I just like seeing kids have a connection to my generation. When I pick up my kid from school I see Tupac and Biggie and Nirvana and Sublime shirts and it feels nice. Even if they don’t realize I’m literally playing one of their songs through my open window.
(Not a Pac or Biggie song, though. Not in car line at least.)
It’s why gatekeeping is so fucking stupid. What? You don’t want more people listening to your favorite music or watching your favorite show? You don’t want more people to relate to? Congratulations, mission accomplished!
I loved listening to punk/metal when I was younger but that was definitely a nasty habit I picked up. I don’t know how it is these days, but in the 90s and 2000s there was very much a tendency to call anybody who didn’t pass your arbitrary litmus test a “poser.” Pretty baked into the culture at the time. You had to tear down other people to assert how authentic you were.
I think the punk scene is one of the most welcoming communities to anyone these days who isn’t there to hate or be negative. It’s not just 3 piece bands anymore, there’s rap and hip hop, electronic, and a lot of small genres that aren’t widely accepted so they just join the punk scene. Also those of us who were new in 90s-2000s are now the old heads and don’t want to inflict that experience on the new kids.
I agree, I’ve seen the culture change over the years and I’m really glad to see it, because it would be easy for people who have faced gatekeeping to “prove” their belonging to a group by gatekeeping others.
Yeah it was very frustrating to experience and I regret perpetuating the problem. Though in my defense it was mainly when I was a petulant teenager lol by my 20’s I cut that shit out
The punk scene at least in Seattle is very chill and welcoming. I see all kinds of people at the shows nobody gives anyone any shit. I’m usually in workout clothes for practical moshing reasons looking like a fucking suburban mom out for a jog. Nobody’s ever said anything to me about my decidedly not punk appearance. I’ve never heard anyone say poser as anything other than an in joke like calling a friend a poser
I actually brought my mom to a show last year there was maybe 20 people total counting the band members. She’s just a sweet old lady everyone thought it was great sharing music and culture with someone very clearly not part of the scene
I just like seeing kids have a connection to my generation. When I pick up my kid from school I see Tupac and Biggie and Nirvana and Sublime shirts and it feels nice. Even if they don’t realize I’m literally playing one of their songs through my open window.
(Not a Pac or Biggie song, though. Not in car line at least.)
It’s why gatekeeping is so fucking stupid. What? You don’t want more people listening to your favorite music or watching your favorite show? You don’t want more people to relate to? Congratulations, mission accomplished!
I loved listening to punk/metal when I was younger but that was definitely a nasty habit I picked up. I don’t know how it is these days, but in the 90s and 2000s there was very much a tendency to call anybody who didn’t pass your arbitrary litmus test a “poser.” Pretty baked into the culture at the time. You had to tear down other people to assert how authentic you were.
I think the punk scene is one of the most welcoming communities to anyone these days who isn’t there to hate or be negative. It’s not just 3 piece bands anymore, there’s rap and hip hop, electronic, and a lot of small genres that aren’t widely accepted so they just join the punk scene. Also those of us who were new in 90s-2000s are now the old heads and don’t want to inflict that experience on the new kids.
Fuck yeah, breaking the cycle \m/
I agree, I’ve seen the culture change over the years and I’m really glad to see it, because it would be easy for people who have faced gatekeeping to “prove” their belonging to a group by gatekeeping others.
Yeah it was very frustrating to experience and I regret perpetuating the problem. Though in my defense it was mainly when I was a petulant teenager lol by my 20’s I cut that shit out
The punk scene at least in Seattle is very chill and welcoming. I see all kinds of people at the shows nobody gives anyone any shit. I’m usually in workout clothes for practical moshing reasons looking like a fucking suburban mom out for a jog. Nobody’s ever said anything to me about my decidedly not punk appearance. I’ve never heard anyone say poser as anything other than an in joke like calling a friend a poser
I actually brought my mom to a show last year there was maybe 20 people total counting the band members. She’s just a sweet old lady everyone thought it was great sharing music and culture with someone very clearly not part of the scene
I always remember when I went to underground rave and our bar tenders were this old couple. Everyone was digging it.
@Semi@kbin.social yeah I love seeing GenZ in 90s clothes and band shirts.
Played the Rebel Rebel video to a Gen Z kid one and they ran out of the room and came back dressed as like Bowie as they could. Gave me warm fuzzies.
As a guy who was wearing Pink Floyd, Beatles, and Rush shirts in high school in the 90s I relate to these kids
It could be a great segue into current music, too!