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What is a Chelsea?

Chelsea originally referred to the girlfriend of a Skinhead but has since
come to refer to females as Skinheads in their own right. Whether the term
stems from the name of the fringe, short on top and longer around the
sides, they adopted, or whether her hair style was named after the girls
remains a mystery to me.
The skinhead bible mentions skin girls going to male barbers for
haircuts...
but that they rarely *shaved* their heads.
I've seen plenty o' pics of skinhead girls from the '60s with bobs 'n stuff,
or just really short hair, but a girl with a shaved head 30 years ago would
have been a true rarity, from what I've seen.
Many "skingirls" in the beginning (unfortunately though this may be) were
pretty much just girlfriends of skinheads, and not quite as apt to shave
their heads."

A Chelsea, In relation to skinheads, it is both a skinhead girl and a
skinhead girl haircut (a fringe, basically, though I usually hear fringes
referred to as just the bits on the front, chelseas go all the way around).

What is a SHARP?

    In the late 1980's a group of skinheads got together in NYC to
    form the first chapter of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice.
    SHARP had three main objectives: to educate the public about true
    skinhead culture, to expose the bonehead imposters for what they
    really are and to drive the boneheads out of their communities by
    any means necessary. The New York chapter was quickly successful
    and soon chapters sprang up elsewhere as news spread. Today SHARP
    is the most predominant anti-racist skin group around and you can
    find SHARP chapters all over the world, as well as other
    anti-racist skinhead groups like SCAR, SPAR and RASH.

What is a Bonehead?

Bonehead is a derogatory term used by Traditional and other Skins to denote
any Skinhead who holds to racist or White Power beliefs, as well as those
Neo-Nazis who have adopted the skinhead "look" in an attempt to hijack the
movement.

Skinhead Culture

Many argue what this whole thing is about. My take on it is stop arguing
and start enjoying life! The following song sums it up well:

"It's the movement
that keeps our spirit strong,
It's the pride we have
that keeps us moving along,
It's the music,
that beat so proud and true,
It's the way we live,
it's good times, through and through
The Times
Smilin' faces,
Cheers! to everyone,
There's no time to waste, no hesitation,
Let's start having fun!
We hear their politics,
Their fucked up views and expectations
We get so sick and tired
of bullshit lies and accusations
The Times...
We stand side by side,
Marching to the end
Brotherhood is in our blood
Strenth within our friends! Oi!..."
-"The Times" by The Skoidats