My MC is a 13 year old African American and uses slang. Do you think this will be off putting to agents and readers. And example:
A thug was leaning on the brick wall of a liquor store. He must have thought he was pretty cool with his square in his mouth, hat turned crooked, and pants barely hanging onto his waist. I watched him out of the corner of my eye and continued to play kick the can. He stood there with his brows scowling, his nose turned up, mean mugging me like any good thug. If you don’t know what mean mugging is, it’s when someone gives you the evil eye for no reason. I can't stand that: mean mugging. It's so stupid. Something for dunderheads and goons and losers and New Jersey.
A thug was leaning on the brick wall of a liquor store. He must have thought he was pretty cool with his square in his mouth, hat turned crooked, and pants barely hanging onto his waist. I watched him out of the corner of my eye and continued to play kick the can. He stood there with his brows scowling, his nose turned up, mean mugging me like any good thug. If you don’t know what mean mugging is, it’s when someone gives you the evil eye for no reason. I can't stand that: mean mugging. It's so stupid. Something for dunderheads and goons and losers and New Jersey.
