Urban Tribes

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Urban Tribes followers, anti-social and dangerous drug
WHICH TRIBE ARE YOU?
taking addicts are now buried in the past.
Emos: this tribe has recently emerged with
a great force, especially among the
teenagers. Usually dressed in black, with
painted lips and eyes, they look very
androgynous. They are usually depressed
and hate life in general, which to them is
worthless and meaningless. The “emo”
term comes from ‘emotional’. It originated
in the 80s hardcore and punk music. Their
Skin Heads: they were born in England in present songs have added sentimental, sad
the 60s to combat nationalism. Soon they and suicidal messages. They are not
diverged into two groups: the extreme dangerous to other people, but maybe
right-wing and the extreme left-wing, and they are to themselves because of their
which became strong enemies. In Spain suicide tendency.
they sympathize with the extreme right- Rappers: they love rap and hip-hop music.
wing, their figures and their symbols. They They have a peculiar style: they wear wide,
are a violent, xenophobic and homophobic baggy clothing, sports shoes, peaked caps
group who wants to eradicate these and earrings. Many are linked to the graffiti
collectives. They share the same aesthetics, world and they consider themselves artists
which the most representative point is and the city walls are their canvas. They
their shaved hair. They wear nylon jackets, usually have their own greetings and
Nazi emblems and military boots with steel special handshakes, they are very funny.
toecaps. HIPPIES: They like to take drugs. They
Punks: they are known as anti globalization proclaim the peace and love. They don't
groups. The Punk was born in the late 70s like the policy and they have anarquists
in the UK. The punks are an anarchistic ideas. They have long hair and use colorful
group: they are against capitalism, clothes.
neoliberalism and consumerism. As with POSH: This urban tribe there is always but
other tribes, they share some specific with different names. They like to play
music and fashion styles. They wear used paddle, go shopping and parties. They like
clothes, mostly black (combined with other to hear music from Julio Iglesias and 60’s/
explosive colors). It is usually broken, 70’s. They're capitalists and consumists.
patched and adorned with logos of punk SKATER: A skater is a human being who
bands and anti-repression slogans. enjoys riding a skateboard because it is
Normally they have shaved hair with a fun. a lot of skaters could be classified as
Mohawk or colored crest which denotes 'punks' but this is just a stereotype.
social status. Experts consider them GEEKS: are distinguished by unusual tastes
genuine urban guerrillas because of their and interests as you spend all your free
continued fights against the police. time on topics such as video games, RPGs,
Heavies: beyond their devotion to heavy comics, manga, TV series, technology, etc.
music, this tribe has its own way of FLOGGERS: They are made up by groups of
dressing, its own jargon, and even its own people usually young, with a distinct
symbols. But a real heavy bases its attitude common identity: the same aesthetic
in a strong camaraderie sense to its social codes, the same identity symbols, the same
group and in a devotion to heavy metal rules, the same language, the same
music. They wear black t-shirts with their music…. A whole ideology! They are a
favourite music bands emblazoned on reflection of what they love or what they
them. A distinctive symbol is their long hate and of their own instincts.
Questions: Choose the correct option, 12. They are apolitics and they admire
according with the text everything about death and the
1. They are a violent, xenophobic occultism.
and homophobic group. a. Punk b. Emos c. Gothics
a. Skinheads b. Emos c. Punks
13. They have an ideology anarchist,
2. They are young fans and lovers of anti-fascist, anti-imperialist and
the trend. anti-capitalist.
a. Geek b. Flogger c. Gangsta a. Heavies’ b. Emos c. Punk
3. They love the graffiti; they wear 14. They don't like the policy and they
wide, baggy clothing, caps and have anarquists ideas.
earrings. a. Heavies b. Hippies c. Emos
a. Punk b. Heavies c. Rappers
15. They are not dangerous to other
4. Generally they have shaved hair people, but maybe they are to
with a Mohawk or colored crest themselves.
which denotes social status. a. Punk b. Emos c. Gothics
a. Punk b. Heavies c. Rappers
16. They diverged into two groups:
5. They love death and everything the extreme right-wing and the
associated with obscurantism. extreme left-wing
a. Heavies b. Emos c. Gothics a. Skinheads’ b. Emos c. Punk
6. They wear black t-shirts with their 17. They practice open sexual
favorite music bands emblazoned relationships.
on them. a. Rappers b. Hippies c. Heavies
a. Skinheads’ b. Heavies c. Punk
18. They take the space subversively
7. They wear in black, with painted a. Rappers b. Geek c. Skate
lips and eyes, they look very
androgynous. 19. They share the same identity
a. Emos b. Heavies c. Rappers symbols, the same rules, the same
language, the same music……
8. Their ideology peace and love a. Emos b. Floggers c. Punks
a. Heavies b. Hippies c. Emos
20. They're capitalists and consumists.
9. They usually have their own They love the music 70’s
greetings and special handshakes a. Emos b. Heavies c. Posh
a. Gothics b. Punk c. Rappers
10. They wear slicked hair covering a

little part of the face.
a. Skinheads’ b. Emos c. Punk
11. They stay playing video game

a. Geek b. Flogger c. Gangsta

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