hot girl with mohawk @ Social D

Originally posted by Celeste:
Some people prefer to spend their time living and doing things rather than focusing efforts on their appearance as a means by which to differentiate themselves from the masses. That's why you have to get to know people.

that's why you have to get to know people. exactly my point. if you pass judgement on someone based solely on their appearance, you don't ever get to know them.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
Well you look a whole lot more like someone who would work the door at a rock club than a nerdy guy like me does.

have you ever looked at the staph at the club? it's quite a diverse group, and i'd say that very few of us look like someone who would work the door at a rock club. we even have some nerdy guys. i don't think there's anyone else at the club that looks like me. sure, some folk have tattoos, and some are pierced, but i wouldn't put anyone else in the same category as me based on societal standards.

You're conforming to the trendy "alternative nation" piercings and tattoos crowd. Or perhaps you are a trendsetter, rather than a mere conformist.

i get stared at at tattoo conventions. in piercing shops. by pierced and tattooed people. i don't think i'm conforming to any "alternative nation" if those people are as taken aback by my choices as anyone else.

i don't claim to be setting any trends either.

i do what i do for myself, and nobody else.

But that's cool. Everyone wants to fit in in some way.

i disagree.

Most "punks", at least when I was growing up, were spoiled upper middle class white kids.

Perhaps that has changed since punk went to the mall.

That was the basis of my jokey "grow up and stop mooching off of mom and dad" comment. I guess i shouldn't be surprised you took it so seriously, not given the proper context,

Originally posted by thatguy:

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Point of order: "hot" and "girl with mohawk" do not belong in the same sentence.

you just keep thinking that. more for the rest of us that way. a girl with the confidence to pull off a non-standard look can be absolutely gorgeous.

I bet it was Maggie and yes she is hot with her mohawk :)

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Isn't any musical trend likely to attract a bunch of posers? You can see it in grunge, in punk, emo, whatever. The fact of the matter is that some folks stay true to themselves and their look is very much a part of who they are because it reflects what's on the inside. The ones that are going along for the ride to "look cool" can be spotted by the ones who are the real deal.

Personally, I think Thatguy (for example) is totally the real deal. And I would venture to say that most people don't understand that some people ask themselves all the right questions to find their identity and to find the things that separate them from all the other clones. I'm not just talking about a physical look…I'm talking about what is beneath the surface as well. Sure, we can find others that share some traits or dress the way we do…but frankly, I'm most comfortable not conforming and doing my own thing. Or at least keeping things in perspective and laughing about what a joke it is to see punk rock posers or someone who takes something so literal that it becomes a blueprint for their life. I would guess most people can't get beyond the physical appearance of someone. Their opinion is already made and that's that.

Originally posted by thatguy:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
Well you look a whole lot more like someone who would work the door at a rock club than a nerdy guy like me does.

have you ever looked at the staph at the club? it's quite a diverse group, and i'd say that very few of us look like someone who would work the door at a rock club. we even have some nerdy guys. i don't think there's anyone else at the club that looks like me. sure, some folk have tattoos, and some are pierced, but i wouldn't put anyone else in the same category as me based on societal standards.

You're conforming to the trendy "alternative nation" piercings and tattoos crowd. Or perhaps you are a trendsetter, rather than a mere conformist.

i get stared at at tattoo conventions. in piercing shops. by pierced and tattooed people. i don't think i'm conforming to any "alternative nation" if those people are as taken aback by my choices as anyone else.

i don't claim to be setting any trends either.

i do what i do for myself, and nobody else.

But that's cool. Everyone wants to fit in in some way.

i disagree.

I admit it. I am a nerd. And I like penguins.

Though I don't agree with saying he conforms to the trendy "alternative nation." That's a statement that clearly proves to point of getting to know someone. Just because someone has tattoos or piercings doesn't mean they're conforming to that part of society. Many people do not see the other artistic or religious (whatever religion you may by privvy or not privvy too) side of tattoos or piercings or even the personal meaning behind said body modifications. Yes, some people do it for the fad purposes, but many do not. A person true to him/herself is a characteristic that I find the most attractive. And I disagree too that everyone wants to fit in.

It's what's inside that counts.

Originally posted by vansmack:
It's what's inside that counts.

….and they're all pink! :)

figure i'll add to this post rather than making my own for the same type deal..

anyone go to spooky that knows who a guy wearing goggles ontop of his head and a high-collered button up trenchcoat might have been? i didn't even get his name but ah he was beautiful.

Welcome to the community. What is your native language?

Originally posted by pungen:
figure i'll add to this post rather than making my own for the same type deal..

anyone go to spooky that knows who a guy wearing goggles ontop of his head and a high-collered button up trenchcoat might have been? i didn't even get his name but ah he was beautiful.

i've made 3 posts now! 4 actually, now.. woot i'm almost a regular.
native language is english. do i talked that garbled?

I'm sure you talk fine. Your first post just read a little awkwardly.

Originally posted by pungen:
i've made 3 posts now! 4 actually, now.. woot i'm almost a regular.
native language is english. do i talked that garbled?

nah i talk sort of disjointed in real life too.. i'll blame it on genious 8) yeah right

what is "genious 8"?

8) = face

Thatguy was on a PBS special about body modifications a few years back. I suggest people check it out, it is quite enlightening. There are all sorts who work at the club, some who were in the honors programs at school…

wait a second so you know who the guy i'm talking about is?

Orgasmically posted by Eatin my Balzac, Footsy Ball Gobbler:
Most "punks", at least when I was growing up, were spoiled upper middle class white kids.

Perhaps that has changed since punk went to the mall.

i long ago rejected the punk look or any other look because i came to realize it was just another uniform. who needs a look just be yourself is my motto, er , um creed? did somebody say Creed? argghhh!!! i usually dress comfortably, u know , hush puppy shoes… seriously i go with as little as possible on cuz im always friggin hot esp in a club.

there's:
- the janitor's coat look,
- the im from the 1950's look at my sideburns, see?-look
- the all black 'NIN is my god' look
:roll:
im sure there are many others, care to list some of them? [in a mr rogers-cardigan voice] "i knew you would"

Something tells me from the style of Pungen's posts that s/he is one of the modern youth of today that have grown up on Instant Messaging and SMS…

yeah, probably. regardless of the fact that i wanted to be an english major for quite a while i constantly catch myself (while typing) leaving out conjunctions and all forms of punctuation. at least i don't "lol".

but anyway, as far as the punk thing goes.. i agree with muschi, it's just another uniform. i was in that crowd for a couple years and i thought since these were the kids who "lived it rough" that i wouldn't be expected to waste every dollar i earned at hot topic in order to be accepted.. how silly of me.
i did an art concentration on homeless people in roanoke that same year and found that a large portion of my young punk friends were homeless. the few who did have a job worked at taco bell. i'm not trying to stereotype and say that all punks seem to have that going-no-where mindset but i've yet to meet one otherwise. one of my good friends in high school a few years back lived for punk.. fuck society, fuck social order, but she was a great artist. she ended up dropping out and moving to arizona with some guy she met offline.