Hey man, no need to get personal. For what it's worth, I live in a rural, very low income area. We all have limits on our world views. I simply object to the casual usage of a neutral but racially-sensitive term as a blanket adjective for criminality and wretchedness.
Ghetto, in its appropriate usage, isn't a slang term. It's been a part of standard English for a long time.
Ghetto, in its appropriate usage, isn't a slang term. It's been a part of standard English for a long time.