Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I consider myself a metalhead. Is that because I'm trying to be something I'm not? I find that notion kind of ridiculous to be honest. 70 per cent of what I listen to is metal, I'm a metal guitarist and it's the music I understand and relate to more than any over kind of music. In this case, what is wrong with me calling myself a metalhead? I don't dress like a typical metalhead at all (as photos of me suggest). Most people tend to associate me with the skateboarding/punk crowd upon first impression based on how I dress. Which isn't too far of a stretch either, because I listen to punk and I skateboard too. But ultimately, I only call myself a metalhead and not a punk or a skateboarder, because metal is what I consider to understand. understanding is probably far more important then dressing the part, I think we can agree on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I don't think you are getting the point of my opinion. I am not saying you don't like metal. I am saying I don't believe in labels such as scene or metalhead. Like, many people call themselves metal heads, but they are all into different things. So, who is the TRUE metal head? The answer imo, no one. Because everyone is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 typical "scene" girl: -choppy hair -usually black -septum ring -has a myspace with pictures of her from crazy angles with a TUFF face on because shes so hardxcore -goes to local shows all the time -belongs to a livejournal community called "cuntxcore" or "gungunbangbang" or "murderscene". because anything involving guns, or bang, or murder, or glamour, electric, shock, lust, is cool in her book -often says things like "SUP NIGZ" or "KTHXBAI" or "I HATE YOU KDIE" or "IM COOLER THAN YOU K" or "SUP IM RAD" on their myspace profile -loves dinosaurs and robots and little girl bows and headbands because its just the way things are in the scene. dont ask them why all of them happen to find all of these things suddenly attractive, because they dont know themselves, its just what TOTALLY SCENExCORE people do. usually theyre just obnoxious bitches who put on this "scener than thou" attitude and hate everyone else, kthxbai lol. i am so scene, with my dinosaur shirt and my polka dot headband and my short choppy black hair and my cigarettes and my obnoxious attitude <3 kiss my ass kthxbai see you at the hardcore show tomorrow. Ummmmm.....urban dictionary anyone. And bitchez I like bow headbands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Back to my question, who decided that YOU HAVE TO LIKE/WEAR/LOOK LIKE this stuff to be "scene"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I am the true metalhead. Because I listen to both Paramore and death metal in the same day and tell my friends to get fucked when they say Paramore is faggot shit and I don't care:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Dunno :\ And good for you Harry I've pretty much given up giving a fuck what people think about my likes\dislikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 When you start caring about what people think, you start changing yourself into something your not. So I choose not to care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Exactly. I was kind of doing that to myself at one point.:\ But then i was like fuck it, this isn't me. I listen to Gwen Stephani and My Chemical Romance. I like bow headbands, Harry Potter, and Twilight. I hate Hanna Montanna, High School Musical, and seafood. I don't make any sense and it's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 There was a time when I went to lengths to hide certain things in my music library from my friends, but after a while it became ridiculous, why not just show them what I like which is part of who I am too? I'm an inherently paranoid and anxious person and constantly thinks about what other people think about me to be honest. I hate it, but that part of me doesn't go away, so I'm at least glad I took that step and said "well whatever man, I can listen to indie pop and pop punk as well metal, say whatever you will of me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 No one makes sense. Everyone is going to see out there to others because they aren't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 There was a time when I went to lengths to hide certain things in my music library from my friends, but after a while it became ridiculous, why not just show them what I like which is part of who I am too?I'm an inherently paranoid and anxious person and constantly thinks about what other people think about me to be honest. I hate it, but that part of me doesn't go away, so I'm at least glad I took that step and said "well whatever man, I can listen to indie pop and pop punk as well metal, say whatever you will of me" I can relate with this:D But it get old changing yourself to make other people accept you. Now I say strait off. You don't like me? That's 100% your problem:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Exactly. It's terrible, but true that people are ignorant to different things. If you aren't like them, some people don't even give you a second look. Of course there are exceptions, a lot of people are open-minded and welcome new things and new people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I came in to work one day and this girl I worked with eyes just about bugged out of her head, because I was wearing mostly black and my I'd dyed my hair dark brown. She say's, "Do you always dress like that?" Give me a break. But yeah, I do work with some normal really cool people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 You should have asked if she always asks such stupid questions. Okay, fun night guys. Nighty Night <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Goodnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Night Erin:hug: Oh, and I ban you for thinking of awesome comebacks:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 ban who? wat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 We had a Ban War on the "I Ban You" thread, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I think Erin won:shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I ban you for not being CERTAIN that I won. Never "think" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I ban my face for having acne. TAKE THAT, FACE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I ban harry's face for being banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I ban your face for not having acne. It's a pain in the ass. And I ban Erin for definitely winning the war XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I unban Anne because I am a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 YAY! Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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