The term "punk" was derived in 16th century Europe as a way to address a prostitute or harlot. Centuries later, the word became commonly used prisons, used when a male prisoner was perceived to be the property of another male prisoner; forced to acquiesce to dehumanizing demands put upon him, including submission to homosexual assaults and torture. .
In the 1970's the word "punk" became synonymous with unconventional behaviors which were considered socially unacceptable, disrespectful of standard conservative values, and shocking and appalling to the mainstream society of the time. Intolerant, bigoted authoritarians who were familiar with prison colloquialisms labeled them as punks. Delighted performers taunted these puritanical autocrats by gleefully embracing what was meant as an insulting, derogatory epithet, and the name "Punk " rock was born.
Where punk started is another disputed controversy. One contention is that the punk rock genre has (its) origins in the United States, The United Kingdom, and Australia, between 1974 and 1978. (Punk) Most of the original fans, enthusiasts and performers were predominantly young, rebellious kids from working class families who created and lived by their own standard, on the fringes of society. Young people who were frustrated and bored, dissatisfied with they perceived as an idealist hippie culture, the corruption and prejudiced authority of police, the government, the church, the education system, the social welfare system, and pretty much every system, invented a new, entirely original scene of dissidence, angst, and rebellious philosophy. The punk of the UK was born out of an anarchistic approach to an expression of frustration with, and objection to the government and the economic depression of the 1970's. Bands like "Nasty Nasty," "999," "Rudimentary Peni," and "Throbbing Gristle," started as individual performance artists with a wide range of statements from a fundamental dissatisfaction and angst against authority and government, to boredom and a celebration of creative nihilism.
History In The 1970's Punk emerged as a youth movement that was successful at shocking the mainstream. The first defined Punks came from England (although punk music had a lineage that went back more than a decade). ... Punk style was chaotic and raw. ... Punk was not pretty. ... Each punk had their own identity. ...
Nowhere is this fact more apparent than in the underground culture(s) of punk and hardcore (HC); indeed, the guiding principle of punk/HC has been to "do-it-yourself- (DIY). ... At the time of Hebdige's writing, punk was still in its nascent, formative period. ... How can we conceptualize, then, the cultural phenomenon of global punk/HC? ... Compared to some of the other countries in Southeast Asia, the punk/HC movement in Malaysia is fairly well-developed "with its own storied history and noteworthy figures. Carburetor Dung, for example, is considered to be one of the most i...
Graffin has made many contributions to the modern punk rock world. ... His experiences with the punk genre had many positive effects in his life while growing up. ... " Sex,"" Drugs, and Alcohol were part of the idea of punk rock (8). ... He met a nice woman in his Intellectual History of the United States' class who "wasn't punk,"" (8). ... His experiences in the punk community helped teach him responsibility. ...
By examining the history of heavy metal and its evolution into what it has become today, its impact on pop culture and society can be examined. ... At the same time as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was gaining traction, the subgenre of hardcore punk, another countercultural musical movement was emerging in the United Kingdom. Hardcore punk gained traction as it was ironically perceived that punk music at that time was becoming too mainstream, and broke off as it own subgenre and subculture, in a direct response to the direction of punk, as well as the socially conservative political cli...
Wojcik, in his book Punk and Neo-Tribal Body Art, examines the aesthetics (or anti-aesthetics) or the punk rock style of the late 1970s and early ''80s. ... "Part of the book focuses on one punk's reason for being a punk and the aesthetic of his body art. ... In this case, lovers of punk rock music. ... In early American history, the tattoo was still for the elite. ... Another transformation in tattooing history came with the Hippie movement. ...
It is a truth recognized throughout history. ... It may even be said that Punk can be subdivided again into regular Punks and a special subset known as "Nazi punks." ... As for Punks and Ska-heads, peace is the overall goal. ... The plethora of accessories that punks have to choose from exists only for the punk himself to enjoy. ... Any kind of clothing categorized as Punk is allowed, so long as the patches and pins have Ska bands instead of Punk bands. ...
Introduction Although one cannot tell a book by its cover, we often look to physical appearance to give us clues about a person's sanity, morality, intelligence, and abilities. Because appearance can be a fairly reliable indicator of one's behavior, it is no surprise that in society physical image is very important. Today people can change their clothing, hair, teeth, face, and body. Most of these changes are met with a level of tolerance. Taking action to change one's appearance is often approved or at least accepted as a way of retaining youth, keeping current, or boosting ...
