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So there i was watching the latest AskANinja episode where someone asks what Scene Kids are, and i wonder what they really are. oh, and btw, i was pretty bored to be watching AskANinja. i think it's not nearly as funny anymore. ANYWAY, so i head over to Wikipedia.org and search 'scene kids.' no results. but here are someof the matches it found for me:
* Don't Sweat the Technics Relevance: 1.4% - -
* The Comeback Kid Relevance: 1.4% - -
* List of Barbie's friends and family Relevance: 1.3% - -
* PS I Love You Relevance: 1.3% - -
* Resilience (album) Relevance: 1.2% - -
* Masters of the Universe (song) Relevance: 1.2% - -
* Teenage Trash Relevance: 1.0% - -
* Towncraft (film) Relevance: 1.0% - -
* The Kid (2000 film) Relevance: 1.0% - -
* Disco Bloodbath Relevance: 1.0% - -
pretty funny list no? scene kids leads to things like List of Barbie's friends, Master of the Universe, and Disco Bloodbath. its this type of thing that makes me wish there was a search engine that never finds stuff on what u want, but random topics that have to have between .5% - 2% Relevance.
Anyone else find humor in this, or have their own funny search results for wikipedia?
EDIT: i still dont know what the term Scene Kids refers to.
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If you were wondering, Scene Kids is a term for a new type, or rather genre of teenagers. It falls somewhere roughly along the lines of "emo" or "punk," but has several very distinguishing characteristics. First of all scene kids are very openly proud of and obsessed with their appearance. They have very un-traditional hair, often involving svere straightening, radical colors, being spiky on top with sever straight lengths down the sides, and horizontal stripes.
They change their hair often so they keep their natural hair short and are aided greatly by the use of extensions.
They are open about such things as cursing, and joking about sexual inuendos. They generally wear the same type of clothes as "emos," such as footwear including Vans and Converses, skinny jeans, and any number of tee shirts or modern fashion.
There is also a strong strata among them to be dangerously skinny, and to have flawless makeup if you are a girl,a nd sometimes eyeliner if you are a guy.
MANY facial piercings are encouraged. (nose, septum, bridge, snake bites, lips, etc.)
Music is a big part of the culture, with certain independent rock stars being part of it.
Myspace is a big life of a scene child as pictures further prove their vanity and "whore trains" in which pictures of the most "elite, beautiful people" are showcased.
Many places in the UK, California and Texas have a growing scene underground.
Many of the top "scene kids" are quite young, most falling in between the thirteen to twenty-one range. One of the top scene "idols" is Kiki Kannibal. (myspace.com/kikikannibal.)
I hope that helped I can't tell you everything but if you need more help looking at Myspace directly at the culture is one of your best bets.
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I've never heard the term 'scene kids'; it sounds like your describing what I know of as 'hipsters', 'scenesters' or 'indie kids'.
Urban dictionary used the following sentences to epitomize "scenester." It amused me greatly and I shall share:
quote:" Jennifer is a true disgusting little scenester now that she dyed her hair burgundy when she saw me doing it. I did it, because some girl on the Joan of Arc album had it that way, but that's because she copied the girl from Rainer Maria, and I told her after one of their shows that she should color it, so she did,and I thought'what the ****? That was my idea.' So I'm boycotting them."
" If you don't like Spoon, you should die."
" If I had shaggy hair and wore eyeliner like your last boyfriend, you would love me more."
" The way these people look is the way I feel inside. They understand. I want to be part of their scene."
"That oddly placed blonde patch on the side of your head is just pure sex!" "Sonny Moore is just so rad" "Rawr! I'm a rad wannabe DiNoSaUr scenester with an eye patch and robotic limbs!" "omfgXiXamXjustXsoXh ardXcore"
quote:Space Shuttle Discovery (right? Or was that one Challenger?)
Challenger, I believe. Both shuttles involved in tragedies begin with C. (Colombia is the other). Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the latter built as a replacement for Challenger, still fly. Enterprise never flew except in tests, if it flew at all.
And as for life being simpler for teens in other eras, I think ever since we started having a teenage culture the rules and styles have been similarly complicated for those that chose to live within them.
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quote:Originally posted by Teshi: I think ever since we started having a teenage culture the rules and styles have been similarly complicated for those that chose to live within them.
Yep. Exactly what I was thinking about posting.
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so the Teenage Trash link might have been appropriate then eh? i wonder how come its relevance is so low. hehehe
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vonk, the term scenesters and scene kids are interchangeable, mostly.
Richmond, Virginia is one of the scene-est places in the world, with very specific looks and cultures. Somewhere between Bike Courier, Outsiders, Heroin Glam and First Mate.
Cuffed pants, sleeve tats, coiffed herr, timbuk2 bag, vegan groceries. I loved that kids that bought expensive clothing that made them look poor. They were the best.
Parts of the scene were pretty terrible, everyone slept with eachother and last I heard the nonxXx'rs went from meth and booze to cocaine and heroin.
In other news, I would like to see more surprising Wiki Results. I think Friends of Barbie fit quite nicely.
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Boys wearing girls jeans and eyeliner, studded belts, fitted designer tshirts featuring 80s household product labels, the reverse mullet. It's all a product of post-punk. When DIY became too much of a pain in the arse and Hot Topic sells the same thing anyways.
Heh heh, it makes me giggle.
Maybe someone can help with an conflict I'm involved in: is post-punk defined by the period produced (mid 70s to mid 80s) and particular band thusly labeled by the media, or is it any music that uses strong punk influence to create a new(ish) sound (which would include all of emo, alternative, grunge, etc)?
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OK, heres a fun idea for a game. lets take the hits that wikipedia gave me and turn them into 'Scene Kids' related topics.
Here's an example:
* Don't Sweat the Technics Relevance: 1.4% -
This is a guide for the beginner Scene Kid to help perfect is style and to inform him/her what to believe in and take stands for / against. Available with large, simple pictures and small words so that any potential kid or young adult will find it helpful. On the inside of the back cover there is a mirror, so that it will still look like you are reading, but in actuality can covertly check your face/hair and still appear to be learned. Appropriate for ages 8+. USA $14.00, Canada $17.00.
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The Autobiography of Kiki Kannibal, famed "Queen of the Scene". From her devastating period of being grounded from eyeliner and hair dye, to her resurgence to fame after she purchased her OMG TOTALLY AWWSUME CMRA PHONE!!~!11shift+1. Comes complete with several thousand Myspace pictures, a case of Loreal hair dye and size 00 unisex jeans. $24.99 U.S., $29.99 Canada, $337.99 Mexico.
(As Kiki Kannibal says "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.")
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