Skinhead
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+ | '''Skinheads''', named after their cropped or [[Head shaving|shaven heads]], are members of a [[working-class]] [[subculture]] that originated in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the 1960s. They were heavily influenced by the [[rude boy]]s of the [[West Indies]] and the [[Mod (lifestyle)|mods]] of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Originally, being a skinhead was not about colour, race, religion, national origin, or anything of the sort. It is a brotherhood/sisterhood of individuals who share the same passions. | ||
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+ | In subsequent decades, the skinhead subculture spread to other parts of [[Europe]], [[North America]] and other [[continent]]s. Politically, skinheads range from [[far right|far-right]] and [[racist]] to [[far left|far-left]] and [[anti-fascist]]; and everything in between (including apolitical). Fashion-wise, they range from a more cleancut mod-influenced 1960s style to less-strict [[Punk fashion|punk]]- and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]]-influenced styles. | ||
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Skinheads, named after their cropped or shaven heads, are members of a working-class subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s. They were heavily influenced by the rude boys of the West Indies and the mods of the UK. Originally, being a skinhead was not about colour, race, religion, national origin, or anything of the sort. It is a brotherhood/sisterhood of individuals who share the same passions.
In subsequent decades, the skinhead subculture spread to other parts of Europe, North America and other continents. Politically, skinheads range from far-right and racist to far-left and anti-fascist; and everything in between (including apolitical). Fashion-wise, they range from a more cleancut mod-influenced 1960s style to less-strict punk- and hardcore-influenced styles.