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The synonym ghettoblaster or ghetto blaster is a term that can be considered insulting or complimentary depending on the context. The word ghettoblaster originated in the U.S., apparently reflecting the belief that such systems are popular in poor inner-city neighborhoods (ghettos), especially those populated by black Americans. Ghetto blaster rather than boom box became the common term in the UK and Australia for large portable stereos, perhaps because it carried less meaning. Synonyms (in ancient Greek syn συν = plus and onoma όνομα = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... ConTEXT is a freeware text editor directed at programmers. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Poverty describes a wide range of circumstances associated with need, hardship and lack of resources. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

The term carries a connotation of power and disregard of social rules, shown in the ability to blast music to overwhelm those around you, as portrayed in the film Do the Right Thing by director Spike Lee. Dispute over a ghettoblaster was a central role in that movie's culminating riot. In logic and in some branches of semantics, connotation is more or less synonymous with intension. ... DVD cover Do the Right Thing is a 1989 motion picture produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee and released by Universal Pictures. ... Mr. ... Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ...

The word is racially inflammatory in some circumstances but has also been embraced as a term of black, urban pride — and, like many such terms, has been adopted by parts of the non-black American community. It is used as the name of at least one magazine and one recording company, and is also a popular stereotype element typically associated with hip-hop and rap, African American culture, 1970s and 1980s culture, breakdancing and even racist jokes. This article is about race as an intraspecies classification. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... For the term used in Computing, see Stereotype (computing). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans, and Hispanics in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... Rap may refer to one of the following: Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop culture, as well as the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; a form of rhyming lyrics delivered rhythmically over a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... This USPS stamp depicts an 80s breakdancer and a boombox. ... An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ... A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. ...

See also: Boombox Classroom