#subcultures — Public Fediverse posts

There is this popular misconception out there that all #Subcultures are about being a hundred percent open minded non-conformists with no standards, instead of actual commonalities amongst members of them.

@jalefkowit

#WordsMeanThings and #sensemaking is downstream from the colloquialism and vernacular #meaning as #VerbalMemes ricochet around the mainstream #BodyPolitic and #subcultures.

@jalefkowit

#WordsMeanThings and #sensemaking is downstream from the colloquialism and vernacular #meaning as #VerbalMemes ricochet around the mainstream #BodyPolitic and #subcultures.

@jalefkowit

#WordsMeanThings and #sensemaking is downstream from the colloquialism and vernacular #meaning as #VerbalMemes ricochet around the mainstream #BodyPolitic and #subcultures.

@jalefkowit

#WordsMeanThings and #sensemaking is downstream from the colloquialism and vernacular #meaning as #VerbalMemes ricochet around the mainstream #BodyPolitic and #subcultures.

@jalefkowit

#WordsMeanThings and #sensemaking is downstream from the colloquialism and vernacular #meaning as #VerbalMemes ricochet around the mainstream #BodyPolitic and #subcultures.

UFO files FBI and CIA part 1
Документы ФБР и ЦРУ касающиеся НЛО. Часть 1.
Досьє на НЛО ФБР і ЦРУ частина 1
история, документы, сша, технологии
#UFO files #FBI and #CIA part 1
#Документы $ФБР и #ЦРУ касающиеся #НЛО. Часть 1.
#Досьє на #НЛО #ФБР і #ЦРУ частина 1
#история, #документы, #сша, #технологии
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/589

vietnam, В'єтнам, Вьетнам
#vietnam, #В'єтнам, #Вьетнам
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/588

_США, USA
#США, #USA
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/587

Средневековье,
The Middle Ages, Середньовіччя средние века Mediaevalia
#Средневековье
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/586

_Солженицын,
Солженіцин, Solzhenitsyn
#Солженицын,
#Солженіцин, #Solzhenitsyn
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/585

Славяне, Россия, Украина
История России, История Украины
#Славяне, #Россия, #Украина
#ИсторияРоссии, #История Украины
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/584

_Монголия орда,
_Mongolia Horde
#Mongolia #Horde
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/582

_Китай， China， 中国
#Китай， #China， #中国
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/581

_Кельты， Celts
#Кельты， #Celts
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/580

_Италия， Italy， Італія
#Италия， #Italy， #Італія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/579

_Испания，Іспанія，Spain， España
#Испания，#Іспанія，#Spain， #España
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/578

_Израиль， Israel， Ізраїль， ישראל
Евреи, история еврейского народа
#Израиль， #Israel， #Ізраїль， #ישראל
#Евреи, #история
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/577

_Германия,
Germany, Німеччина, Deutschland
#Германия,
#Germany, #Німеччина, #Deutschland
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/574

_Византия, Візантія, Byzantium
#Византия, #Візантія, #Byzantium
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/572

_Африка, Africa
#Африка, #Africa
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/570

archeology old
#archeology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/569

_Археология
#Археология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/568

_Эллада, Hellas, Еллада Древняя Греция
#Эллада, #Hellas, #Еллада #Древняя #Греция
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/567

_Антика, Antique, Антик,Античность
Античный мир, античная история
#Антика, #Antique, #Антик, #Античность
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/565

История, History, Історія
Всемирная история всемирная история всеобщая история
#История, #History, #Історія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/563

Graffiti графити
граффити стрит арт Street art уличное искусство
#Graffiti #графити
#граффити #стритарт #Street art #уличноеискусство
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/561

Мировые сокровища культуры
Світові скарби культури
World Cultural Treasures
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/560

New York Нью-Йорк
#New York #Нью Йорк
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/559

Архитектура, Америка,
Architecture, America USA, Архітектура
#Архитектура, #Америка,
#Architecture, #America #USA, #Архітектура
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/558

Dance, танцы, танець
#Dance, #танцы, #танець
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/556

America USA video,
Америка США Видео
#America #USA #video,
#Америка #США #Видео
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/555

Цигун и Дао, Qigong and Tao
Вьетнам - Кхи Конг, Китай - Цигун и Тайчи (Нэйдань), Корея - Куксандо и Сандао, Япония - Айкидо и Рэйки (Кико)
Vietnam - Khi Kong, China - Qigong and Taichi (Neidan), Korea - Kuksando and Sandao, Japan - Aikido and Reiki (Kiko)
越南 - Khi Kong，中国 - 气功和太极（Neidan），韩国 - Kuksando 和 Sandao，日本 - 合气道和灵气（Kiko）
越南 - Khi Kong，中國 - 氣功和太極（Neidan），韓國 - Kuksando 和 Sandao，日本 - 合氣道和靈氣（Kiko）
베트남 - 키공, 중국 - 기공 및 태극권(네이단), 한국 - 국산도 및 산다오, 일본 - 아이키도 및 레이키(키코)
Việt Nam - Khi Kong, Trung Quốc - Khí công và Thái Cực Quyền (Neidan), Hàn Quốc - Kuksando và Sandao, Nhật Bản - Aikido và Reiki (Kiko)
ベトナム - キーコン、中国 - 気功と太極拳 (ネイダン)、韓国 - ククサンドとサンダオ、日本 - 合気道とレイキ
#Цигун и #Дао, #Qigong and #Tao
#Вьетнам - #Кхи Конг, #Китай - #Цигун и #Тайчи (#Нэйдань), #Корея - #Куксандо и #Сандао, #Япония - #Айкидо и #Рэйки (#Кико)
#Vietnam - #Khi Kong, #China - #Qigong and #Taichi (#Neidan), #Korea - #Kuksando and #Sandao, #Japan - #Aikido and #Reiki (#Kiko)
#越南 - #Khi Kong，# - #气功和太极
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/554

Троицкий вариант
#наука, #россия, #журнал
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/553

поэзия, poetry, поезія поэтика
#поэзия, #poetry, #поезія #поэтика
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/552

cytomorphogenesis, цитоморфогенез
морфогенез, биология
#cytomorphogenesis, #цитоморфогенез
#морфогенез, #биология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/551

_Математика, Mathematics
#Математика, #Mathematics
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/550

Фашизм, Fascism
социология, общество, тоталитаризм
#Фашизм, #Fascism
#социология, #общество, #тоталитаризм
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/549

субкультуры, субкультури, subcultures
общество, социология
#субкультуры, #субкультури, #subcultures
#общество, #социология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/548

антикоммунизм, anti-communism, anticommunism, антикомунізм
социология, свобода, достоинство, гражданское общество
#антикоммунизм, #anticommunism, #anti communism, #антикомунізм
#социология, #свобода, #достоинство, #гражданскоеобщество
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/547

_Социо, социология, Соціо, Соціологія, Socio, sociology, общество
#Социо, #социология, #Соціо, #Соціологія, #Socio, #sociology, #общество
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/546

_Символ, Symbol
#Символ, #Symbol
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/545

_Астрология, Астрологія, Astrology
#Астрология, #Астрологія, #Astrology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/544

Love любовь секс пол sex
#Love #любовь #секс #пол #sex
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/543

https://www.europesays.com/dk/107335/ Berlin’s Fashion Takes on the International Runway #berlin #BerlinFashionLabels #Clothing #ClubCulture #fashion #Germany #subcultures

https://www.europesays.com/britain/36092/ Sophie Green’s maximalist, technicolour vision of Britain’s… #Britain #celebrates #collaged #decade #documenting #fabric #form #foundation #gatherings #parr #photographer #rituals #social #spent #subcultures #Work

The Brainrot Destroying #Goth

#Subculture #Subcultures #Alternative
https://youtu.be/xlv7Lcd1P2c

New Life: Primo, Dante Scaglione, Subcultures @ Bossa Nova Civic Club - 29 Apr feat. DJ Primo, Dante Scaglione, Subcultures

#SESH #DJPrimo #DanteScaglione #Subcultures

https://sesh.sx/e/1972972

READ → https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/cyberpunk-shattered-reflections-of

#cyberpunk #postmodernism #subcultures #literarycriticism #futurism

#Masto

#CranfordTeague

READ → https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/cyberpunk-shattered-reflections-of

#cyberpunk #postmodernism #subcultures #literarycriticism #futurism

#Masto

#CranfordTeague

Punk’s boom began 50 years ago in Brisbane — and the scene is still thriving

It was 1976 in Queensland, and tensions were high. Joh Bjelke-Petersen — alternatively a champion of conservatism or…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #AU #Australia #go-betweens #Music #Punk #Subcultures #theleftovers #thesaints
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/496879/

Vinyl Open Decks, hosted by Subcultures @ Jade - 04 Feb feat. Subcultures

#SESH #Subcultures

https://sesh.sx/e/1624278

Cryptozoology (Zoology 🦥)

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these en...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology

#Cryptozoology #Zoology #Subcultures #Pseudoscience #YoungEarthCreationism

Cryptozoology (Zoology 🦥)

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these en...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology

#Cryptozoology #Zoology #Subcultures #Pseudoscience #YoungEarthCreationism

Cryptozoology (Zoology 🦥)

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these en...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology

#Cryptozoology #Zoology #Subcultures #Pseudoscience #YoungEarthCreationism

You can't be #goth, or any other form of #alternative, either. These #subcultures were BUILT by #queer people, #POCs, #trans people, #women! Being a #bigot inherently makes you part of the #establishment. Which is EXACTLY what these subcultures are against. #Fascists of all kinds, FUCK OFF!

You can't be #goth, or any other form of #alternative, either. These #subcultures were BUILT by #queer people, #POCs, #trans people, #women! Being a #bigot inherently makes you part of the #establishment. Which is EXACTLY what these subcultures are against. #Fascists of all kinds, FUCK OFF!

You can't be #goth, or any other form of #alternative, either. These #subcultures were BUILT by #queer people, #POCs, #trans people, #women! Being a #bigot inherently makes you part of the #establishment. Which is EXACTLY what these subcultures are against. #Fascists of all kinds, FUCK OFF!

You can't be #goth, or any other form of #alternative, either. These #subcultures were BUILT by #queer people, #POCs, #trans people, #women! Being a #bigot inherently makes you part of the #establishment. Which is EXACTLY what these subcultures are against. #Fascists of all kinds, FUCK OFF!

You can't be #goth, or any other form of #alternative, either. These #subcultures were BUILT by #queer people, #POCs, #trans people, #women! Being a #bigot inherently makes you part of the #establishment. Which is EXACTLY what these subcultures are against. #Fascists of all kinds, FUCK OFF!

Carissa Broadbent ‘The Lion & the Deathless Dark’ cover (exclusive)

Did you love “The Serpent & the Wings of Night” by Carissa Broadbent? You’re in luck – the…
#NewsBeep #News #Books #and #AU #Australia #BooksandLiterature #BooksComicsandotherLiterature #Booksu0026Literature #Comics #Entertainment #Interests #Literature #Niche #other #Overall #OverallPositive #Positive #Subcultures #Subculturesu0026NicheInterests #u0026
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/225254/

"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."

by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab

#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists

"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."

by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab

#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists

"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."

by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab

#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists

"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."

by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab

#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists

"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."

by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab

#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

A recent discussion about #inclusivity on one of the goth groups I follow got a bit heated, and the admins pulled the plug. Okay, it happens. Hardly anyone wants people screaming at each other in their virtual living room.

Every subculture I've ever been part of has had the same problem. #Punk, #goth, #science #fiction #fandom, #hackerdom, maybe a few I'm not thinking of at the moment.

#Subcultures are *in general* more accepting and inclusive than society as a whole, yes. People who are seen as weird and scary by the #mainstream find groups of other people who have had the same experience. This leads to groups that welcome refugees of all kinds. All to the good.

Then the idea becomes part of the group's identity. Instead of understanding that people in the group tend to be more tolerant than others because of their experiences, they start assuming that being part of the group automatically *makes* them less prejudiced.

"We can't be racist / sexist / etc., that's a mundane problem!" So when these "mundane" #bigotries turn up in the subculture, as they *inevitably* do, they get swept under the rug.

Yeah, well, you can be, and very often you are. Face it. Deal with it. Be better than the people who made your life hell. Or at the very least, stop acting so hurt and surprised when you get called on your own brand of bullshit.

A recent discussion about #inclusivity on one of the goth groups I follow got a bit heated, and the admins pulled the plug. Okay, it happens. Hardly anyone wants people screaming at each other in their virtual living room.

Every subculture I've ever been part of has had the same problem. #Punk, #goth, #science #fiction #fandom, #hackerdom, maybe a few I'm not thinking of at the moment.

#Subcultures are *in general* more accepting and inclusive than society as a whole, yes. People who are seen as weird and scary by the #mainstream find groups of other people who have had the same experience. This leads to groups that welcome refugees of all kinds. All to the good.

Then the idea becomes part of the group's identity. Instead of understanding that people in the group tend to be more tolerant than others because of their experiences, they start assuming that being part of the group automatically *makes* them less prejudiced.

"We can't be racist / sexist / etc., that's a mundane problem!" So when these "mundane" #bigotries turn up in the subculture, as they *inevitably* do, they get swept under the rug.

Yeah, well, you can be, and very often you are. Face it. Deal with it. Be better than the people who made your life hell. Or at the very least, stop acting so hurt and surprised when you get called on your own brand of bullshit.

A recent discussion about #inclusivity on one of the goth groups I follow got a bit heated, and the admins pulled the plug. Okay, it happens. Hardly anyone wants people screaming at each other in their virtual living room.

Every subculture I've ever been part of has had the same problem. #Punk, #goth, #science #fiction #fandom, #hackerdom, maybe a few I'm not thinking of at the moment.

#Subcultures are *in general* more accepting and inclusive than society as a whole, yes. People who are seen as weird and scary by the #mainstream find groups of other people who have had the same experience. This leads to groups that welcome refugees of all kinds. All to the good.

Then the idea becomes part of the group's identity. Instead of understanding that people in the group tend to be more tolerant than others because of their experiences, they start assuming that being part of the group automatically *makes* them less prejudiced.

"We can't be racist / sexist / etc., that's a mundane problem!" So when these "mundane" #bigotries turn up in the subculture, as they *inevitably* do, they get swept under the rug.

Yeah, well, you can be, and very often you are. Face it. Deal with it. Be better than the people who made your life hell. Or at the very least, stop acting so hurt and surprised when you get called on your own brand of bullshit.

A recent discussion about #inclusivity on one of the goth groups I follow got a bit heated, and the admins pulled the plug. Okay, it happens. Hardly anyone wants people screaming at each other in their virtual living room.

Every subculture I've ever been part of has had the same problem. #Punk, #goth, #science #fiction #fandom, #hackerdom, maybe a few I'm not thinking of at the moment.

#Subcultures are *in general* more accepting and inclusive than society as a whole, yes. People who are seen as weird and scary by the #mainstream find groups of other people who have had the same experience. This leads to groups that welcome refugees of all kinds. All to the good.

Then the idea becomes part of the group's identity. Instead of understanding that people in the group tend to be more tolerant than others because of their experiences, they start assuming that being part of the group automatically *makes* them less prejudiced.

"We can't be racist / sexist / etc., that's a mundane problem!" So when these "mundane" #bigotries turn up in the subculture, as they *inevitably* do, they get swept under the rug.

Yeah, well, you can be, and very often you are. Face it. Deal with it. Be better than the people who made your life hell. Or at the very least, stop acting so hurt and surprised when you get called on your own brand of bullshit.

"Based on an analysis of 300k opening posts to the popular image-based discussion forum r/PoliticalCompassMemes, in this paper we offer an empirical analysis of how the ‘political compass’ meme template is used to playfully work out speculative political imaginaries that reconfigure existing ideologies into niche political subcultures. We observe various dynamics over time, including how participants self-identify with different ‘quadrants’ of the compass via meme characters and ‘flair’ metadata. To analyze these dynamics, we revisit a classic argument of the ‘Birmingham School’ of culture studies, concerning the latent relationship between revolutionary politics and youth subcultural styles. While finding value in the latter, we identify a fundamental shift in digital political subcultures from style as a proxy for politics to politics as a kind of style."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423340

#Memes #Reddit #SocialMedia #PoliticalIdeology #DigitalSubcultures #Subcultures #CulturalStudies

"Based on an analysis of 300k opening posts to the popular image-based discussion forum r/PoliticalCompassMemes, in this paper we offer an empirical analysis of how the ‘political compass’ meme template is used to playfully work out speculative political imaginaries that reconfigure existing ideologies into niche political subcultures. We observe various dynamics over time, including how participants self-identify with different ‘quadrants’ of the compass via meme characters and ‘flair’ metadata. To analyze these dynamics, we revisit a classic argument of the ‘Birmingham School’ of culture studies, concerning the latent relationship between revolutionary politics and youth subcultural styles. While finding value in the latter, we identify a fundamental shift in digital political subcultures from style as a proxy for politics to politics as a kind of style."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423340

#Memes #Reddit #SocialMedia #PoliticalIdeology #DigitalSubcultures #Subcultures #CulturalStudies

"Based on an analysis of 300k opening posts to the popular image-based discussion forum r/PoliticalCompassMemes, in this paper we offer an empirical analysis of how the ‘political compass’ meme template is used to playfully work out speculative political imaginaries that reconfigure existing ideologies into niche political subcultures. We observe various dynamics over time, including how participants self-identify with different ‘quadrants’ of the compass via meme characters and ‘flair’ metadata. To analyze these dynamics, we revisit a classic argument of the ‘Birmingham School’ of culture studies, concerning the latent relationship between revolutionary politics and youth subcultural styles. While finding value in the latter, we identify a fundamental shift in digital political subcultures from style as a proxy for politics to politics as a kind of style."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423340

#Memes #Reddit #SocialMedia #PoliticalIdeology #DigitalSubcultures #Subcultures #CulturalStudies

"Based on an analysis of 300k opening posts to the popular image-based discussion forum r/PoliticalCompassMemes, in this paper we offer an empirical analysis of how the ‘political compass’ meme template is used to playfully work out speculative political imaginaries that reconfigure existing ideologies into niche political subcultures. We observe various dynamics over time, including how participants self-identify with different ‘quadrants’ of the compass via meme characters and ‘flair’ metadata. To analyze these dynamics, we revisit a classic argument of the ‘Birmingham School’ of culture studies, concerning the latent relationship between revolutionary politics and youth subcultural styles. While finding value in the latter, we identify a fundamental shift in digital political subcultures from style as a proxy for politics to politics as a kind of style."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423340

#Memes #Reddit #SocialMedia #PoliticalIdeology #DigitalSubcultures #Subcultures #CulturalStudies

"Based on an analysis of 300k opening posts to the popular image-based discussion forum r/PoliticalCompassMemes, in this paper we offer an empirical analysis of how the ‘political compass’ meme template is used to playfully work out speculative political imaginaries that reconfigure existing ideologies into niche political subcultures. We observe various dynamics over time, including how participants self-identify with different ‘quadrants’ of the compass via meme characters and ‘flair’ metadata. To analyze these dynamics, we revisit a classic argument of the ‘Birmingham School’ of culture studies, concerning the latent relationship between revolutionary politics and youth subcultural styles. While finding value in the latter, we identify a fundamental shift in digital political subcultures from style as a proxy for politics to politics as a kind of style."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2423340

#Memes #Reddit #SocialMedia #PoliticalIdeology #DigitalSubcultures #Subcultures #CulturalStudies

How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?

"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."

A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology

#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers

How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?

"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."

A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology

#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers

How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?

"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."

A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology

#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers

How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?

"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."

A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology

#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers

How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?

"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."

A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology

#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers

"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric

#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife

"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric

#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife

"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric

#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife

"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric

#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife

"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric

#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife

Equal parts fashionable, controversial and informative, the man behind sabukaru.online shares his tips on where to shop in Tokyo, and explains why his audience doesn't always need to agree with what he does. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/08/30/our-lives/subukaru-online-underground-culture-asia/ #community #ourlives #sabukaruonline #subcultures #fashion #tokyo

Equal parts fashionable, controversial and informative, the man behind sabukaru.online shares his tips on where to shop in Tokyo, and explains why his audience doesn't always need to agree with what he does. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/08/30/our-lives/subukaru-online-underground-culture-asia/ #community #ourlives #sabukaruonline #subcultures #fashion #tokyo

Equal parts fashionable, controversial and informative, the man behind sabukaru.online shares his tips on where to shop in Tokyo, and explains why his audience doesn't always need to agree with what he does. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/08/30/our-lives/subukaru-online-underground-culture-asia/ #community #ourlives #sabukaruonline #subcultures #fashion #tokyo

Equal parts fashionable, controversial and informative, the man behind sabukaru.online shares his tips on where to shop in Tokyo, and explains why his audience doesn't always need to agree with what he does. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/08/30/our-lives/subukaru-online-underground-culture-asia/ #community #ourlives #sabukaruonline #subcultures #fashion #tokyo

Equal parts fashionable, controversial and informative, the man behind sabukaru.online shares his tips on where to shop in Tokyo, and explains why his audience doesn't always need to agree with what he does. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/08/30/our-lives/subukaru-online-underground-culture-asia/ #community #ourlives #sabukaruonline #subcultures #fashion #tokyo

Today was an interesting array of #ideas and #art. This Hideous Replica at RMIT Gallery #Melbourne had some interesting ideas of reimagining #subcultures on the #web and fashioning new flags to represent #anarchic ideologies & sub genres...

Across onsite galleries and offsite spaces, the work of eight artists and collectives traverses the totally absurd and camp to serious and techy, decoding cultural sticking points that technology brings with it.

Today was an interesting array of #ideas and #art. This Hideous Replica at RMIT Gallery #Melbourne had some interesting ideas of reimagining #subcultures on the #web and fashioning new flags to represent #anarchic ideologies & sub genres...

Across onsite galleries and offsite spaces, the work of eight artists and collectives traverses the totally absurd and camp to serious and techy, decoding cultural sticking points that technology brings with it.