Comments on: NYT Fashion Pub: Skinhead Style is Back

By: Phil Lesbirel

Phil Lesbirel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:44 +0000

As a skinhead from a nipper, racism never was part of my life. Boneheads or Nazi NSP are not skinheads, they dont even wear the traditional skinhead gear. They are vicious idiots who use the skinhead brotherhood for their own agenda, which is hatred. WP again is the use of the movement for their own ends. A skinhead whether straight or gay are anti-racist. WP and Nazi or NSP are just louts looking for a fight. Get your facts straight before you lump guys with shaved heads into one big bag. Skinheads are skinheads, a lifestyle not a fashion or political statement.

By: Jordan Sharp

Jordan Sharp — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:13:21 +0000

Oi Oi Oi!!! I love the SPLC, I’m your friend on facebook and I always read your stuff, However you continue to have very dated and incorrect views and descriptions of the true skinhead scene which is 100% anti-racist, These boneheads are not representative of the culture especially as I am a skinhead and I’M NOT WHITE!!! I’m native american and pollack jew! There is no such thing as a racist skinhead these are simply neo-nazi douches who shave their head! Skinhead means soul reggae and ska, football (soccer) and beating up racist nazi bastards. PLEASE do some actual research on the subject before you keep bashing us, according to your description I would be a hardcore racist bonehead when I’m a quadracial rudeboy old school skinhead. Otherwise keep up the good work guys!

By: jasonsmith

jasonsmith — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:45:53 +0000

Its sad the way people make skinhead out to be now. hell even supposed skinheads. So as a skinhead id like to get this out. Skinhead itself is about the working class. Not fucking national socialism. national socialism is just a political standpoint taken on by many workers who stood against many workers falling to communism. Among a working class movement, your going to have many people taking sides of politics that support workers. Me, I have a strong belief in National Socialism. But my political views are seperate from being skinhead. To me, skinhead is about being a proud working class man, being the backbone of society. Nothing to do with politics. Just cuz someone is christian doesnt mean theyre fucking republican does it? no! so all you boneheads out there who totally fuck being a skinhead AND being a national socialist up for me, learn the difference between the two. Quit making me look bad you fuckin boneheads. Quit putting swastikas in my oi music. I am a national socialist but I dont want it to be my lifestyle. if anything skinhead is my scene to get away from politics and the ways of the world. Thats all i gotta say on that.

By: Phranc

Phranc — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:04:09 +0000

As a skin for almost 20 years it saddens me every time I read ignorant drivel like this. Either you don’t know what you write about or all those black, asian, latino and semetic skins all hate then selves. At least when I go to Mexico or Thailand or Malaysia I get respected for what I am and not reviled because some ignorant fool only knows what a biased media has spoon fed them. Blazak is a hack and I bet he never really researched anything. If he had his tune would be different. Ignorance can be cured with education, stupid lasts a life time.

By: johnny random

johnny random — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:10:46 +0000

here i go again…. JJ.. aside from the “skinhead for dummies” book you read,, your missing the major thing that divided skinheads to begin with… personal choice and the effects of homelife,, situation,, and politics… everyone site the dock worker , northern soul, ska based stuff.. all a major part in the scene,, however!.. life in england for the working class during the war in the faulklands(sp ,, im sorry) and general discord with the govt. IN the united kingdom played more of a part than your “skinhead history” books lead you to believe… bottom line is this,,,,, kids were pissed off,, they were indeed working class,, an most were fed up with politics and war… same as now,, same as it has been,, same as it is… war breeds racism, poverty breeds racism,, injustice breeds racism… and hard times breed skinheads.. personal choice breeds subculture,, and subculture breeds skinheads.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:09:03 +0000

If you believe anything that the media spews forth, you are a gullible fool. The Skinhead movement was born when Working Class English kids began to mix socially with West Indian (i.e. Jamaican) immigrants. This is hardly what one would expect from racists. That the neo-nazis and other fascist, extreme right-wing types hijacked the style is simply a very unfortunate fact of history. Traditional Skins embrace multi-ethnic working class nationalism, while rejecting racism and the extremes of both right and left politics. Anyone who claims otherwise, be they neo-nazis OR the Anti-Defamation League, are merely perpetuating media sterotypes and spreading falsehoods about a movement that they fail to understand truthfully.

By: vaughn

vaughn — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:09:49 +0000

i am once again saddened and disappointed by the ignorance and stupidity of the majority of the people in this world..as the above comments state..true skinheads were not racist, true skinheads listened to traditional reggae and rock steady along with anti racist oi! do your homework people..these stylists are bringing back the ben sherman fred perry look adopted by traditional non racist working class people! not the bonehead swazi sporting ignorant looking style the nazi’s took.. true skins have class.. spirit of 69! forever will live the true skins

By: Cuntley Crisco

Cuntley Crisco — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:31:29 +0000

Yeah. I’ve seen skinheads all over the place. At rock concerts, in shopping malls–all over. It’s becoming cool and rebellious to be racist. It makes me feel hurt inside.

By: Traditional Oi Boi

Traditional Oi Boi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:57:35 +0000

I’ts funny that you people see Racists and call them skinheads, or even racists that call themselfs racist, 98% of people that become skinheads thinking the cult is racists is because of lies and misinformation like this, maybe you should but your own site on your hatewatch list for creating a misinformed prejudice against skinheads. And to think people read this stuff and point fingers at what you call the badguys,now im going to get herrased for being a racist when im not.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:15:30 +0000

I am going to side with the last three comments. It seems the only thing these Boneheads have done, is further the ignorance of the original Skinhead ideal and lifestyle. Hatred and ignorance breed the same thing. Let’s do our part to remove the hatred and racist stigmas that accompany the Skinhead culture. Spirit of 69!

Assume nothing; believe very little, and if need be, actually look into something before you speak of hatred and racism. I don’t look all that sexy with an ear-tag.

Cheers! 3oi3 Denver

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:18:46 +0000

Actually the first Skins where Apolitical. They where working class dock workers in England.
There are many different types of Skinheads(in fact we have a pretty good history on my site of Skin evolution).
Guys think, we went through this in the 60′s when everyone wanted to dress like a hippie.
Let them go on and put the clothes on.. Skin is a lifestyle not a fashion statement.
Laurie..LOL wonder how many girls are going to shave their heads!

By: danny skinhead

danny skinhead — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:47:26 +0000

wow how stupid is that a nazi fashon hahaha skinhead aint about racism. i think before you publish bullcrap raed the history first. the first skinheads are anti racist. then stupid boneheads decided to dress like us. get your facts strait

By: Baron von Hund

Baron von Hund — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:44:53 +0000

This is very ignorant of “Skinhead” culture. Firstly, the original “Skinhead” wasn’t racial in anyway shape or form. Currently around the world there are “Skinheads” that still aren’t racial – in fact, some are “anti-racist” – the S.H.A.R.P.S., etc

Secondly, these fashion designers aren’t looking at bringing in a re-birth of Ayran Brotherhood styled fashion with swastikas and such in symbolism. They are looking at selling some doc martins, braces and possible getting the “bald” back in fashion to sell razors and head shavers.

For a so-called “Hatewatch” site, you all sure do a good job of making the hate alive with such ridiculous conclusions as this. You would imply that if Celtic Cross jewelry became all the rage – it would be a epidemic of racism…instead of a re-birth of interest in Celtic Paganism…oh hum