White racism caused the poor Black kids to feel like they were less than people. This made them disengage from things perceived to be white, like education, achievement, and personal responsibility. Social status, therefore, became dependent on a reputation for hypermasculine dominant behavior. As a result, neither PoC party to the disagreement could be seen as 'backing down' and it quickly escalated to potentially lethal levels of violence. All because whipepo. Gibs munny, will fix.