The Stizzle:

Here's the lyrics to my favorite posi hardcore song:

I'll always strive to be "none of the above." I don't let my hobbies define who I am as a person. I want to be much more than the bike I ride, the music I listen to, or the things I take photos of. Painting yourself into a corner is far too limiting. There's too much out there to shun away just because it doesn't fit whatever it is you're supposed to be, or do, or wear, or say. Talk about boring.

Sounds like a Shai Hulud song that didn't make an album cut.

Stizzle rides a bike and a skateboard, he aint no bro. You want bros head to Riverside County Ca, Specifically Lake Elsinore. Holla at your boys drinking nattie ice while runnin you down in a lifted F150.

slowbro is my bro, bro

Bro-down:

Amy:

Says the guy with bro in his name ;-)

Most def, I'm a total bro, we know our own ;-)

ftfy

poor little guy got all mixed up with team rocket though

ain't his fault

toa3t:

poor little guy got all mixed up with team rocket though

ain't his fault

yeah man... he was just going for the hand that fed him.

deliciousfuture:

in short: the stereotypical "bro" and "hipster," like all stereotypes don't exist as objective realities. they're constructs with widely divergent and even overlapping meanings depending on all sorts of factors from geography to personal experiences. i'm sure you'll agree with me on this.

i also agree that, especially since the objectification of self that went along with the growth of the social manufacturing industries (pr,marketing,ad), bearing at least some superficial resemblances to one or many stereotypes in all their vagueness is almost inevitable.

in addition to them being "bad," like you said though, i'd say that they're dangerous. they're too often seen as objective truths and meaningful distinctions when in reality they're just lazy (usually pejorative) terms of superficial distinction which distort the actual complex nature of people.

I love that you're responding Andrew. I love talking about this.
That said, I totally disagree with you. The idea that this all happened from industrial revolution is not what I was mentioning. In small tribes there are sects. They mark themselves or wear different clothes. They associate visually. We still do this. It's just humans have the ability to shield the cores of their desires even from themselves. Tattoos for instance. Is it coincidence that entire sections of our society, who happen to associate with each other through fashion and music, appriciate tattoos as artful use of the body? No. It isn't. I like my tattoos. My dad hates them. We both like art, and we both like individuality. What's the difference? I associate with a section of culture that likes tattoos. I also shop at Buffalo while he shops at WalMart. I eat at Bye&Bye, he prefers Arbys. We both play parts into the associations we have made in society. If humans wish to believe they make decisions without the predisposition of some assosiated group or groups, they are deeply mistaken.

Now with stereotypes. I do stereotype visually and socially, I make associations in visual and social keys. However, I don't think because a guy has long hair and listens to metal that he worships satan. Stereotypes do not require value judgments. We simply make them.

Max is NOW!!:

Bro-down:

Stizzle rides a bike and a skateboard, he aint no bro. You want bros head to Riverside County Ca, Specifically Lake Elsinore. Holla at your boys drinking nattie ice while runnin you down in a lifted F150.

You do realize they ride bikes and skateboards in Elsinore. And for stereotype clarification purposes, Orange County is about 5x more bro-y than the Inland Empire. Bro's with money and lifted Cadillacs are still bros.

Not arguing nothing, but question, are Orange County bros all super into UFC? to the point were they will end up fighting each other at a stoplight over a sideways glance?

I think its hell of interesting

Bro chill bro

bro-ill....

Stizzle is cool & no-bro.

Unless you have tribal then I just might have to call "bro!"

actually, if you go a bit east from riverside i think around apple valley you get the moto-x guys, then go more west to huntington beach then you get the surfer bros.

rookie:

there's a documentary on national geographic right now called "inside straight edge"...its very bro-esque: bad tattoos, stretched ears, baller hats, hardcore bands, camo, fsu shirts, boston, etc...

Fuck Boston and fuck FSU.

www.sometimesbro.com

Eric Bana killed in that movie. Beat up his own car, beat his girlfriend, then head butted her mom. So much good.

"now look what you've done"

"your mom's all upset"

RE-RAILED more like it, considering i posted that same vid in this thread yesterday, i guess it did need to be moved to a new page though so no one misses it.

seriously. nice work, rookie! this thread has accumulated many posts in the past couple days!

I'm a new member but my post is now a few pages back due to the bickering. Correction: one page back.

rookie:

there's a documentary on national geographic right now called "inside straight edge"...its very bro-esque: bad tattoos, stretched ears, baller hats, hardcore bands, camo, fsu shirts, boston, etc...

yeah, especially the part where the kids from Salt Lake dumpster food and ride .. BIKES.

Hardcore has had an element of "jock-i-ness" for years. Crew-cuts, basketball shorts, etc.

Fashion aside, theres some bro-esqe attitudes to go along with it as well.

I'd still rather to go a hardcore show than deal with some dickheads who have a superiority complex over the type of bike you ride and vibe you out for it.

just my 2 cents.

I only like when they say it in ELF

awesome, just read 80 posts in this 'introduce yourself' thread, and I met... 2 peoples! good work ladies and gents
can I have my 5 minutes back plz?

Edit: Met Stacy and Eric

FOUR WORDS:

HARDEN THE FUCK UP.

Hi David. You look about my height (6'1-2?) - if you come into town and would like to borrow a bike I have extras. Not sure of much specifically going on this weekend but it's a great city to ride around in. I always recommend the Esplanade and the Belmont/Hawthorne/Clinton neighborhoods in SE.

edit: if you need a place to crash we have space too.