Right now the most untrendy thing to be is white and rich. Unlike every other singular time period in history there are actual drawbacks to being a wealthy white person during this current juncture in time.
The world is stirking back against those in power and possessing privelege. Donald Trump and his image of white privelege accompanied by corporate nepotism and large-scale handouts has infuriated less fortunate and priveleged Americans.
Rich white kids are now dressing down in rags and wearing street fashion emulating black celebrities because being black is what's popular.
Diversity is in, and it's hip to be poor because being poor is more relatable to the majority of America than vast riches at this point. Social media is dominated by diverse individuals who inseminate the world with snippets and slices of black culture.
On Reddit there is a subReddit called Black People Twitter which is heavily frequented by white people.
The internet is driving new trends and steering culture in a new direction. Hip-Hop is now blending with Pop music, slang is commonplace even in corporate or professional settings.
Young impressionable minds in this country look up to the The Rock, Cardi B, and Migos. Black people have received far more favorable representation than whites within the last five years.
I don't see a reversal to this trend within 2018 and beyond as more people of color infiltrate positions of power and drive media and culture.
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