To Start: Education on the topic of "White Pride" And "Skinheads"

The reason i bring this topic up is cos' i know a lot of kids think there is some vast difference between shouting "White Pride" and "White power", so to clear this up i thought I'd let everyone know: They are wrong. A lot of people also believe "Skinhead" is synonymous with the word "Nazi", and to them: you are also wrong. So ladies and gentlemen, I the Afflicted am here to inform you of the truth in both these matters.

On "White Pride": You have likely heard the argument "Well Natives wear stuff that says Native Pride" or some variation of some other ethnic minority wearing some fucking t-shirt or hat that states their ethnicity followed by the word "Pride", "So how come its considered Racist when white people say it?". Herein i shall answer your query: To start, because generally the people who shout "White Pride" are racist ass holes, maybe there are a few people out there who think they are just genuinely proud to be white, but they are also wrong, most are really just Neo-Nazi losers. "White" is not and Ethnicity, "White" is not a culture, White is a motherfucking Skin tone. Nothing more. There are vast differences in white skinned cultures world wide that segregate one culture from the next, therein it would not even make sense to try to collectively call every white skinned individual a member of the "white race". White Skinned people can generally be just as prejudice against each other as any other race, I.E: Germany and Russia. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look it up. The term "White Pride" is Basically Synonymous with "White Power", neither of which exist so i don't get why anyone says it in the first place, much less gets offended by redneck white boys who do say it.

On "Skinheads": We have been taught, more or less by the media, and movies like "American History X" that the term "Skinhead" means "Nazi". Now the unfortunate thing about the media is: They are full of shit, and the issue in movies like "American History X" is that the focus of the film was on Racism, not Skinheads. This being said, neither of these sources are necessarily good places to make or break your idea of what a Skinhead is. Not every cat walkin' the streets with a shaved head sporting boots and braces is a useless piece of shit Nazi. The reality of Skinhead culture is that it was initially started as and amalgamation of the British Mod subculture, and here's the kicker: The Jamaican (Yes, you read that correctly) Rude Boys. So back in the 60's there were Black and White skinheads, crazy shit eh? But its reality, The Skinhead culture actually never initially had anything to do with Racism, or Anti-Racism (getting to S.H.A.R.P's here in a second) it was about being working class and proud, getting drunk and rowdy, brawling at the local football games, and standing outside the norm, it was a different and incredibly fashion based culture. Oddly enough that sounds very appealing to me, But i don't consider myself a Skinhead, Trad or otherwise. So a Traditional Skinhead, or Trojan Skinhead is generally a modernized version of the one that arose in the 60's, they are generally not involved in the whole "race conflict", and they take their subculture very seriously. Then there are the S.H.A.R.P's, Which are the opposite end of the spectrum from the "White power Skins", they are Anti-Racist Skinheads, who recognize the dual heritage of their subculture and seek to maintain it, while fighting back against what most people know to be Skinheads in this day and age. None of these guys are Nazi's, but they are all Skinheads. You can usually tell by how their dressed, how much hairs on their head, and the colours of the brace's and the laces. Green and yellow laces generally means that individual is a S.H.A.R.P, they generally follow the standard of Trojan skinheads keeping their hair no shorter then a 2. The lace colours Vary, but the easiest way to tell a Trojan is his style of dress, generally wearing the Fred perry polo shirts, the classic trousers, the vintage look really. Black and red braces are not uncommon, but with Traditionals, they aren't so restrictive with the colour of their braces or laces.

So, to finish this all, i hope this cleared some shit up. So don't be to quick to judge a boy with a shaved head and some boots on, or your no less a bigot then those guys you claim so be so strongly opposed too. Don't get suckered in to that "White Pride" bullshit either, cos' weather your shouting "White Pride" or "White Power" either way your likely ostracising yourself from the community. So until Next time Lady's and Gentlemen of this fine city I'm signing off.

~The Afflicted

UPDATE: I Have just been informed by my good Man from Toronto, That i have indeed made a mistake, Apparantly The braces/Laces game is not relevant. So Thank you for that correction good Sir. Live and learn.