I thought that poem up there was pretty cool but I thought I should explain some things...just so you don't get the wrong idea. First off, the original skinheads were NOT racist, and nor am I. Ok, now I can tell you about Oi! and the skins...sorry if it doesn't make much sense now, I just kinda threw it together. Oi! emerged out of the punk and skinhead scene. When it did, society labeled it as the music for nazis. Although any true skinhead knows the nazis were pathetic and came out of the whole National Front deal. They didn't care for music. Oi! wasn't politics, it was about rebellion through music. It was about getting your point across and having fun at the same time. The beliefs of the nazis contradicted any sort of belief in Oi anyway. Skinheads originated in Britain in the mid to late 1960's out of a youth cult known as the Mods. They were the working class kids who were also street smart. They got into a lot of rough street fights, but at night they just went out to dance. By the late 70's, the National Front had invaded the skinhead movement and kids were being recruited as street soldiers for the NF. Since skins were already a violent breed, the NF decided that if their young recruits adopted the skinhead appearance they might benefit from the reputation. It was at this point that racism permeated the skinhead cult without the consent of its members. Racism was never associated with skins as a core ideal, but like every other group out there today you can't speak for everyone...every group has it's own individual racist shitheads. In fact, back then, skins where not only white but black as well as other races.
