Variable Punk Culture in China
Tianqi Chen (Robin)
SOCL 100
Ronald Hopper
December 1, 2013
Variable Punk Culture in China
Happen to be traced back to non-mainstream punk culture in Europe. Punk culture is an underground culture, complaints and dissatisfaction with the reality of repression, requiring changes in the status quo. The subsequent emergence of punk music, punk fashion, although giving the impression of dark excesses, but also full of youthful vigor unique youth, imagination, creativity and energy, in this sense, it can be said that the creation of a non- mainstream culture and ideology spiritual source.
Now young people in China, the punk culture actively side completely remove, basically eliminated the punk culture in the artistic and aesthetic feeling, leaving only clothes and crazy behavior. This creates a non-mainstream culture in China now. Because the mainstream non-mainstream repudiated the positive things, inherited and developed the mainstream negative, outdated, rotten thing! The outlook on life, the aesthetic conceptions of the mainstream and non-mainstream sense, values, and world view is the opposite! The mainstream and non-mainstream living habits, hobbies, also are the opposite!
They like self-timer. With her hair covering part of the face, V -shaped gesture slightly over his eyes, and then press the shutter yourself. After the computer repair large eyes, face marble being blue, marked with prominent cheek blush, the typical non-mainstream pictures to do the work.
They like colorful costumes and dress, regardless of whether these colors match. The space is decorated with colorful MSN, and frequent replacement name. Hair dyed rainbow, bright clothes to dress like a Christmas tree. Girls wearing calf socks wore the same nest hairstyle boys. These are now non-mainstream acts on behalf of China.
Non- mainstream culture, young adult attitude is not so severe. Young adults are gradually increased access to information, including the bad information and an open mind. Ages 13 to 18 years old is the period of self-consciousness gradually formed susceptible to new things and ideas. Non- mainstream fashion for them is the expression of personality and beauty.
However, some non-mainstream cultural ideology no longer limited to clothing and talking, a lot of these ideas even affect young people's attitude towards life. Life is not only personal, but also belongs to the family, which belongs to the community, belonging to the human race. However, these ideas, the views of many young people do not remember, and they look at life very personalized, "Life belongs to me," adolescents often become "famous." Resulting selfish life, the lack of human society as a sacrifice for others, so that a small number of young people, as life is child's play, and always self-flagellation and suicide, overwhelmed by frustration, cannot stand the difficulties. Currently, in China, there are more high youth suicide rate trends. Media reports of piece teen suicides were indicative of non-mainstream cultural life of the community and educators really worth vigilant and reflection.