their dissatisfaction. Generally Subcultures oppose mainstream norms and .
illustrate their disaffection by reacting in the opposite of what is expected. .
Subcultures such as the punk, hip hop and Rastafarian culture clearly illustrate .
through their societies norms through many different forms. Fashion being one .
of the important ways to express themselves. It is important because society .
can clearly see that people are rebelling against them. We can visually identify .
each .
characteristic of certain subcultures. The dominant society is somewhat .
forced to see or take notice to the fact that a group of people oppose their .
norms, refuse to except their way of life and wish to be heard.
In reference to the punk subculture, one meaning found in the rebellion and .
expression of this subculture is explained by Dick Hebdige. (" Despite the fact .
that they are a subculture and want to be held as entity outside of the .
mainstream, they are doing it in such a way to draw attention to themselves, .
to allow for their voice to be heard. This can be interpreted as a way of .
proving their existence, that by acknowledged for either good or bad, they get .
noticed and what they say gets heard".) (Hebdige,Hiding in the light).
Rap lyrics in the hip hop sub culture are about the problems rappers have .
seen, such as poverty, crime, violence, racism, poor living conditions, drugs, .
alcoholism, corruption, and prostitution. These are serious problems that .
many within the rap subculture believe are being ignored by mainstream .
America. Those within the rap subculture recognize and acknowledge that .
these problems exist. Those within this subculture consider the other group to .
be those people who do not understand rap music and the message rap .
artists are trying to send. The suppresser, or opposition, is the dominant .
culture, because it ignores these problems and perhaps even acts as a .
catalyst for some of them. Those within this subculture consider the other .
