I made this mistake too once. Skinhead ≠ Nazi. Skinheads were originally just working class kids with a particular aesthetic, generally ska fans.
Nazi skinheads are a subsect that were/are disavowed, and actively fought, by the larger skinhead community. Far left, actively anti-fascist skinheads were/are definitely a thing.
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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Nah, I'm with that guy. Fuck skinheads.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
I made this mistake too once. Skinhead ≠ Nazi. Skinheads were originally just working class kids with a particular aesthetic, generally ska fans.
Nazi skinheads are a subsect that were/are disavowed, and actively fought, by the larger skinhead community. Far left, actively anti-fascist skinheads were/are definitely a thing.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 1y
Maybe if you're in Britain.
In the US, skinhead always means Nazi.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Not everywhere in the states.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I guess I stand corrected.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
No worries. I'm not from there, but pretty into the (punk/skin) culture where I'm from.
I have heard people call the racist/Nazi/whatever shitty thing they are skinheads, "boneheads" instead. Not too sure how common that is though.
Do I feel comfortable calling myself a skinhead? Not really, because of the connotation many people associate with the term.
crimeschneck@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 1y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinheads_Against_Racial_Prejudice
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I agree with the sentiment, but I also wish to avoid kidney failure.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
You'll have the power of God and Anime on your side!
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
is effectively powerless
c/whatcouldgowrong
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y
Don't be silly, if they want to get physical all you need is sudden and overwhelming violence!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Sadly, I do not have that within my skillset.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y
Just get rich and hire goons
RoomTempCoffee@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 1y
Green Room (2015)
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Nah...