skinhead was indeed a working class youth movement, born from hard mod and influenced by jamaican music which was born, and as far as many are concerned, died, in the late Sixties. As in every subculture, its adherents fetishised the sameness of their "difference", underlined this attitude by wearing a strict uniform, detailed exhaustively in other posts, and by adopting a very limited lifestyle and mindset- commonly xenophobic and espousing violence in the absence of an ability to THINK AND ACT INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH INTELLIGENCE. The very particular set of social circumstances which led to the birth of skinhead, or mod, or any of those retro boys' clubs, are gone now, but dense, insecure, defensive, uneducated spoiled lazy kids with chips on their shoulders who claim to be "working class" do love to dress up and look scary, don't they? Drinking massive quantities of lager goes a long way to drowning the niggling fear that they're all just try-hard wannabe losers who would sooner punch someone's teeth in than reason things out, and drunkenness gives them a great excuse to do this. Combing one's hair is just too much like hard work and requires too much imagination, so they shave it all off. Though the whole hyper-macho scene is blatantly homoerotic, skinheads tend to attract sad fat girls, it's true, with no self-esteem who secretly want to rescue them. Good luck, ladies.
Skinheads are cranky and defensive all the time because deep down, they realise that they are worthless and that nobody likes them. (We all go through that stage, but normal people grow up). They tend to blame blacks, gays, jews, tories...well, anyone else but themselves for this state of affairs. Their friendships and associations are based on beer, mutual assent to brutality and a "skinhead code", and, thusly, do not qualify as true friendships at all. No wonder they're crabby, chauvinist twats.
Skinheads are cranky and defensive all the time because deep down, they realise that they are worthless and that nobody likes them. (We all go through that stage, but normal people grow up). They tend to blame blacks, gays, jews, tories...well, anyone else but themselves for this state of affairs. Their friendships and associations are based on beer, mutual assent to brutality and a "skinhead code", and, thusly, do not qualify as true friendships at all. No wonder they're crabby, chauvinist twats.
by The Hideous Damsel January 3, 2006
A skinhead is originally of Caribbean descent,The movement was adopted from the English Caribbeans by racist white English - totally killed the real meaning of what a skin represents! the oldskool SKA jazz reggae scene..
I am a skin from the Caribbean who is working to promote this movement back to my culture. The Original Skinz.. Jamaica Barbados St.Vincent Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago Cayman Isles etc.
I am a skin from the Caribbean who is working to promote this movement back to my culture. The Original Skinz.. Jamaica Barbados St.Vincent Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago Cayman Isles etc.
SKA . a jazz and reggae fusion.. bob marley said it best .. "IZ A PUNKY REGGAE PARTIE!!", chase dem baldheads out of de town
by dread November 15, 2003
Typically a violent steakhead guy with no hair, boots and braces, and an IQ under 110. Tends to spout "oi oi oi" whenever the opportunity presents itself. Not necessarily racist, but usually conservative, patriotic, and steeped in jockish machismo. Drinks a lot of beer and has a massive chip on his shoulder. Loves to fight over anything. (Why are people who are so proud of being working class so hellbent on preserving the status quo, in which they are exploited by the bourgiousie?)
This fucking skinhead just punched me for looking at him! God. I'd really like to meet some skins who aren't friggin morons.
by Danny Delinquent October 4, 2003
by Brace February 16, 2003
One who is of white decent, that wants to show pride in what they are. Usually sporting short cropped hair, blue jeans and heavy black boots.
by Mason...skin pride! December 4, 2003
Skinhead: one with shaven or close cropped hair. Often possessed of racial opinions, but not necessarily racist ( there's a difference between opinion and hatred you know.) most commonly found listening to punk, such as skrewdriver, or dropkickmurphys however also to be found listening to ska, reggae or two tone. Guaranteed to stand up for their beliefs and not back down, resorting to violence whenever necessary ( unless they're a pacifist wuss, when they really just deserve to be stomped upon).
d00d, that skinhead just beat the complete shit out of these little jews, it was so fucking FUNNNYYYY!!!
woah dude, chill, just because i'm a jew doesnt mean.. ARGH ARGH OW OW WOW UGH! *crack* 'woops, didn't mean to break the jews skull... oh well'
woah dude, chill, just because i'm a jew doesnt mean.. ARGH ARGH OW OW WOW UGH! *crack* 'woops, didn't mean to break the jews skull... oh well'
by Bane April 7, 2004
A person with a shaved or cropped head, wearing a Flight Jacket, Fred Perry or Lonsdale shirt, cammo's or bleachers and 14 or more hole combat boots. Typical for a skinhead gang are the strong ties of friendship between the members. Many have a preference for aggro (agressive behaviour), also amongst themselves. Only a few are racist. In Europe "gay" skinheads outnumber the "straight" ones. Skinhead history is less important for a skin himself than for the ones writing about them.
by tripleskin August 8, 2005