I had this idea: The reason the punk rockers who rolled in a flaming ball of rage against the system can turn into Jello Hillary Teletubby Biafra Paris Hilton Jr. and wear masks at the dollar store is because their anger came out of infantile self-centredness and was a stand-in for righteous anger coming out of UNFROZEN & EXPLORED feelings.

Fuchsia Exasperating Griffin,
YES. this is the infantile tantrum i'm talking about in the west. hip hop wasn't a tantrum as much as NOT ASKING FOR PERMISSION. punk seemed to be disgruntled disillusioned suburbanite kids, whereas hip hop was po' city kids just doing their own thang.

(i've got both in me and respond to both)

it's all different now, of course. it's all childish tantrums and GIVE ME/YOU OWE ME.



erika