URBAN TRIBES

It is a term that has taken great host in the last decades, but what is it?

Urban cultures are a group of people with hobbies, clothing (fashion), likes, culture and usually some kind of affinity to certain music, they are groups where everyone belongs and lives for the same culture.

It is really interesting to see how in the XXI century our socierty is subdividing little by little until it becomes a single individual, we start in the planet earth, which is then transformed into continents, then countries, etc… All this subdivision produces the urban cultures that are “herds” where tribus-urbanasmany people with similar likes come together to feel fully accepted in a group.

This kind of behavior has became common in our youth, but many “characters” are taking urban cultures as if they were just about music.

Usually we, the young people, start subdividing depending on the style of music we listen: rock, metal, reggaeton, punk, electronic music and countless genres more.

The music undoubtedly has much to do with our current behavior and through it we can create some judgments about why a certain person dresses that way, how he or she acts and possibly how does he or she thinks.

THE MOST KNOWN URBAN TRIBES


THE EMOS

A person considered "emo", outside the field of music, are people whose way of clothing make them look sad and bitter. it reflects their "emotional problems". There are "emos" who among other shady practices, cut their skin as a synonym of discontent with the world around them and fantasize about suicide.

EMO Clothing and fashion

Use piercings, tattoos and, unlike the "Gothic", often break up the monotony of dark clothing through a garment or accessory fluo.

* Converse or Vans Shoes
* divers-fitting hooded
* skin-tight shirts with feminine prints
* Jeans, black tube
* Riata of taches
* Pink Stars on belts or backpacks
* Hair sideways covering the right eye
* Piercing left eyebrow and left lower lip
Colors: pink and black mainly
* Some 'Emo' eye makeup is dark gothic style



THE PUNKS

The term "punk" has a derogatory meaning which often varies, applying to objects (meaning "trash" or people (meaning "lazy", "despicable" or, alternatively, "garbage" and "scum. " Used in an ironic as a description of critical substrate or dissatisfaction that contains music. When used as a label itself, the "punks"(or "punks" distance themselves from the alignment of roles and social stereotypes. Due to the nature of this meaning, often punk has been associated with attitudes of self-neglect, has been used as a means of expressing feelings of uneasiness and hate, and has also accommodate neurotic or self-destructive behaviors.

THEIR THOUGHTS

* can be summarized as "DIY" Do It Yourself "

* To reject the dogmas, and not seek a single truth. Challenge and contradict everything that surrounds it.
* Do not act according to the fashion and media manipulation as well as being anti-consumerism.
* Think for yourself.

The punk, although in some nuances started being a little aggressive, is consolidated by their current features in a form of social consciousness, philosophical and idealistic and not at all stylist.


THE GOTHICS

Gothic: Of or pertaining to a literary style of fiction prevalent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries which emphasized the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate: a gothic novel. [This is the relevant definition in the dictionary. Think of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the works of Edgar Allen Poe.]

The literature reflected their penchant for the mystical, spiritual and metaphysical.
Their music has melancholy sounds like Gregorian chants, choirs, etc.,
The Gothics have dreams and prospects of the spirit, of contrasts, guarantees about the death, "was born to know how to die and life is like the reverse side of eternity. " Divine materialistic age where there are the wildest earthly pleasures with the purest aspirations of the heart.

For guys, some common Goth looks are:

A fishnet shirt and vinyl or leather pants with some sort of boots and other various accessories.

A white shirt (sometimes with the collar folded up to cover the neck), black pants, a black vest, boots or dress shoes.

Some of the guys will wear makeup, skirts, corsets or heels. It's not really meant to be cross-dressing because they are not actually trying to look like women. Gothic tends to be a very androgynous thing, where some of the straight guys like to look or dress feminine, either to challenge social gender barriers, to show that they have an open mind, or as just a fashion thing.

For girls, some common Goth looks are:

A cleavage-enhancing corset top with a long, flowing or tutu-like skirt.

A crushed velvet dress with either boots or heels.

A fishnet shirt with a black bra underneath, a bondage belt (or some other type) and either 1) a short vinyl skirt 2) a long velvet skirt 3) tight leggings or stirrup pants usually made of vinyl or crushed velvet.

Fishnet stockings with a vinyl dress, bondage gear, high heels or heel boots.


RAPPERS

rapper is the term for those fans and supporters of hip hop, either to culture (which are MC and B-Boys) or just hip hop music.
Rap means "to criticize." IT is a style and urban culture that was born in the 70's in Jamaica and through Caribbean immigrants, entered the United States. Rap is nothing more than an expression of disappointment and social criticism, through a particular music, dress and the famous "graffiti. The rappers are obscene friends of the classic American doodle:
"FUCK!"
Sometimes we see children doing this vulgar gesture that is not worth translating.

Rappers justify the use of drugs, alcohol and sex without limits, blaming society as a justification

They also represent the marginal world, but not marginalized, they tell stories that happen every day in the neighborhoods. Stories that enjoy wide popular support and a minority who consider themselves "critics"who try to crush every day.