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This is what we used to worry about in the 80s. This and global thermonuclear war.

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Submitted ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨FlyingSquid@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Our parents and their parents all tried to conform to a type of idyllic family stereotype that was never attainable. Family members were ignored and ostracized for behaving outside that stereotype. Excuses like “it’s a fad” started specifically because of the need to explain away the behavior without allowing any follow up questions.

    It took a long time but we are finally able to embrace our differences and recognize what’s actually normal. Conservatives are still fighting to live that unattainable lifestyle and mad at everyone else cause they can’t.

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    • Omega_Man@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I want to be stereotyped. I want to be classified.

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      • Sausage_Mahoney@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        See kids, what we have here is a top notch descendents reference. Often overlooked, but never unappreciated

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      • Thunderwolf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I want a suburban home. I want to be a clone

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      • sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The individual desires judgement. Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization.

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      • dessimbelackis@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        All good man, nobody’s gonna kink shame

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    • Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And could you imagine what that does to you mentally? Trying to square the circle? I’d imagine people that subscribe to that ideal have vastly higher domestic abuse rates. As long as they aren’t murdering small animals and hurting other people, your kids and family are growing fine.

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  • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Listen, if I had a kid who turned punk I’d be glad because as subcultures go punk is pretty based.

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    • MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My daughter went punk then goth and then several other things I never bothered to look up. She is now a school teacher who only occasionally has bright florescent hair.

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        As a Texas resident with a few friends in who are professional teachers… oof. I’m so sorry to hear this story has a sad ending.

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      • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Truly a horrific fate.

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      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m extremely proud of my niece for being a metal kid.

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    • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If my kid spiked their hair and started living in a collective and spending their days doing direct action and mutual aid I’d be so fucking proud.

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    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Rap has it’s roots in punk because They were the only clubs that allowed them to perform at the time

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  • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As a kid, I didnt really understand “punk”. Based of how media portrayed them, they were always a gang, always looking to start trouble and destroy things, get into fights, commit crimes, all the bad shit people didnt like. Then as an adult, I come to find it was just a music movement, like hiphop and rock. So what the fuck? And then it turns out punk music was pretty cool, too.

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    • scrion@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Given how political punk was right from the start, I wouldn’t call it “just a music movement”.

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It also has a big Anarchy vibe.

      Going against the norm, which the norm doesn’t like.

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    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      like anything it had its influences and influenced others. Had its pure true believers and posers. To me true punk folks you would know when you slammed dance with them and it was fun and although a bit scary you felt safe.

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  • Kalkaline@leminal.space ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t forget about the Satanic Panic, which would be an awesome band name if it’s not already.

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  • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    People don’t turn punk overnight. It has been a long time coming. You just didn’t notice it.

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  • ummthatguy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This just screams MST3K PSA!

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  • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We required high levels of conformity to win the coming nuclear war.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No punks in the Wolverines!

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      • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh man a version of Wolverines set in a city where punks fight the Russians would be awesome

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  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This picture looks like the basis for 1/4 of the Kids In The Hall’s skits.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I feel like Bruce McCulloch had a closet full of flannel shirts with the arms cut off.

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      • proper@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        fire fire fire, fire on my BRAIN

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  • user1234@lemmynsfw.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Nelsons sounds like a kick ass punk band.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sadly, the 80s had a band called Nelson. I say sadly because:

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      • rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I assume anyone who owned that poster had a favorite Nelson twin.

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      • user1234@lemmynsfw.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I tried to forget about them

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  • MeatPilot@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Nelson’s are about to find out…

    That their son used an entire bottle of Elmer’s glue and now sleeps face down to keep that mohawk standing up. They’ll spend time understanding his interests because they love him very much.

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  • Rolando@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    YouTube has several copies of this, here’s one:

    • www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEptCSLhgfk
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  • Jakdracula@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s Bernie Kopell, aka Siegfried.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think of him as Doc from The Love Boat, but that works too.

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      • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh, I thought it was the dad from ALF.

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      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My favorite role was Baron von Butcher.

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      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did some Googling and found he was in a sketch in a 1994 episode of Saturday Night Live that was a TNG / Love boat crossover.

        But I can’t find a clip on YouTube!

        Ten Forward needs this!

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    • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      ack. i thought it was max wright

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Excuse me, but would the star of 101 episodes of ALF and 15 episodes of Misfits of Science sink this low?

        Don’t answer that.

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    • imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait what?! Which??

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  • rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That kid’s moments away from flipping off Spock on a bus.

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  • suction@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    not “we”, only the squares among us.

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  • niktemadur@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Starring… a de-aged Brad Douriff, in the role of a lifetime!

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  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And “ring around the collar”

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      *Gasp!*

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  • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’d take them with me to the yearly punk rock festival. Duh.

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