When punk music and culture were first introduced during the late seventies and early eighties, many thought punks were delinquent misfits. ... Some punk music which was once all underground is now on MTV and punk attire is sold at almost every mall. More and more people claim to be punk, but don’t fully understand what that means. Being punk isn’t achieved by just putting on some patches and dying your hair. Punk is a look, an attitude, and music. Only when these things are honestly punk about a person should they be considered a punk. ... A typical girl might attend a punk show or just go to the store wearing something that most would consider completely outrageous. ... Martin’s, brightly colored plaid pants with suspenders that are worn in a way so the dangle around his legs, not anywhere near where they are supposed to be worn, a punk band T-shirt or sweat shirt that is probably dirty and faded, he too can be wearing a choker but we will make his be like the collar of a dogs with name tag included. ...
Personality and attitude is another important aspect of punk and I believe this has changed a lot since the sub-culture’s first appearance in the early ‘80’s. ...
I also have attended many punk shows that had what I considered to be really dangerous mosh pits. ...
After talking to many of my friends and listening to the lyrics of some popular punk songs I have come to the conclusion that the main goal of punks today is to have fun and to not care about anything that isn’t really that big of a deal. This could be why drugs and alcohol are widely used among the punk generation. ... While the majority of the punk population does participate in the use of drugs, there are many that consider them selves to be “straight edge”.
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