is a 15 yr old consider a punk?
361227
no, there are different meanings of punk, you can be punk if you listen to punk and dress like punk, and old people call you punk, means i guess that your just a PUNK thats all, depends on your behavior, id say, go to dictionary and look up word PUNK, it should define it for ya. See if you fall into that category.
933330
that's a toughy.  i don't think punk's about how a person dresses or any sort of "definition".  really it's about self-expression, attitude, anarchy, being what you want and not caring what others think (middle finger to the world).\n\nfunny thing is, even within the "punk world" there is still convention.  mohawks, punk music, piercings, etc...\n\nto me, punk may be the last bastion of leftist free expression (skinheads notwithstanding), like how it was in the 60's.  but with cooler music.  hehe
656213
No real dislikes. If there is anybody who believes they know what 'punk' should be defined as then they need to go listen to the Equators. Whatever they think 'punk' should be will be blown out of proportion when they find out the band is black. \nThe Dead Kennedys debuted in 1980.... ;)
418968
Most 15 year old have raging hormones and could easily be persuaded into trying things they can't get adult women to do.  Also, it makes them feel young I think.  But honestly, an adult male with a 15 year old is perverted..and illegal---Statutory Rape in most states.  Her parents should castrate him.
275837
a poser is someone pretending to be someone they are not, correct? i dont think they hide the fact that they suck terribly so i guess neither cuz they sure as hell arent punk.
260299
I was a punk rocker back in high school, which was about 10 years ago.  Back then, we never would look like the pseudo punks today if our lives depended on it.  Somehow, punk has gone corporate.  If I were still punk it would bother me, but I just think that punks should get back to their roots.
707490
Yes, punks do exist.  Brilliant question.
994923
Many are going to give the typical stock answer, I am no different. I suppose those old enough to have grown up when this genre stood for what it was originally meant to stand for may have something more worthwhile to offer.\n\nAnyway, my answer is (without a doubt) The Clash.\n\nThe reason why, is that to me (someone who didn't grow up during the time that the punk genre wasn't oversaturated with a popular flair) The Clash seemed to embody and express a voice for a culture that individuals today can only dream of lightly gripping the full concept of. This is something one can discern by listening to their work. The passion is simply undeniable.\n\nTheir inclination to bend the rules and established conventions of genres when they created a blend of sounds, to me at least, stands out as an example of what it must've been like for artists of that era to produce music that they enjoyed playing and that wasn't placed onto the market with the intentions of force-feeding ideals down the throats of the public. \n\nIf you didn't lean in their direction, you could at least enjoy what you were listening to. Now, an individual cannot listen to a particular genre of music without being expected to immediately fall in line with the general conception of ideals that the public as a whole believes to be attached to it.
652745
Anything considered "punk" after 1988 is Utter BS. The Punk/Anti-Athority generation was a bunch of poor white kids sick of authority and playing badass music. Latley everyone wants to be punk, but they aren't GreenDay went Punk, they came out as and during the "Alternative Rock" time, now they are "punk" cause they are Political...?!!? Everytime I see some Hot Topic Brand $200 wardrobe that make its self cool by looking like poverty-rags, I wanna kick some wannabe-punker a$$    Besides, You fight authority and fight the law and the law wins, your still against authority...period.  And next time you see someone under legal drinking age trying to look what THEY call Punk...Punch him/her...for me.
549669
Yhea, they are annoying.  But if you think about it, no one really knew what they were doing when they were a tween or teen.  At that stage in life we're all just trying things out in an attempt to find out who we are.  It drives me nuts when kids think that they're goth, emo, or punk, but then I remember all the stages that I went through, and I realize that they can pretend to be whatever they want.  Its just important to make a distinction between the real thing and teen rebellion.
584557
he wasn't categorized that when he first came out, as the term wasn't used until later. however, he is recognized as a major influence on punk, as well as one of the fathers of the genre. listen to the music and see what you think. certainly he would, or could be considered a punk rocker today.
93738
I think green day shouldnt even be called punk... and your definately NOT a good rock band if you see little 11 year olds wearing one of your band shirts...btw has anyone emailed you yet?
304458
provocative or not...everyone should be able to dress how they want to without fear of harm.  its not just girls that might have this fear...punk kids get harassed and threatened alot for how they look from people, goth kids, cross-dressers, etc etc.\nnobody deserves to be harmed for what they wear or how they look, and more power to those that despite any fear they may have dress how they want to.
211567
All 15 year old boys act weired and even when they grow up men tend to get weired when they are with a group of guys.  What you are experiencing is perfectly normal.  You have nothing to worry about.
318756
I think punk is going back underground. The history of punk is cyclical. It sort of broods underground for a while, then bursts into the mainstream, where it inevitably gets assimilated, labeled, and spawns a thousand crap pseudo-punk bands. Then it disappears for a while, only to re-emerge as a backlash to whatever took its place. \n\nAnd a side note to Getta - never say that punk was popular after 79. Punk died in 77 when the Sex Pistols broke up. Everything after that (From 78-84) is labeled post-punk and is what spawned new wave, no wave, etc.
987132
piercing your tongue is not a "gpth" or "punk" thing to do, just to clear things up... i've seen many people who look neither goth nor punk with tongue rings and other such piercings...\n\ngoth and punk are both subcultures derived from different types of music that started back in the seventies and eighties.  i don't claim to know much about goth rock and the whole goth scene, because that's definitely not my thing, and saying that they're all depressed and only wear black would be completely stereotyping them.  i've known a few goth kids and have seen a bunch, and i know for a fact that a lot of them like to write poetry and are into the whole gothic thing (vampires, fantasy, whatever).  also, goth kids can wear typically all black or all white, but then again there are those who go against the grain and wear whatever the heck they want...\n\npunk is much more my thing (i really could go on about it all day).  it too is derived from music and then became a subculture.  it's all about the music (for me at least) - going to shows, playing in shows, whatever...  some people dress punk but aren't and some people are punk but dress however they want (meaning no hair-dyeing, bondage straps, chokers and whatever other stereotypes there are out there).  so, yeah, there is a HUGE difference between goth and punk, but wither way that shouldn't have any affect on getting your tongue pierced or not (even hypothetically)...
919883
punk........\nhmmm...\npunk to me just really means like someone who is into punk music like..alot alot....\nposers dress like "outcasts" and like you said....neeeeeed! hot topic. \nBUT\ni dont think punk can be labeled....\nlabels are what make posers.....\nand if everyone is dieing to not be labled.........dont dress punk....there are too many out there.....it is completely the opposite of being an individual!\ni mean...if you dig the style..go for it...but dont try to be individual by wearing what all the other "idividuals" are