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Come on Midi, don't you think that the subject of posers deserves a fresh shot. Anyway this new inquiry is related to bands not fans, so it is different. I did not follow your link, but I think that i

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I tend to view posers as the type who care more about their image and the personality than the music, whether they are a fan or band, sometimes even to the extent where the image dictates the direction of the music. I have a mate who only listens to "-core" and he has a floppy fringe and skinny jeans, new era hats and tank tops, and he, by his own admittance, only presents himself that way and plays music in that way because it's what the majority are bouncing to, and he likes the, cult of personality almost, which comes from presenting himself that way. That to me is a poser. I don't see anything wrong with core, or wearing tank tops and skinny jeans etc. present yourself how you wish, if that's what you WANT to wear as opposed to what you "SHOULD" wear. Just using that as a example, I think it applies to all genres of music etc.

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I tend to view posers as the type who care more about their image and the personality than the music' date=' whether they are a fan or band, sometimes even to the extent where the image dictates the direction of the music. I have a mate who only listens to "-core" and he has a floppy fringe and skinny jeans, new era hats and tank tops, and he, by his own admittance, only presents himself that way and plays music in that way because it's what the majority are bouncing to, and he likes the, cult of personality almost, which comes from presenting himself that way. That to me is a poser. I don't see anything wrong with core, or wearing tank tops and skinny jeans etc. present yourself how you wish, if that's what you WANT to wear as opposed to what you "SHOULD" wear. Just using that as a example, I think it applies to all genres of music etc.[/quote'] Yes, absolutely. I have no doubt that some people legitimately dig that stuff, but plenty of others are just riding the trend, and the bands that are doing so are the ones in the limelight. An unfortunate truth about our society is that most people would prefer to remain shallow in regards to life in general, so music (or anything else) that will entertain them and catch their attention for a split second is worth more than something that is rewarding on more levels than just the surface.
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Amen reverend. I actually had sum turdburger at my friends show target me cuz I look more like a typical metalhead (long hair, leather jacket, band t-shirt n jeans) I wasn't wearing the "uniform" so I had no place at a core show. Not the first time it's happened either, thankfully the large majority of core peeps are not douchebags so not everytime. It's weird tho cuz it's only happened at core shows, been to punk shows, death metal shows, rap shows. I guess it down to the trend as you said.

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Amen reverend. I actually had sum turdburger at my friends show target me cuz I look more like a typical metalhead (long hair' date=' leather jacket, band t-shirt n jeans) I wasn't wearing the "uniform" so I had no place at a core show. Not the first time it's happened either, thankfully the large majority of core peeps are not douchebags so not everytime. It's weird tho cuz it's only happened at core shows, been to punk shows, death metal shows, rap shows. I guess it down to the trend as you said.[/quote'] Well, it stands to reason that the ones who are most concerned about their own image would be the most concerned about yours. I experience some of the same around the patch jacket crowd out here, but for the most part, people don't give a shot what you wear at shows because they're there for the music.
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Patch jacket Lool I definitely fall into that category haha. But yeh a great point well made. Shame most peeps ain't like that. Don't faze me tho, deal with it in the pit, see how they like me then lol. They can chat all the breeze they like but they ain't badman till they bin in a black metal pit with literal nails in wristbands knocking ya about. So gnarly XD

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Amen reverend. I actually had sum turdburger at my friends show target me cuz I look more like a typical metalhead (long hair' date=' leather jacket, band t-shirt n jeans) I wasn't wearing the "uniform" so I had no place at a core show. Not the first time it's happened either, thankfully the large majority of core peeps are not douchebags so not everytime. It's weird tho cuz it's only happened at core shows, been to punk shows, death metal shows, rap shows. I guess it down to the trend as you said.[/quote']ahem....long hair eehh??
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Erm Yeh, long hair, the long hair that is attached to my head. Have I missed something? Maybe I'm misreading but it seems theres some sort of issue here that I'm not seeing? I apologise if that's the case and if so your gunna have to spell it out for me cuz I'm obviously missing the point. It's half 5 in the morning and I'm running on coffee and cigarettes...

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Erm Yeh' date=' long hair, the long hair that is attached to my head. Have I missed something? Maybe I'm misreading but it seems theres some sort of issue here that I'm not seeing? I apologise if that's the case and if so your gunna have to spell it out for me cuz I'm obviously missing the point. It's half 5 in the morning and I'm running on coffee and cigarettes...[/quote'] I think she has a thing for dudes with long hair...
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It takes A LOT to offend most of us mate. You should see some of the shit in the first few pages of the 'General Jokes' thread. My personal favourite is the Maggie Thatcher joke.
That good to hear, I'm used to being constantly on the defensive in Metallica forums, 'tallica fans are really touchy, kinda makes me ashamed to say I am one. I'll have to check the jokes thread out, anything that burns Thatcher is good with me.
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