Informals are those who break out of the formalized structures of our lives. They do not fit into the usual rules of conduct. They strive to live in accordance with their own interests, and not those of others, imposed from outside.
A feature of informal associations is the voluntariness of joining them and a steady interest in a specific goal, idea. The second feature of these groups is rivalry, which is based on the need for self-affirmation.
There are some classifications of youth organizations in the areas of their activities, worldview.
1. Musical informal youth organizations. ( the main objective such youth organizations - listening, learning and spreading your favorite music.)
2. Informal organizations in sports. (The leading representatives of this trend are famous football fans, as well as rockers)
3. Philosophizing informal organizations. (Hippies stand out among them.)
4. Political informal organizations. (IN this group informal youth organizations include associations of people who have an active political position and speak at various rallies, participate and campaign)
TO last group, political informal organizations, include punks.
If we consider "Punk" in a broader sense, it also applies to musical group informal organizations.
Music plays a very important role for punks, as they prefer passive protest and rarely undertake open rallies and campaigns that have a bright political color. Through music, punks express their worldview.
Punk, punks, punk rockers, punkers (from English punk - dregs) - a counterculture that arose in the mid-1970s in the USA and Great Britain, a characteristic feature of which is a love for fast and energetic rock music (punk rock) and freedom, a protest against the establishment, conservatism, authoritarianism, nationalism and radical capitalism, as well as a commitment to the ideals of anti-racism and anti-fascism. The legendary American band the Ramones was the first musical group to play punk rock. The Sex Pistols were the first British punk band. After the emergence of these and other groups, punk spread throughout the world (since the 1980s in the USSR). In Russia prominent representatives punk are Siberian bands (the most famous is " civil defense", whose fans stood out in an independent movement - Letov punks, named after the founder of the band Yegor Letov). Punk was a kind of response to the crisis of the hippie movement and its bias towards mysticism, to the rock music of that time, which moved away from the energy and rhythm of the traditional rock and roll, as well as the difficult situation for young people in the labor market.
The processing of public opinion went in the direction that, they say, there is nothing good in any system until it is opposed by an anti-system. This threat is simply necessary to prove the viability of the system itself and its correct development path. Punk is such an anti-system. And if the system was bad, punk would have swept it away. If he did not succeed, then the system is beautiful. The punk was knocked down by the fact that he was allowed and taken out of the underground. Punk was allowed on television and pop stages of any halls. From here a new wave began. Punk rock began to deform, change, dismember in a variety of musical, political, aesthetic directions. Dozens of new styles have appeared with their own concepts, new artistic thinking, vision of the world, and other goals.
By age, punks are predominantly older teenagers. The boys take the lead.
The desire of a punk to attract the attention of people around him in any way, as a rule, leads him to outrageous, pretentious and extraordinary behavior.
Origins and influences.
"Punk originates from the mid-70s of the 20th century, when under the influence of the Beatles and Rolling Stones began to appear many youth teams performing rock and roll" - the article says " Lost generation on the Volkey magazine website.
A relatively raw and rough sound, based on just a few chords, a defiantly primitive sound, combined with a vulgar demeanor on stage, began to be cultivated by the American band The Stooges. Its leader, Iggy Pop, rejected musical sophistication, appreciated the unbridled drive in rock and roll. The link between the punk movement and the previous generation of beatniks was the godmother of the punk movement, Patti Smith.
Appearance.
Some young punks like to shock the public with their anti-conservative appearance, however, it should be noted that for the rest of the punk rockers appearance is a minor detail. The ideologue of the appearance of punks was the English designer Vivienne Westwood, who brought punk paraphernalia to the masses and the fashion industry.
Language, jargon.
The use of words from the thieves' jargon ("maza", "hawal", "labat") and the marginal use of "smart" words ("parallel" in the meaning of "anyway", "purely" in the meaning of "indifferent") are characteristic.
Some punks prefer fun hairstyles with multi-colored, upright hair, often with shaved hair or mohawks. Punks significantly influenced hairdressing with bold, bright hair colors and asymmetrical hairstyles. The fashion for the Iroquois was introduced by the British group The Exploited.
Accessories:
chains and pins in clothes, studded wristlets, badges and patches with band names or various kinds of statements.
Comfortable city clothes:
T-shirt (often black), jacket (usually "leather jacket"), jeans, sneakers, sneakers or heavy boots. Clothes are often specially torn and worn, sometimes provided with provocative proclamations.
Some punk girls (pankushi) use a defiantly sexy image (bright makeup, bouffant hair, short skirts, torn tights or stockings).
Ideology.
The ideology of the Panks is quite close to the hippie one in everything that concerns the neglect of material values, however, if the idea of the hippie is expressed as "why is money, the world is already infinitely beautiful", then for the Panks it is rather "the world is still g ... oh and nothing will help it »". Unlike hippies, punks are quite aggressive in terms of political predilections, they are considered anarchists (with the light hand of "Sex pistols", who wrote the pension "Anarchy in the UK", a cult for punks).
related subcultures.
Skinheads- a youth subculture of the sixties, which received a "second birth" during the punk era. Traditional skinhead music - Ska, Oi!, Rocksteady and Reggae.
Fashion- predecessors and contemporaries of punks. Influenced punk rock. Music mods - Ska, Soul.
Rude boys- Jamaican youth, predecessors and contemporaries of punks and traditional skinheads. They influenced the appearance and musical tastes of both. Rudboys music - Ska and Rocksteady.
Straight edge- a subculture generated by the early American punk / hardcore scene of the early 80s, the most characteristic feature of which is the rejection of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, as well as promiscuity.
Goths- a subculture close to punks that arose in the early 1980s. Goths tend to have a pessimistic outlook and are not interested in socially critical topics. They favor minor gothic rock, black, and a dark (often vampiric) aesthetic. Goths often wear "Iroquois" hairstyles, but not colored, like punks, but looking like they are put on black shoe polish.
Such a subculture of "punks", as we know it today, was formed in the 60s of the last century.
Punks are one of the most popular youth subcultures that formed in the UK in the late 1960s. The main features of the subculture are a skeptical attitude towards politics and society.
The history of the subculture "punks"
The term "punk" has always reflected negativity and foul language. This word has been known since the time of Shakespeare - in his plays, women of easy virtue are called so. And a few centuries later, at the beginning of the 20th century, this term referred to criminals - "sixes", or ordinary people, accidentally contacting the underworld.
In the 30s, representatives of the poorest areas of Wales were called punks. Their main occupations were opium smoking, substance abuse, and the use of a local version of moonshine. The main income came from banditry. Of the music, the punks of that time preferred "black jazz" - this name musical style received because it was performed predominantly by blacks. The punks promoted complete anarchy and denied the need for society and the state.
By the 1960s, punk culture had been transformed under the influence of classic rock, as well as contemporary bands Beatles level. One of the symbols of the transition period between old punk, rock and modern punk was Iggy Pop, the leader bands The Stooges.
The history of the punk subculture is closely connected with music and politics. The Ramones were the first band to have punk music in their repertoire. The first group that specialized exclusively in punk rock was the Sex Pistols. As the popularity of these bands grew, punk ideas spread throughout the world, and in the 1980s penetrated into the USSR. The brightest representative of Russian punk was Yegor Letov and his group "Civil Defense". Later there appeared separate group punks - letovtsy punks.
The appearance of punks coincided with the loss of popularity of another youth subculture - hippies. Both cultures had quite a lot in common: the desire for rebellion, freedom, rejection of conservatism.
Ideology of punks
The main characteristic of the punk subculture is protest. First of all, this protest was cultural: punks were against commerce on stage, they were striving for hooliganism and drive. Secondly, it was (and is) a social protest. Punks disregard the standard rules of aesthetics, morality, morality.
Punks don't accept the masses. They protest against mass culture, production, overproduction. They also show dissatisfaction in clothing - they are distinguished by unique multi-colored hairstyles, shabby clothes, an abundance of chains.
The main value from the point of view of punk is freedom. It cannot be limited, and everyone can do as he sees fit. What punks do, practically without limiting themselves to anything.
Video about the youth subculture "punks"
Most punks consider themselves anarchists, although not everyone can say with certainty what principles this doctrine is based on.
Some punks believe that waging is also a protest against society. healthy lifestyle life. They motivate this view by the fact that most members of society lead unhealthy image life, consumes alcoholic beverages, narcotic drugs. These members of the subculture refer to themselves as "vegetarian punks".
The appearance of punks
Representatives of the youth subculture "punks" always strive to shock and shock others as much as possible. Because they have the appropriate image:
- Hair. Most punks dye their hair in bright colors of incredible shades, comb it, shave it, fix it in any way possible in the “upright” style. Since the 1980s, the mohawk hairstyle has been very popular among punks.
- Cloth. The iconic punk wears ripped jeans tucked in or tucked under sneakers or boots. To enhance the effect, some punks soak their jeans in bleach, which achieves the effect of red streaks.
- Biker jacket, as a tribute to the memory of rock and roll and the first punks, seeking to return to classic rock music the original drive that left with the advent of big money on the scene. In this, punks are somewhat similar to metalheads.
- main feature punk's appearance is a "dead" style. It can be found on any item of clothing, gadget, accessory: skulls, signs, etc.
- Emphasizing the connection with rock culture, many punks wear appropriate attributes - bracelets, collars, etc. Numerous tattoos and piercings are considered frequent signs of punk.
- An abundance of stripes and chains. Chains are most often attached to jeans and jackets, patches are also sewn there, including those reflecting protest against politics.
All of the above can be seen in numerous photos of the punk subculture.
Punks in Russia
Punk entered Russia in the 1980s. Initially, representatives of the subculture fought against totalitarianism, however, soon totalitarianism ceased to be fashionable. The subculture gained some popularity, but formally still remained outside the law. For a while, the punks stepped aside.
The next round began in the 2000s. New punk bands appeared, not afraid to shock others. Money appeared. Today's Russian punks don't have much in common with the classical understanding of the word. They do not strive for anarchy, do not oppose society and its laws. To a certain extent, the musical part of punk has become a business. And the single subculture of punks itself broke up into dozens of youth formations.
What are the similarities and differences between punks and hippies?
The ideologies of punks and hippies were formed almost simultaneously and under similar conditions. Representatives of both subcultures neglect generally accepted norms, rules, oppose politics.
The main difference is in relation to the world. Hippies say that the world is beautiful even without money, politics and wars, so you need to give up worldly goods, aggression, join hands and meditate. Punks believe that the world is terrible, and nothing will help him, so you can be an anarchist and show aggression towards those who disagree.
Influence of punks in the world
In addition to music, the punk subculture has penetrated other types of contemporary art and culture. So, the largest representative subculture in painting was Andy Warhol, who became one of the highest paid artists of our time. Steampunk and cyberpunk trends appeared in the literature.
It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of the punk subculture to the world's "informal heritage". Young people's passion for various areas of punk continues today. In any major city world you can meet a young man with a mohawk on his head, in shabby clothes, with piercings in all available places.
Punk is constantly transforming, spreading, dissolving into other subcultures, but never completely disappears. Its main features, such as protest against the established system, social orientation and the desire for personal freedom, have not lost their relevance for more than half a century, and are unlikely to lose. Punk is alive as long as there is a restriction of freedom, as long as there is something to protest against.
To varying degrees, the punk subculture has had a huge impact on many other subcultures. Many of them were formed on the basis of punk. Among them:
- Goths are a subculture that formed in the 80s. Many researchers consider it a "daughter" culture of punk, more pessimistic and not interested in criticism of society.
- Indie. In Russia, this term means mainly music, in the world - a cultural phenomenon in which the performer does not strive to become a commercially successful representative of the mainstream, does not pay attention to consumer expectations, but focuses solely on self-expression.
- Straight Edge - Vegetarian Punks. They practice a complete rejection of meat, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. In case of kinks, they also refuse to drink coffee, medicines, etc. Today this movement is in decline.
Punks are one of the most famous informal subcultures in the world. Books are written about them, films are made, new musical directions based on the ideology and style of culture are being developed. Someone tries to understand the reasons for the protest, someone just talks about punks and their life.
The only thing that unites punks is a protest against modern society. There can be many forms of protest, from creating incredible hairstyles to promoting anarchy in any available places.
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The word "punk" has a long history. Even William Shakespeare called so cheap prostitutes in his play Measure for Measure. Then the meaning of the word changed a little, and already in the 20th century, punks are prisoners. Later, the word "punk" acquired another meaning: "dirt", "garbage".
Unlike many other subcultures, whose ideological boundaries are not so clearly defined, punk has become exactly the culture that clearly found and reflected its individuality, declaring to the world: “We are not like others, and we really like it!”. Initially, punk was a counterculture that developed into a whole countercultural movement. The difference between the counterculture and the youth subculture is the opposition to politics and society as a whole and the denial of everything that surrounds them. By and large, the first Russian punk can be called Evgeny Bazarov, the hero of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Sons": it was he who first began to deny everything that is most important for a Russian person: God, family, love, the existing political system, even the most minimal human needs . The first punks - both Western and Soviet - were the same nihilists, spitting on all generally accepted values. They set their own "chaotic order".
At first, the activities of American punks did not go beyond the boundaries of club parties. They did not engage in brawls and behaved very decently: they practiced in music and avant-garde literature - symbolism, futurism. In general, as the American media wrote about them then: "The intelligentsia is having fun, it's okay." That's what everyone thought until the punk rock storm hit London in 1976.
The song "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols became the anthem of all punks
The official starting point of the daring subculture is October 22, 1976, when the first punk single "New Rose" by The Damned was released. A month and a half later, the Sex Pistols released the song "Anarchy In The UK". In the spring and summer of that year, more and more punk bands appear in London, playing energetic and noisy music and turning on the crowd with their, to put it mildly, indiscreet behavior on stage. A little later, in the mid-1970s, this urban culture came to the USSR along with the songs of the founding fathers of punk: the Sex Pistols and the Ramones, who drew inspiration from the work of the extremely popular a decade earlier The Beatles And The Rolling Stones. The latter, by the way, set the style for the punk community not only in music, but also in clothing.
The Sex Pistols and Ramones became the founders and symbols of the punk movement
On stage, punks choose an aggressive and defiant, and sometimes even vulgar style of behavior, which gave impetus to the creation of a special worldview of punks: critical attitude to everything that surrounds them. Punks strive for freedom and complete independence, promoting the principles of "not for sale", "rely on yourself" (DIY - Do it yourself - Do it yourself).
An important role in the formation of punk is played by Iggy Pop, the lead singer of The Stooges, known for his numerous antics on stage. It was he who set the style of behavior of punks on stage. Iggy Pop pioneered stage diving, or "stage diving." But this was only the beginning: the musician vomited right on the stage, he cut his chest with a razor, and ended the concert with an unbuttoned fly. Thereafter, during concerts The Stooges Iggy, traditionally a bare-chested performer, often self-mutilated, insulted the audience, stripped completely naked and jumped into the crowd from the stage.
For the first time, Soviet punks heard about the first Western from accusatory articles in the newspapers of the Soviet Union and plots of the Soviet program "International Panorama", but instead of obeying the totalitarian finger and starting to despise them, they chose them as an ideal. Here it is - the essence of "true punk".
"Punky Hoy!" - Such exclamations could be heard everywhere and everywhere in the 80s of the last century in the open spaces Soviet Union. It was then that this greeting of punks came into Russian from English.
By the way, there are several versions of the appearance of this exclamation: according to one of them, the Russian “Hoi!” takes its origins from the English "Oi!", which served as a greeting for cockneys (natives of London from the middle and lower social strata). In the late 1970s, with this word, Harry Bushell, a journalist music magazine"Sounds", called the direction of punk rock, which proclaimed a return to "true, proletarian roots", promoted an active confrontation between power and society. When this word passed into the Russian language, the letter “x” was added to it, which sounded very ambiguous and bold, because it resembled one well-known Russian swear word.
According to another version, the word "hoi" was formed from the English "oi-oi-oi". These exclamations sounded in the songs of skinheads in the 70s, which eventually became the reason for the creation of a new style: "oh", or "street punk". Later, everyone who was not lazy began to shout "oh" - most often in choral accompaniments. The first exclamations of "HOI" on the Russian punk scene came from Yegor Letov (leader of the Civil Defense group).
Soviet punks differed from each other both in ideology and in appearance - depending on the place of residence. The punks of Siberia, for example, came from the hippie movement, which they soon became disillusioned with and vehemently denied. The Tallinn punks were absolutely identical to the Stockholm and London ones. Moscow punks were for every taste, depending on their favorite bands and the location of the party, and the punks of Leningrad (the first in the USSR) staged punk performances and led a bohemian lifestyle. The first punk in the USSR is considered the leader of the St. Petersburg group "Automatic Satisfiers" Andrey Svin Panov, who defecated right on the streets and in the front door of Boris Grebenshchikov, and also had sexual intercourse with a bus exhaust pipe. He was one of the leaders of the St. Petersburg punk party, which, among others, included even the young Viktor Tsoi.
Punks of the country of the Soviets
Punk = hippie + a lot of aggression
Punk was an extraordinary response to the crisis of the hippie movement and to the "limp" music of the time, which had moved away from the energy and rhythm of traditional rock and roll. They called themselves "children of the garbage" as opposed to hippies - "children of flowers."
The worldview of punks is quite close to that of a hippie, however, if the idea of a hippie fits into the slogan “Down with money, the world is already infinitely beautiful!”, then for punks it is rather “The world is still disgusting, so nothing will help it.” Punks, unlike hippies, are quite aggressive, and are considered anarchists in terms of political views (with the light hand of "Sex pistols", who released the cult single "Anarchy in the UK").
Appearance
The bow of punks always shocks: bright unnatural hair colors, Mohawks, shaved temples, a lot of varnish to make the hair stand up. By the way, the fashion for the Iroquois was introduced by the British punk band The Exploited.
Ripped jeans with chains tucked into Dr. Martens and Converse sneakers. The manner of wearing sneakers was started by the Ramones group, and they adopted it from the Mexican punks - Latinos. The leather biker jacket was adopted by punks as an attribute of bikers from the 50s, when motorcycle and rock and roll were inseparable from each other.
The attributes of punks were introduced to the masses and the fashion industry by the English designer Vivienne Westwood. By the way, the fashion for punk bow has become extremely relevant in the last three years. Today, not a single fashionable lookbook is complete without ripped jeans, black leather jackets, white or red converse, old-school T-shirts with punk rock bands logos. And in last couple years, shaved whiskey has also returned to fashion.
Punk rock festivals
With the relative diversity of punk-rock festivals, all of them continue to exist for no more than two or three years. They gather no more than 150 participants. And punk fests are held mostly in the forest or in abandoned factories - a minimum of convenience, but how much drive and impressions: “Troika-fest”, “Varnak-fest”, “Horizontal”, “Hellsummer fest”, “Interesting punk aesthetic Boyscout Fest.
Basically, punks gather at gigs of punk rock bands - concerts without seats with the possibility of mosh and slam.
Punks on the gig. Stage dive
Punks today
Most of today's adherents of the punk subculture claim that they came to it thanks to the work of "light" pop punk bands: Sum41, Simple Plan, Blink 182, Fall Out Boy. Even if you compare their songs with the songs of the same representatives of the pop-punk creativity of the Ramones, the songs of the former sound much softer and more poppy. Also, pop punk is distinguished by the lack of a political focus inherent in punk rock in the first place, as well as a general positive direction.
Today, punk as a counterculture no longer exists: now it is one hundred percent youth subculture, because the way of life, behavior, Political Views punks do not stand in opposition to the existing social system, political system or moral values. The appearance of punks has now become only a tribute to the outgoing fashion.
genre fantasy literature, which aims to reveal all the potential possibilities of a particular technology that dominated in a certain time period or in a certain civilization. The genre is represented by models that also include the "timepunk" group (steampunk, dieselpunk, atompunk, cyberpunk, nanopunk, biopunk), as well as a hybrid techno-fantasy subgenre depicting a technically advanced civilization, but with the main attributes of the fantasy genre.
Technopunk is very close to alternative history, but the fundamental difference is that this is a stylistic reconstruction, not a historical one. Technopunk is not looking for bifurcation points where a little external intervention or other choice made by a historical person could change the development of mankind. Usually technopunk depicts an already established civilization that has been developing for a long time in the direction that led it to current state, and the reader can only guess where the divergence began, and in the case of techno-fantasy, this possibility is also deprived.
(Timepunk) - subgenre science fiction, modeling the world, standing on some other technological level, which most often implies other laws of society. This term is general for a large number related genres of science fiction, often derived from cyberpunk and steampunk (which itself originally appeared as a separate direction as a parody of cyberpunk), and is quite close in meaning to the concepts of technopunk, techno-fantasy and alternative history.
Types of Timepunk:
(Stonepunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that is at the technological level of the Stone Age.
Bronzepunk(Bronzepunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that is at the technological level of the Bronze Age.
sandalpunk(Sandalpunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that is at the technological level of late antiquity.
Playpunk(Plaguepunk), also Middlepunk(Middlepunk) and rarely Candlepunk(Candlepunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that is at the technological level of the Middle Ages.
clockpunk(Clockpunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates the world at the technological level of the Renaissance and Baroque eras: court engineers, courtesans, guardsmen.
(Steampunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that has mastered the technology of steam engines to perfection.
(Gasopunk) (Dieselpunk) - a genre of fiction that describes technological world level of the 20-50s of the XX century.
Atomicpunk(Atomicpunk) and Transistorpunk(Transistorpunk) is a genre of science fiction that simulates a world that is at the technological level of 1945 - 1990.
(Cyberpunk) - a subgenre of science fiction that describes the world of the near future, in which high technological development is adjacent to deep social stratification, poverty, lawlessness, street anarchy in urban slums.
(Post-Cyberpunk) is a genre of science fiction that developed from cyberpunk, which, like its predecessor, describes the technical development of the society of the near future and the processes taking place with it (universal penetration information technologies, genetic and molecular engineering, modification technologies human body etc.), but at the same time, unlike the "classic" cyberpunk, the main characters of the works actively seek to improve social conditions or, at least, prevent the degradation of society.
Types of Postcyberpunk (also included in the number of types of Timepunk):
(Nanopunk) - a direction in science fiction (a kind of post-cyberpunk), dedicated to social and psychological aspects application of nanotechnology.
(Biopunk) - a direction in science fiction (a kind of post-cyberpunk), dedicated to the social and psychological aspects of the use of genetic engineering and biological weapons.
Spacepunk(Spacepunk) - a mixture of cyberpunk and space opera, differs from space opera not only in its cyberpunk surroundings, but often in a tougher and more cynical world.
(Splatterpunk) is a literary-cinematic genre on the verge of fantasy and horror that appeared in the mid-1980s. Splatterpunk is small works with a cynical description of violence in large modern cities. Splatterpunk heroes are anti-social alienated outcasts. Antiheroes are serial killers, psychopaths and maniacs.
(Post-Apocalyptic) - a genre of science fiction in which the action takes place in the world after some kind of global catastrophe.
There are also a number of interesting directions related to this topic:
(Stitchpunk) (from stitch - “sewing stitch” and punk - “something useless, unnecessary; rubbish, tear”) - the direction of science fiction. Derived from cyberpunk and steampunk, considering an alternative version of the development of mankind or the material traces of its habitation, in a post-apocalyptic world, the main inhabitants of which, as a rule, are dolls, Plush Toys etc. Stitchpunk style is more parodic and not as pessimistic as cyberpunk or steampunk, although it has similar features of social dystopia.
(Apocalyptic) - a genre of science fiction that tells about the onset of a global catastrophe. The first works of this genre appeared in the era of romanticism in the very early XIX century, but the real heyday of the genre fell on " cold war”, in connection with which the classic plot of this genre tells about a thermonuclear war.
(Dystopia) - direction to fiction and cinema, in a narrow sense, a description of a totalitarian state, in a broad sense - any society in which negative development trends prevailed
(Alternative History) - a genre of fiction dedicated to depicting the reality that could be if history, in one of its turning points(bifurcation points, or bifurcation points) took a different path. This should not be confused literary genre with alternative historical theories that suggest that the picture of the past portrayed by historical science is partially or wholly erroneous.
A fantasy genre, a fantasy subgenre that describes a world in which technology and magic coexist side by side. The genre has several variations of worlds.
A term that combines the concepts of "retro" and "futurism" (also futurology). Retrofuturism is how people imagined the future in the past.
Most people are sure that the main idea of the punk movement lies precisely in outrageous paraphernalia: hairstyles, clothes, behavior. However, in fact, punks promote a certain philosophy, the origins of which can only be understood by referring to the history of the movement.
How did punks come about?
The period of the 1960s could be described as an era of stagnation. In the United States and Great Britain, the authorities adhered to conservative views, which gave rise to protest moods in society, and especially among young people. The most accessible way to express the generation's desire for change was music, especially in the wake of the success of bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Young people strove for self-expression, along the way demonstrating their denial of social norms and values.
The word punk is found in Shakespeare. Before the advent of punk rock, the word "punk" was used exclusively as an insult.
By opposing themselves to traditional culture, punk bands abandoned the idea of quality commercial music. The lyrics of punk rock songs are mainly an attempt at the most pessimistic understanding of the surrounding reality: death, drugs, social problems. The musical component was built on the principle "the worse, the better", so punk music is very far from even tolerant rock and roll.
The main ideas of the punk movement
The origins of the ideology of the punk movement, in principle, can be traced even in history ancient world, because Diogenes, who lived in a barrel and opposed himself to society, quite fits the definition of punk. Since then, only the external paraphernalia has changed, but as for the main ideas, they practically coincide with the principles of the Cynic school founded by Diogenes and Antisthenes. Punks pay much attention to individuality, individual freedom, noncomoformism, opposition to imposed stereotypes.
Unlike the hippie movement, who preferred to withdraw from society into their own communes and did not try to somehow stir up society, the punks acted more aggressively. Shocking outfits, behavior unacceptable in a decent society, unusual music - all these are the methods by which the punks tried to change the traditions and rules that existed in a society that demanded maximum integration from its members, turning free individuals into a crowd of conformists.
The first band to play punk music is considered to be team The Ramones. They also introduced traditional punk paraphernalia - leather jackets, ripped jeans, Iroquois hairstyles.
To date, the ideology of the punk movement has not undergone significant changes, and teenagers still make their hair, Iroquois, trying to claim their right to individual freedom. Anarchy, socialism, independence and tolerance are the ideal world in the view of punks, since it is in such conditions, in their opinion, that the human personality is able to develop without looking back at morality and traditions.
