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punkisundead [they/them] ( @punkisundead@slrpnk.net ) M Anarchism and Social Ecology@slrpnk.netEnglish • 7 months ago
Anarchist historian Spencer Beswick looks back on the intersection of queerness and anarchism within the past 40 years.
I’m having a hard time imagining how the terminology ‘anti-racist skinheads’ makes sense. Isn’t that some kind of oxymoron?
Skinhead, by it’s definition is a slang term for white supremacy right? White supremacy is racist, therefore skinheads=racist, right?
Am I missing something?
Yes, you are missing something kinda important.
Skinheads were not originally associated with racism, it was a working-class counterculture movement. In fact it was quite diverse in its influences. I would argue it still is.
Only later did a far-right subset emerge and unfortunately that is what people associate with the term “skinheads” because they caused the most trouble.
Thanks for the explanation.
It’s a shame that is what ended up sticking then, and that the terminology couldn’t have been associated with something better. In my mind, it’s impossible to think of them in any other context. That is the default definition that I have.
It’s has practically become that by definition because the far right successfully appropriated the skinhead aesthetics. Or almost. Look into the SHARP.
yes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead
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