why, in African American communities, this is so prevalent. The currency has always been respect. It is why that ostentatiousness has remained. You see it in music videos, celebrity lifestyles, and online conversations. You see the same thing in former European colonies across the Globe. It is why the British habit of performing humility or "dressing down" clashes so sharply with the experience of ethnic minorities in Britain. For Black & brown communities, "modesty" doesn't carry the same social currency. When minorities attempt that same casual, low-status aesthetic, they aren't granted the benefit of the doubt. Instead of being perceived as "humble" or "grounded," they are often misread as unprofessional, submissive, or impoverished & easily looked down on. It is also a lose-lose situation, a cultural catch-22, because when they try to dress up to compensate, they are socially punished for being too ostentatious in a society that values "stealth wealth". This penalty is a gatekeeping mechanism. In old-money structures, "stealth wealth" is the ultimate flex b/c their status is already legally, historically, & institutionally guaranteed; they don't need to signal it. But for post-colonial & minority communities, visibility is the protection. By branding visible success as 'tasteless,' the dominant culture effectively ensures that no matter how a minority chooses to present themselves, they can always be categorised as an "outsider."