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[–] 64 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That's new to me. Where I live, punks and skinheads are natural enemies

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  • [–] 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Like skinheads and goths, or skinheads and greasers, or skinheads and other skinheads

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Labor skinheads and neonazi skinheads.

    I was so sad when I discovered the Hammerskins were a thing (a White Power band inspired by Pink Floyd's Waiting For The Worms, but without the irony, with a corresponding militant movement). The Hammerskins took their logo:

    From the Hammers banner from the movie version of Pink Floyd's The Wall

    Which means when I reference the Hammers in parody of white power movements, I risk being associated with an actual white power movement.

    If they had balls, they'd call themselves The Worms.

    <looking up to make sure The Worms isn't a social movement yet>

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's true everywhere. The issue isn't what they are, the issue is how they were deliberately misrepresented. A whole lot of films and shows made it a point to conflate punks with white supremacists.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I wanted to say that that's what they are seen here in Germany. I have never heard of these films and the idea is new to me. Btw: the original skinheads were left working class so maybe history repeats itself here.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But does the average Joe know that?

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