Talk:Subculture
From Academic Kids
I've added the 'rave-scene' and 'demoscene' under 'Youth movements', even through the scenes are very much alive, and includes many adults already (we're all just getting old arn't we?), should they be categorised as such? But if 'HipHop' is categorised as such, why shouldn't they? It's would be great if somebody with some background could expand the entry with some meaningful POVs on <subj>
I think the definition was a bit too broad, if it includes manga artists, furry artists, gamers, fans, etc.
The article states that a sub-culture "is a culture or set of people with distinct behavior and beliefs within a larger culture. The essence of a subculture, that distinguishes it from other social groupings, is awareness of style and differences in style, in clothing, music or other interests".
Does manga artist dress different than other? No. Does they have any disinct behavior or belief? Not really. They have a hobby, like everyone else. But a hobby is not the same as a culture. The list is more about "what is cool" than "what is subcultures".
For this reason, I have cut away a lot of the examples. The following has been removed:
- Fandom
- Import scene
- Gamer
- Sexual subcultures such as
- BDSM subculture
- Swinging
- Sexual fetish subculture
- body modification and tattoo subcultures
- Thematic subcultures
- Illegal drug subcultures
--Kasper Hviid 18:57, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I moved the list to List of subcultures - I've answered you there - David Gerard 19:43, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
