In regards to poseurs- This article talks about "punk houses" where punk residents are evicted if any outsiders find out about them...Pretty interesting
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/13973271.html
After reading this article I started to think about how vehemently the "true" punks despise the "poseurs"...But my question is, does one HAVE to live in a grungy apartment, produce underground jams, and wear ripped fishnets in order to truly be punk? I enjoy listening to Sublime every once in a while, but does that make me a poseur? I feel like people can be punk without being decked out in safety pins and lime green mohawks- they can like the music and have the same ideology without purchasing a bottle of hair dye. I feel like punks put so much time and effort into hating poseurs...Shouldn't they be spending this precious time making more music or opposing authority? I don't know- it just seems extreme to me that even the slightest sign of mainstream infuriates the "true" punks.
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