THIS IS ENGLAND
I came across the film “This Is England” a few months ago and just recently found it on Netflix the other day. The drama directed by Shane Meadows… centres on a group of young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates that the skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture (especially ska, soul and reggae music), eventually became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene. Great film… the ending is pretty intense…
“A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s… the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian (specifically Jamaican) rude boys and British mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle. Originally, the skinhead subculture was primarily based on those elements, not politics or race. Since then, however, attitudes toward race and politics have become factors in which some skinheads align themselves… Fashion-wise, skinheads range from a clean-cut 1960s mod-influenced style to less-strict punk- and hardcore-influenced styles.”
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BRANDON
