California Douchebag” refers to guitar-centered, approachable and superficially “rebellious” music created by 90s bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Green Day, and Blink 182, characterized by shirtless white men marrying a “punk” “rock” sound to other genres of music (c.f., appropriation). (E.g., ska-punk, reggae-punk, funk-punk).
“The alleged perpetrators had worked themselves into a frenzy by drinking three cases of PBR, driving at high speeds up the PCH, and listening to hours of California Douchebag music on their custom-painted Jeep Wrangler. They were subsequently identified by their bandanna kerchiefs, stringy long hair, and Tasmanian Devil calf tattoos.”
by LittleMissBrattyPants June 15, 2025
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