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
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