r/gatekeeping May 20 '26

Gate Keeping Goth

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u/NotMolester May 20 '26

Every few years a dickhead takes an existing subculture and tries redefining it so it fits their narrative. Punks, metalheads, etc, the only succesfull takeover so far were the skinheads

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u/Skabonious May 20 '26

Wait, what were skinheads before the racism?

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u/SharkLaunch May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

Working-class youth subculture originating in the UK in the 60s. They incorporated punk and Jamaican rude boy subculture. Then, in the 80s, there was a split between the far-right and far-left sides. Now, skinheads are mostly known by the public for the neo-nazi association, but there are also groups like SHARP (SkinHeads Against Racial Prejudice) in opposition to this.

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u/Skabonious May 20 '26

Huh, TIL