B. Lorenzo Buckinchere
Feb 15, 2026
Over the last two articles, I lamented on troubled souls and the red flags that linger like a bad odor. The first red flag was disrespect that is unwarranted. The second was sanitary-mindlessness that’s rooted in laziness.
But what I failed to mention is the primary cause of their neglectful attitudes. And that cause is insecurity. You see, on the wrong side of the tracks, power primarily comes from outwardly showing superiority, often with disrespect. In those circles, power is generally accepted as being, he who can cross the boundaries of another without consequences.
As such, insecurity is developed when a man feels the need to be loud, disrespectful, or otherwise abrasive in order to gain power or attention. But the thing to remember is that those are not men, they are boys.
Meanwhile on the other side of tracks, though there may be exceptions, power generally comes from having an internal locus of control, and is outwardly expressed with manners, and having nothing to prove. They also understand that true power comes from solitude versus attention.
As such, a man on the right side of the tracks may feel more confident about behaving elegantly in comparison to his redlined counterpart, who may feel peer-pressured to perform toughness in the form of aggression, even if he’d much rather be his normal, elegant self.
And yes, I said men on purpose, because it’s not only women who are elegant in those circles. In fact, the women in those circles would probably laugh you out of the room if you think you’re going to somehow impress them through acts of vulgarity.
As a sidebar, men in those circles can be just as aggressive if they wanted to, if not more so because they have more to protect. Instead, they choose to set a good example for their sons by showing they have nothing to prove.
In the event that they need to defend their position, they don’t fight with their fists. They simply call their attorney.
If you are a mind-mannered young man from the wrong side of the tracks, life may seem hopeless at first glance. But the thing to remember is that we live in a capitalist country where it is possible, though challenging, to change your zip code, and your social class along with it, so you can be yourself, and not feel pressured to perform unwarranted vulgarity.
Try your best to get out of the ghetto before it gets to where it’s hard to get the ghetto out of you. Go to evening class. Work two jobs if you must. Or better yet, do what you’re naturally good at, and find a way to make it sell.
This is most important, specifically because the practice of redlining didn’t only cut you off from resources due to the misfortune of being in the wrong zip code, or in many cases, being of the wrong color. But it also secretly taxed your permission or ability to simply be yourself.
No one asked to be born in the ghetto, but you also shouldn’t have to ask for permission to have manners and elegance either.
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