Rene wrote:
"Of course, since the 80's, skinhead has become synonymous
with neo-Nazi, not just in the UK & Australia but the US
& both Western Europe & Eastern Europe as
well."
Maybe synonymous by the media and/or the straight world, but
certainly not within punk circles. Living just outside of DC,
the home of Positive Force, I can tell you they are not even
close to all neo-Nazis. At least in the US (and I think the
UK), many organizations have sprung up to counter this
stereotype, including Anti-Racist Action, SHARP
(SkinHeads Against Racial Prejudice) and SPAR (Skins and
Punks Against Rasm).
However, back on topic, this reminds me of a question I asked
a long time ago, without response. However, since we just
went through Brit month, maybe someone will step up now. What
are Richard Allen's '60s
('70s?) skinhead books like? Are they hardboiled? Do they
involve crime? Also, has anyone read any of Stewart Homes's
more recent skinead books. As a matter of fact, Homes himself
is a skinhead anarchist punk.
Mark
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