OK, but the thing is, most American cultural idiosyncrasies that adversely affect those without the financial resources to mitigate the results are “more American than they are hood,” whether it’s admiration of violence, sexism, materialism, cutthroat capitalism, or even poor eating habits. The hood just provides a convenient scapegoat, a way for the comfortable to remind themselves how much better they are than “those people.” Everything that is hood is more American than hood. It’s America without the pretense.