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Punk is about being yourself.
That's it, kids. There's no catch; that is really all there is to it. Being punk means that you follow only your
own morals, make your own rules, and stay true to your own opinions. And therefore, you don't abide by
any form of government, religion, or other preset organizations. You don't rely on others to make your own
decisions for you; you determine on your own what is right and wrong, what you do and do not like, what
you should and should not believe in. Punk merit is not decided by how long your liberty spikes are or how
many times you've been kicked in the face while moshing. What it is decided upon by is how willing you are
to be yourself. You can be a diehard GG Allin fan and still have a softspot for Boy George. You can tuck in
your shirt and not be a nerd. You can even go so far as to wear trendy clothes and listen to the top ten most popular bands
as seen on empty vee. Anything goes. *Anything.* But only as long as you're only doing it to be an individual. Once you start tucking in your shirt because it creates a look you want to associate yourself with or because the hipster kids at school are doing it, you've lost all essence of being punk. It works the other way around as well, once you start untucking your shirt to be rebellious or to look unfashionable you've still missed the point behind being punk. Basing your lifestyle around being different is every bit as lame as basing your lifestyle around trying to be like everyone else. If you shave your mullet haircut into a leopard print mohawk, buy an entire leather and spikes motif wardrobe, and stick safetypins through every part of your body imaginable, if you are only doing so because you want to be unique then you are still every bit as much of a fashion sucker as the carbon copy wankers who feel they have to wear Tommy Hilfiger to fit in. You're still buying into a fad, you're still not being true to yourself, you're still not being punk. If you are hiding behind an image, no matter how far from the mainstream that image may be, you are not being original. You are being a poser. A liar. A pathetic, scared, identity-challenged, confused dumbfuck. Not a punk. Got it?
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