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| What is a Freshcut? A Freshcut is someone new to the Skinhead subculture. "When are you no longer a Freshcut?" That's purely subjective, depends on who you ask. Being a freshcut is not a bad thing. It is just typical that the new person gets picked on. Just hold your head high for a while and return the abuse to the next freshcut that comes along. Why do new Skins need to get beatin'? See whether you can stand the pace of things. You certainly don't have to be beat up by older skins to be a skin. However, when you get to know a group of skins for the first time, if you stand your ground then you end up with far more credibility than you would otherwise have. Why be a Nazi? I've always wondered why people become nazi skins as opposed to real skins. It seems to be fascists are way more greedy than "the evil jew" I mean Resistance cd's are REALLY expensive. And if you ever read a copy of Resistance most of the shit they preach i obviously untrue. I mean wouldn't it just be better to be non-political? Not necessarily SHARP but just be a skin as opposed to being part of all the bullshit. Look at most nazi bands today. They sound like cock-rock. Is this really skinhead music? I don't think so. I heard the america first committee does not want to work with nazi's in "The Aryan Quest" cuz their are too many gays. I just wanna know what makes hanging out with bikers, gays, longhairs, and white trash look attractive as opposed to hanging out with decent clean working class people. I really don't understand. Maybe, it's the disposition people take in life that resulted from a bad experience, or the in bred desire to harm someone and you're just looking for an excuse. This is how I picture it. The early skins were cockney fuckers. Racism was never their main theology, and racist tendecies were what they were, tendencies. Someone could be, someone couldn't be. So in comes along NF and BNP takes the disenfranchised youth and churns out white power kids. So years later, the media exploits this. People have gotten so used to seeing skinheads as being racist on TV, that it actually has an odd influence on some people who just want to be a skinhead becuase they are racist, and to them being racist from what they see on TV is what being a skinhead is all about. Music is another topic in itself. WP stuff is expensive, but considering a lot of it was put on R-O-R, and R-O-R stuff is pretty damn rare. That's why I'd buy a WP album. I mean, look at some of the bands from the US before 1990, Allegiance, Arresting Officers, Forced Reality, and etc. They were actually okay to listen to. I mean Arresting Officers has some catchy songs like 'Stop Red Action' and 'United Skins'. Anyways, the point is, it's really too easy falling into the media's view of nazi skinheads. Just look at that one stupid HBO special 'Skinheads USA' |
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| How do you become a ("Claim") Skinhead? The phrase "to claim skinhead" is a commonly used one, but the word "claim" is *not* necessarily used in the sense you see it. Basically, there is most definitely a genesis involved, but rather than most skinheads seeing their becoming such as being a gradual process--during which *entire* period they would call themselves skinheads--the best skinheads are those who have taken the time to research and immerse themselves in the subculture, and learn as much about it as they possibly can...*before* they "claim skinhead". In other words, there is that period of genesis and learning, but it is not until *after* they feel that they have enough of a grounding in the history of the subculture, and enough to offer to it, that a person will finally "claim skinhead", or start identifying him/herself as an actual *part* of the subculture. Skinheads actually have no formal entrance requirements I think you'll find with many people that it is simply a matter of them becoming aware of the fact that they have been, already *are*, and always will be a Skinhead, and then taking that finally step of identifying with "their people". |
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| Aren't all Skinheads violent little motherfuckers just itching to fight? If you have to stand your ground then I believe stand it. I don't believe in going out looking for fights though. I realised that if I was going to live by the sword, then I was going to die by the sword. Eventually you end up getting into a fight with someone who is much stronger and you get the shit kicked out of ya. The problem is that there are those who like to start a fight on purpose but then leave everyone else to finish it. Depends on whether the guy deserves it or not. In the case that you just described, yes, I would. But if some guy just starts talking shit and calling me names, that's no reason. I've been called worse. Sometimes you just get in the mood where you're just waiting for a fight. About a week ago, I was going to hit this crusty that was shooting his mouth off too much, but my friends held me back. They later changed their mind when we found out the next day that the same scumbag had hit this female friend of ours. All in all, it depends on the situation. |
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| Skinhead Fashion Skinhead fashion is important but shouldn't really be strictly defined. There's label snobbery with skins as much as cult. Skinhead togs are a mix of military, workwear and city gent! Utility and style. The practical cult! Three distinctive sterotype looks have emerged however. Smart Skin: Suits (single brested, 3-4 button), shirts(button collar, no tie), sta press trousers, boots, brogues, crombies. Everyday Skin: Jeans, Combat Trousers, Boots, Fred Perrys, T-shirts, Button collar or collarless shirts (plain or tartans), MA1 jackets, Levi style jackets, donkey jackets. Bonehead Skin: High boots(14-22 Holes), black drainpipe jeans, combat/camo trousers, Black MA1's, Union jack / WP T-Shirts. Of course most skins mix all of the above sterotypes and wear lots more besides A spin off cult is scooter boys who tend towards the bonehead look, MA1's, camo/combats and boots. Which is more suited to hours spent in the rain on a scooter on route to Morcambe. [SHG] |
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