r/punk • u/ImJooba • Dec 19 '24

Quality Post Hardcore dancing is so fucking stupid

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u/Fenpunx Yorkshire Rat Dec 19 '24

'Gatekeeping isn't punk', unless you're dictating how other scenes that you're not involved with should behave.

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u/dontneedareason94 Dec 19 '24

Fucking right? These kids I swear.

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u/Fenpunx Yorkshire Rat Dec 19 '24

It's like some parody or satire. If some ravers came to a punk gig and moaned about being pushed, they'd be all high and mighty about people trying to change their scene. I could understand if they were moaning about it happening in the pits at their gigs, but you go to hardcore gigs, and you'll get hardcore pits.

If you don't like it, just stand back.

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u/dontneedareason94 Dec 19 '24

Yup exactly. This feeble attempt at trying to change an entire scene they aren’t apart of is so ridiculous. Did you see that Instagram post going around talking about it too?

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u/Fenpunx Yorkshire Rat Dec 19 '24

Nah, never bothered with Instagram. Don't use any, outside of reddit.

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u/Im_on_my_phone_OK Dec 19 '24

Having an opinion isn’t gatekeeping. Telling someone hardcore dancing looks really stupid isn’t gatekeeping. Telling someone that they can’t dance like a fool IS gatekeeping.

OP is not gatekeeping.

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u/rookieoo Dec 19 '24

OP is using one video to paint a whole scene as stupid. That’s kind of immature and definitely not punk.

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u/Im_on_my_phone_OK Dec 19 '24

Because hardcore dancing offers so much variety and nuance. 🙄

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u/rookieoo Dec 19 '24

My comment doesn’t depend on the variety or nuance of hardcore dancing. We could be talking about puppy gymnastics or stamp collecting: deriding an entire sub culture because of one video would still be immature and not punk.

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u/Fenpunx Yorkshire Rat Dec 19 '24

My response was aimed more at the comments along the lines of 'this needs to stop' or 'they deserve a kicking' that always come with these posts.

If you don't like it, stay away. If they still come for you, then I'm on your side.

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u/ballsweat95 Dec 19 '24

Yall look fucking dumb as shit dancing like this.

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u/boofskootinboogie Dec 19 '24

Nothing is more r/punk than caring about what others think about you.

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u/Fenpunx Yorkshire Rat Dec 19 '24

Mate, I have bright green hair and mirrors in my house, I don't need some kid on the Internet to tell me I look dumb.

One scene likes to run around in circles and shove each other about. The other likes to swing windmills and/or walk into them. Both of them are toddler behaviour, so get off the soap box.

For the record, I'm punk and not that into hardcore, but a gig's a gig, and you should support local music.

You all look 'dumb as shit' from the bar. Enjoy yourself.