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Riyadh Chicanos

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Updated Aug 29, 2024 at 04:54PM EDT by Zach.

Added Aug 28, 2024 at 04:05PM EDT by sakshi.

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About

Riyadh Chicanos refers to memes and jokes about a pair of Saudi Arabian TikTokers who emulate '90s Chicano culture and post videos about it online. Posting under the handle @slooow.shop, the TikTokers began posting videos about American fashion, automobiles and basketball culture in 2024. Their videos were reposted to Twitter / X in August 2024, where people commented on how the video exemplifies American cultural hegemony.

Origin

TikTokers @slooow.shop posted their first video to their new TikTok[1] on April 30th, 2024, gathering over 20,000 views in four months. The video showed a young boy gazing wide-eyed at an older man playing basketball while dressed in a jersey with the logos of every major NBA team.

@slooow.shop عدنآ اليكم من جديد بعد مانحظر حسابنا الأول ..👕♥️ #explore #fypシ #foryou #trend #trending #ksa #clothes #outfit #fashion #comedia #vedio #tiktok ♬ 23 – instrumentals

On August 8th, 2024, the duo posted a video[2] showing off bicycles they have for sale, gathering over 3 million views and 90,000 likes on a video in which they are dressed up in oversized blue shirts.

@slooow.shop توفرت الدراجة الكلاسيكة للطلب عن طريق المتجر او تفضلوا زورونا المحل العدد محدود ..🚴🏻📢💎 #CapCut #fyp #foryou #hiphop #viral #explore #youtube #fashion #outfit #new #cholo #tiktok #lowrider ♬ Lowrider Cruising: Southside Neighborhood Gangsta – Viral Sound Empire & Old School Hip Hop Gangsta

Various commenters on the video noted the disconnect between the TikToker's accents, their nationality and their behavior, joking about how the duo is from "Middle East LA."


Youssef GTA San Andreas influence is insane 8-12 Reply View 1 reply ✓ Mr.Jerusalem They were born in Middle, East LA 8-12 Reply View 6 replies ✓ Youknowit My brain just gave me a 404 Error... 8-10 Reply View 3 replies 294 317 207

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On August 26th, 2024, X[3] user @MazMHussain reposted the aforementioned video, writing, "Guys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now imitating the aesthetics and lifestyle of 90s South Central LA Latino gang members. They even have the contemporaneous vehicles." The post gathered over 28,000 likes in two days.


Various X users reacted to the video of the men from Riyadh emulating "'90s South Central LA Latino gang members," with X[4] user @CameronCorduroy writing, "the Gulf States are a fascinating social experiment to see what happens if the 'poor person wins the lottery and then spends it all on stupid shit' phenomenon happened to a whole country," and gathering over 15,000 likes in a day.


Cameron @CameronCorduroy the Gulf States are a fascinating social experiment to see what happens if the "poor person wins the lottery and then spends it all on stupid s---" phenomenon happened to a whole country Murtaza Hussain @MazMHussain · Aug 26 Guys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now imitating the aesthetics and lifestyle of 90s South Central LA Latino gang members. They even have the contemporaneous vehicles: 2:12 GMC ل Tik Tok AMIL slooow MES FAMILY COMES FIRST FIRST 1:01 PM • Aug 27, 2024 738.5K Views

On August 26th, X[5] user @ayatr0llah joked that the TikTokers were the inverse of "the Latino Bitcoin influencer who goes by Sheikh Roberto and wears exclusively Saudi attire," in reference to X[6] user @roberto_saudi.


ayatrollah @ayatrØllah Aug 26, 2024 This is the inverse of the Latino Bitcoin influencer who goes by Sheikh Roberto and wears exclusively Saudi attire "Biden cancelled" O Murtaza Hussain 2:15 @MazMHussain · Aug 26 Guys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now imitating the aesthetics and lifestyle of 90s South Central LA Latino gang members. They even have the contemporaneous vehicles: ...

Also on August 26th, 2024, X[7] user @ByYourLogic wrote, "I think we need to revise how we conceive of Pangea. it’s very likely that there was once a single contiguous landmass and it was a supercontinent form of Mexico. all cultures now yearn to converge back to their Latino origins," gathering over 16,000 likes in two days.


Lead Actor from Pixar's Sodas @ByYourLogic I think we need to revise how we conceive of Pangea. it's very likely that there was once a single contiguous landmass and it was a supercontinent form of Mexico. all cultures now yearn to converge back to their Latino origins Murtaza Hussain @MazMHussain · Aug 26 Guys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now imitating the aesthetics and lifestyle of 90s South Central LA Latino gang members. They even have the contemporaneous vehicles: 2:13 Tik Tok @slooow. 13 GMC 3:33 PM ⚫ Aug 26, 2024 714.5K Views FAMILY COMES RS

Various Examples

@slooow.shop OLDIES ..🤫♥️ #CapCut #fyp #foryou #hiphop #viral #explore #youtube #fashion #outfit #new #cholo #chicanostyle #mexico #movie #lowrider #tiktok ♬ الصوت الأصلي – slooow.shop

@slooow.shop كاب عليك وكاب مجاني كابين عليك وكابين مجاني ..🔥🧢 عروووض المدرسة القديمة ..🏣🥇 #viral #foryou #fyp #oldschool #hiphop #shop #marketing #outfit #newtrend #trending #newera #cap #explore #ksa #الرياض #جده ♬ الصوت الأصلي – slooow.shop

Search Interest

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External References

[1] TikTok – slooow.shop

[2] TikTok – slooow.shop

[3] X – MazMHussain

[4]  X – CameronCorduroy

[5] X – ayatr0llah

[6] X – roberto_saudi

[7] X – ByYourLogic

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