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GHETTO-TAINMENT

A specific subset of entertainment, Ghetto-Tainment refers to forms of entertainment that are found primarily, though not exclusively, in poor, largely African American communities (generally referred to by authors, scholars and historians as ghettos) that suffer from a lack of jobs and thus have a need to find ways to entertain themselves in their spare time.

People in the community often remark that "idle hands are tools of the Devil".

This is a unique culture that has developed in the so-called "Hood", to use a popular slang term.

They do, on increasingly common occasions,"take the show on the road" in order to foster better relations with all colors, creeds, and nations.

Regular performances are easy to find, especially if you are an urban dweller.

They often perform in malls, theatres, schools, and open air street venues, and even airports for larger presentations of their cultural entertainment practices.

They also often travel to restaurants, fast food joints, stores of all kinds, and even libaries and churches when the number of entertainers is limited to less than 25.

If a public or even private space exists, increasingly popular Ghetto-Tainment will find it sooner or later.

You can even find no or low cost personal family visits from experienced, trained, professional Ghetto-tainers who just love to share with you at home, at school, at work, or even when you're at Fenway Park.
My brother took me to McDonalds for a late dinner after a long day and we were pleasnatly surprized to unexpectedly enjoy some Ghetto-Tainment.
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ghettotainment

Second hand reproduction of media entertainment, namely movies or music obtained by piracy, illegal copying, or unauthorized recording.
"Hey, I got that Semi-Pro on disc!" "That's still in the movies, how'd you score that?" "My cousin recorded it at Tinseltown, other than somebody coughing and 2 people getting up, it's a pretty good copy!" "Pure Ghettotainment"
ghettotainment by TechieThugg March 5, 2008
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