Oh, hipocrisy

There is so much hypocrisy going on these days and it's really frustrating me.

The human brain is always, constantly, looking to categorize and when you're not of a certain category people are afraid, and they don't know how to relate to you. I don't put myself in a category, but I do categorize. It's inherent.

I'm a go-between. I'm not a punk, crust-punk or hardcore kid. I'm not a hipster, a hippie, I don't dress a certain way. I like what I like, and it's cool if you like it too, but if not that doesn't put you on my shitlist automatically. You have to earn the shitlist, and you have to earn the friendslist. I'm equal-opportunity here. I have conservative friends. I have (albeit more) liberal friends. I have friends that don't give a shit about politics and some who live for politics. I don't care. If you're a generally good, humble, intelligent human being that holds to general humanist beliefs, I'll give you a chance. Seriously. If you prove to be unintelligent, bigoted, arrogant or plain ignorant of what you say you know, then don't even try.

I like people that practice what they preach.

I like punk, but I don't like the "real punk." Isn't that elitist of itself? Isn't that what you're against? Punk is an ideology. What totally took away from it is the way you idiots destroyed it with drinking, drugs and hypocrisy. It was a pure form and you fucked it up. It was the manifestation of a bunch of kids who were tired of taking shit and were sick of being underrepresented in the arts, and you made it an advertisement for cocaine, hot topic and 40s. If I'm getting the whole ideology wrong here, let me know, but this is what I take from it.

They're wearing uniforms. You're no better than the cops, or clergy, or even the fucking Hitler youth. Congrats, you're an elitist asshole. Meet your brethren.

It was the same problem with the 60's. You had a great idea. You fucked it up with drugs and senseless violence toward the end. Now all your known for is drugs and a bunch of musicians that killed themselves one way or another. It takes away from all of the great things that were done because people, not the idea, fucked it up.

And hardcore! Hardcore came out of the D.C. area from bands like Minor Threat that loved punk but hated the drug infested shitstorm the scene had become. They didn't like it, so they created something new. Now it's about militant jackasses and girls that wear bright eyeshadow and Devil Wears Prada shirts.

And straight-edge is now a synonym for douche-bag. When did that happen? I'm not doubting its truthfulness, but when?

The same thing goes with any scene, ever. Good intentions turned sour by bad ones that usually smell like alcohol and taste like chemicals.

And a girl I was talking with said how she hates going to shows in Pittsburgh because she hates the way people stare and judge the second you walk through the door. It's because every scene is its own catholic school. You need to fall in line and if you don't you end up a wanderer, like me. I'm not saying I'm high and mighty, because I'm not. I have my own prejudices and issues to work through, but even though sometimes I've tried, I can't be in a scene because you all smell like shit and think you smell like roses.

//end rant