Thursday, April 29, 2010

Social Networks Replace Local Drug Money for Teenagers Across America


The Skinny Jeanz Movement has started spreading an ideology of Social Entrepreneurship in cities across America. The best way to express Social Entrepreneurship is to outline why The Skinny Jeanz/Jerk Movement is anti gang violence. The word “gang” can be defined as a gathering or group of individuals. The violence comes into play when drugs become an economic source of empowerment and expansion for the participants of the organized group. There are an estimated 392,000 teenagers involved in gang culture across America.

The Skinny Jeanz/Jerk Movement is comprised of small gatherings of teenagers labeling their groups as “Crewz” who wear a uniform aesthetically separating them from gang affiliation. The difference between gang culture and The Skinny Jeanz Movement is the methodology of how they achieve economic empowerment and expansion. Gangs are 100% offline, in the streets, and engage in the hand distribution of a product called “drugs”. Their growth model is to occupy territories, usually through intimidation and violence, in order to monopolize drug distribution in a particular geographic location.


The economic growth of Jerkin Crewz solely derives from their ability to expand their online social network. For example, Crewz like The Ranger$, UCLA Jerk Kings, and Kream Kidz have less than 5 members a piece yet each crew independently has attracted millions of fans and curious individuals to their online social network. With their social networks, the Crewz have created strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies through the creation of intellectual properties like songs and viral videos and have manufactured items such as apparel and merchandise. In closing, Social Entrepreneurs are ambitious individuals who identify problems in their community and use creative business models to improve the given situation. If you are in a Jerk Crew, Google “Social Entrepreneurship”.

No comments:

Post a Comment