There Are People Who View

My Vision Of Punk Rock Was These Dudes Who Were Spitting On The Audience And Moshing. That's Why I Kind Of Left That Scene. Then I See All These People Around My Same Age Or Between 17 And 25 That Were Making Music Themselves In Their Own Town. They Weren't Just Singing, But Creating. I See Them Putting Out This Music Where There Are Tons Of Women Involved In The Scene And Involved In The Bands.

Internalized Sexism That Makes Us Feel Like We Can't Show Ourselves Not Being Perfect.

It's The Idea That We As People Can Control Our Own Destinies. The Government And The Corporations, More Even Than The Government, Can't Dictate What Artwork We're Supposed To Like Or What Comedy We're Supposed To Laugh At.

Clearly, Gay Marriage Is On The Top Of The Agenda Right Now. It's Pretty Amazing, Considering Where Stuff Was At When I Was In High-school, When There Were No Lgbt Gay-straight Alliances Or Any Of That Stuff. Am I A Huge Lady Gaga Fan? No, But I Think Some Of The Stuff She Does That Helps Lgbt Kids Is Amazing. And It's Great That That's Mainstream. It's Fantastic That There's A Pop Star Who's Willing To Put Herself Out In That Way.

Johnny Rotten Isn't Punk. Maybe That's Punk To Somebody, But These People Are Participating And Challenging The Corporations That Are Telling Us What Punk Is And What Good Music Is.