Punk Pride
-Punk Pride-
(last update: 4/30)
ok, so i have pride, pride in being a punk, why you may ask? Its become natural to me and how i live, i was beginning high school and had a hard time (ever since 4th grade basically) and got picked on left and right, i was shy, scared, afraid to even speak up when i disagreed with anyone. I had a rough time in school, and it made it so i really hated it, and didnt want to go. Everyone made fun of me and gave me a hard time, no one wanted to be friends with me because they were afraid what their friends might say behind thier backs. I was sick of it, i was suicidal, it was to the point where i did try to kill myself a couple of times. Obviously not succeeding, i hadto find something that would keep my mind off how people treated me like scum, something i could relieve myself with, something to get my aggression out. That being punk music, ill be honest, i liked crappy bands that today i should probably feel ashamed of. i listened to their cds a lot becuase it made me feel good, instead of listening to people talk shit while i passed, i didnt hear em, i didnt have to. I got into pennywise, again i listened to their cds alot bought every one of them with mommmys hard earned cash, eventually i loved this sound, what got me into this band was an asshole down the street, who was at the time a good friend. Of course this didnt last for too long, as soon as i got into this band, than another, than even more, i was what they call a "poseur" of course they didnt try to inform me of what i was doing wrong? was i stealing their bands? no, it was just music to me at the time and nothing more. I went to some shows, i read about the subculture, i got very involved because this is my freedom. Of course the highschool clique oriented assholes at school didnt accept me, why because one had to tell everyone i was a poseur, and not to talk to me. Of course i was the poseur, not you, you became an egotistial nazi admiring dickhead. Of course by than i know punk rock ethics, and fascism, not one of them i decided not to even care about it, i was evolving into what now i would call my lifestyle. Went to more shows, got into more bands, made some of my own clothes (yum. diy) got into politics, alone basically, i didnt let anything stop me, i knew of how the people at my school were a bunch of elitist poseurs, and i knew there was way better out there. One person gave me hope, and opened the doors for me into oi/street punk, the real stuff, this wasnt your bubblegum watered down shit on mtv, this was raw, hard, fast, real music. About things that mattered, itgave me a sense of being alive and knowing how i wasnt like the people who were so misinformed, the people slaving their lives for religion, the economy, money, things that dont matter. Went to more shows, had alot of fun, learned about the subculture through experiences. Hell bash me if you want, i got that word tattooed on my wrist for my 18th birthday, i dont regret a thing, it changed my life; instead of people picking on me, i didnt let them, this was my backbone, what gave me confidence, what let me know people have no right to treat me like they did years before. With this i did start looking the part, i had my reasons to, i know what my lifestyle is about, im going to show soliderity and devotion to the scene, its what saved my life.
Dont get misinformed im not a fashion punk, if i wasnt even in this subculture id still wear bondage pants (no not overpriced shit) and plaid or whatever, its what im comfortable with. Walk down a street, see a kid all decked out with patches, spikes whatever, see another kid wearing gap, ab/finch (other child labor brands) who do you identify as someone involved with this subculture. Im not saying you have to look the part, obviously you dont, fashion has nothing to do with us and never will, you can go ahead and bu 80 dollar bondage pants, a prepinned "punk rock princess" shirt, it doesnt mean anything, theres no need to impress people with hot topic clothing, i know of people who dress "normal" and listen to bands most people have never heard of, clothes arent anything. Than you have all this nu-punk on mtv, it wasnt as bad as it wasa few years ago, now its just so cliche and trendy, in all the teen magazines, all over mtv, making rebellion somehow mainstream. Which is infact fucked up because, the majority IS the mainstream, and rebellion is doing your own thing, not what everyone else is doing at the time. Musical rebellon, can be in any form, it doesnt matter, try doing somthing new that you havent heard of before and open your eyes. Than theres 30 dollar shirts, 90 dollar pants, MONEY for "punk" clothing. uh cough, what happened to DIY? i for one think that id feel alot better in homemade bondage pants instead of hot topic/profit shitty fall apart bondage pants. Prepinned, preripped, you could do that easily, but instead you pay so much for trash.
No, im not ever going to define punk rock, i dont think i ever will, i dont want to, it varies, so many people have different approachs to it, and im not even goign to preech to you what i believe its all about. I know what its all about, i dont need to tell you, you can find out for yourself like i did, evolve damnit, evolve. (Cheesy?)
This is from a walking penis (Aim: MinorThreatDK128)
well,i went on your site, & i read all of the "political ranting crap", i gotta say ,i agree with you on everything you wrote,its like nobody else believes in exactly what i believe except for you,& we both sort of come from the same perspective,well,we both end up the same,but our pasts & struggles are not the same,like,you came from sort of a loner side of life,& worked your way up to where you are now,with all of those bastards messing with you,when i was in 4th 5th ,6th * 7th,i was sorta like popular & shit,but then my brother showed me punk,& new way of life,i was amazed by the fast, upbeat , music that not only represents a way of life,but just makes sense, and is fun to skank,lots of fun,so i screwed all of my friends & became sorta the school fuck up,my grades starting slipping because i educated myself,who needs to learn algebra when you should be learning equality ,democracy,& the stuff that you need to know,when i read your inputs on life,i was amazed , you are really smart & sound like you are going to make a difference,it seems like you are exactly like me,so i dunno why i wrote this,its just that you really know what your talking about,& i hope you make a difference in life
"Proud to be Punk" by Nick the Dick (Contra82@hotmail.com)
So whats punk mean to you??Is it bein a scumbag?A dirty junkie pile of
shit?A tacky, trendy fuckin douchebag?A hippie in punk clothes?A weekend
warrior??If you are one of the above, FUCK YOU!!Punk is not a state of mind,
a religion, or a "political movement".PUNK IS WAY WAY OF LIFE.You know what
that means??being a punker when you wake up, a punker at work, and a fuckin
punker when you screw-jerk off-, and when you go to bed.It means being
willing to starve to death before you compromise your life, your look, and
your views.It means being willing to fight to the death for your way of
life, or being willing to freeze in the fucking cold before you give
in.Thats what were about, right??Not being a slave to the system.Is life
really worth living if you gotta live it by societys rules??Its your own
fucking life, live it your own fucking way.It doesn't mean you gotta spike
your hair everyday and shit('cos it would all fall out after awhile, then
youd really look wierd), but your clothes and your style, and your views
aren't made for just the weekend.Its what you live in.Punk isn't anarchy, it
isn't communism, or niether, those things are up to the punx themselves.A
Commie punk is no different than a Anarchy punk, or whatever.Punx are
Punx.The one thing we all have in common is keeping punk alive, and fighting
for our freedoms.We shouldn't have division in our scene because of
politics, fuck that.Although I will admit that some of us ought to get thier
asses kicked in, because they are complete piles of dogshit who have not
right to be in the scene to begin with, punx should stick together.In fact I
don't understand why ALL the street punx in cities don't kick it together
all the time.That would be hardcore.Plus it would be way easier to avoid
getting beat up, and especially it would be alot easier to kick the shit out
of nazis and fascist fucktards all day.I'll bet we could get alot of things
accomplished that way.If you've got pride in being punk, show it.Have some
fun, have alot of guts, and kick the shit outta anyone that has a problem
with it.Resist authority, resist arrest, run like hell, and laugh all the
way.Question everything and have a blast.CHEERS!!
Deaf Bastard
"Scene Diving Bullshit" by nicole
Having recently found the scene around the area, i think it feels like home. Ive been into punk rock for awhile now and i am certainly not going to leave something so raw, truthful, and honestly the thing that keeps my going. Ive found good friends and its a place where you dont have to put on an act, a place that doesnt mean shit if your popular, its all equal, no ones better or worse.
Now i love how lifes going right now, soure it took some time to slowly evolve into all of it and yeah being frm suburbia isnt exactly "real" and its not always good enough, but it doesnt stop you. Right about now all the wrong people are coming into it, hey the true people stick it out, and this is part of the process. People who are into it now are getting into it though shitty mtv bands, or the fact that its trendy as fuck right now and were being assraped left and right by pretty much...the mainstream. Once in a while itcomes back to you, some dont accept you from where you grew up, and you cnt really have a say in how much your parents make and its not really your fault that they got good paying jobs. I honestly dont think it matters what class you are from, we've all been though shit, sure some more than others but you cant always help that shit.
Politics can be another form of division, beliefs can have diversity, and shows how unified we are and sometimes arent. Anarchists, communists, socialists, peace punks, whatever. Ive discovered i should be more pacient and understand why people beliee what they believe, it could be how their parents raised them, it could be because of fear...who knows? Nothing more fun than debating, ut we can put politics aside sometimes right?
Emotional bullshit is another concept that can be taken too far. Hey life can suck, people can add to why it sucks so bad, but why fuck up the good thing going. Get mad at friends who have nothng to do with your petty arguements, cutting off others for no reason. It sucks, you never feel guilty for it and you have no reason to feel let down for others shitty mistakes.
Pop "Punks" (7/5)
For some reason, when i get confronted by pop "punks" they always have this same anti mohawk, anti street punk anti patches attitude. They think how you dress is conformist, well when i see these 13-16 year old dumbasses they all look the same too; studded belt, mxpx shirt, cons/vans shoes, studded wristband. Got all their "gear" at hot topic. I dont like being called a conformist, i dont think clothes make who you are but show what you stand for and what your into. Why wear patches? Because you show your respect for the band lyrically, musically etc. Than the christian pop "punks" think its oh so punk of themselves because there the outsider, they think since there the only slave to god out of most of the atheist/agnostic scene that there so different and consider that if you are the underdog than you are punk and the rest of us arent,use the same excuse "oh oh punks rebellion, since were not atheists and since were brainwashed twats were punk rock adn they arent!". This is pretty much composed of generalizations, something i really dont like doing but its human i guess. People go on and on about uniting with everybody, and supporting the dumb fuck good charlotte fans because if you dont unite with these assholes you arent punk anymore. Im not sorry i hate those kids, and all they do is demise it and give the scene a bad name, you never see them at local shows, maybe they dont know about em, but hey i dont want them to know! I also get this instinct of disgust everytimei see them, i hate their watered down pussy slow woe is me/emo music that is really pop rock but got called punk. THats not punk god damnit, they got into it through mtv, got into it for the wrong reasons, its trendy asfuck of course it wasnt a struggle,of course it was easy for them. Now everybodys punk, everyone claims it, it almost makes you ashame, but than you remember you gotta stick it out, its part of the process, these assholes always come along i dont wanna use the word poseur but i will, poseurs come and go, true punks stick around.
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