Accused of being well off?

I dunno if anyone else has this issue where they are, but where I am we have a lot of people accusing our group of punks of being the "rich punks"

I'm not entirely sure where this assumption came from.

We work for every dime we get. We all have minimum wage jobs.

If we have something nice we either made it, or worked to get it.

We're not getting hand outs.

We're not being supplied by mom and dad.

It just doesnt make sense.

Most of the time, we ignore it, but it still baffles me endlessly.

Any opinions/similar stories?

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Permalink Reply by Cut A Bitch on October 25, 2011 at 8:18pm

Tasha, you're contradicting yourself. You say it doesn't matter whether or not someone has money/nice things because thats not what punk is about.......then why do you care if people mistake you for a rich punk? Who cares whether or not people think you have money? Its not like they're mistaking you for a Nazi or something.....they're just putting you in the wrong tax bracket. So what?

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Permalink Reply by Tasha Poison on October 31, 2011 at 4:06pm

It's not that I necessarilly care if people mistake me for rich or not. That I don't give a fuck about. What I don't understand is why it's used, and considered, as a valid insult.

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Permalink Reply by Patches on December 1, 2011 at 8:30pm

Today my sister and I were talking and she mentioned that she felt that I resented her because she makes more money than me and just bought a car. I simply replied telling her that I wish her the best and that she worked for all she has. She went to school for 6 years and is now very fortunate. I come from a low income family and wish that on no one. Just because I was raised without much doesn't mean I don't strive to do better. I may have more than some people but that doesn't change the way I feel about life and nor should it. Point is if you can't accept others for who they are and treat them equally you should take a hard look in the mirror and make sure you are still a "real punk"

Furthermore, I would like to thank anybody who made it through this :)

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Permalink Reply by Kidd Kiwi on December 2, 2011 at 12:13am

What baffles me is street kids who actually got nice homes to go back to when they can whenever they want.

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Permalink Reply by Patches on December 2, 2011 at 1:38am

Yeah, but in my experience sometimes you are better off on the streets.

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Permalink Reply by Kidd Kiwi on December 2, 2011 at 1:36pm

If I'm given the chance to stay home, save money for school and not have to pay rent, then fuck yeah. Living on the streets blows hard, fun at times and responsibility free is awesome. But I'd rather have home cooked foods then eating out of a garbage bin any time. I'd rather see the house cat die then friends ODing on drugs, a bed rather then a dingy alley... And getting lice sucks!

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Permalink Reply by Patches on December 5, 2011 at 12:37am

It depends on the individuals home environment I suppose but you do raise a few very fair points

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Permalink Reply by GRINDCORE BASTARD on December 15, 2011 at 6:02pm

Honestly, since when is having nice things an insult? Why even bother paying any mind when a person says so?

I come from a lower class background and have been working my way through school not only to gain an education but to provide a better means of living for myself. Having a roof to be under, amenities and the things you desire is a privilege many people seek after. I want to be able to get the 59 Edsel I've been drooling over and have a day where I can pay the bills with something actually left over. Personally, I take no heed to any comments like that. What I'm doing, and I'm sure many others are, isn't about being punk or not but enhancing individual wellbeing and livelihood.

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Permalink Reply by martza on December 16, 2011 at 12:45pm

rich or poor, nice things or shitty, new clothes or homemade hand me downs its how much you appreciate what you have and not the quality of the material and not what it defines you as, but how you define yourself.

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Permalink Reply by freak27 on December 17, 2011 at 2:08am

I believe they are referring to the kids who buy the look more than live it

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Permalink Reply by Learntoenjoylosing on January 27, 2012 at 2:08am

I've been desperately trying to get the punks to realize that being rich is not a bad thing. It all comes from the John Bender breakfast club mentality... if you're more poor, then you're cooler.. most of the gutterpunk wannabes are just as spoiled as any other college kid. It's not cool to be a bum drinkin' 40oz that somebody else put out cigarette butts in.. but don't tell that to some of the crusty punks. I thought poor derelicts pretending to be rich with their cellphones was bad, but it's worse when some douche-tool acts like he's downtrodden. It's all bullshit.

being a commie is not cool

being a drunk that lives on welfare is not cool

being a dope addict squatter is not cool

Yeah, gettin' everything handed to you by mommy and daddy is pretty lame.. no doubt.. but having money is fuckin' awesome. I was punk since the old loft days back when I was 15.. spent my time on the streets, which sucked horribly. It's nothing to glorify. I love having my own screen printing operation, my own house, my own car, a big back yard with a horseshoe pit, my DIY grill, and a place for the dogs to run around..not to mention an entire separate fridge just for my beer (expensive good beer too). Hard work makes the beer taste better.

If anybody ever questions my wealth I tell them that it is merely a side-affect of being a champion of your own destiny, someone who's vision and intellect precludes him from living a degenerate life of poverty. I worked, moved up in life, *shrugs* fuck the peasants. I'll kick 'em out of my house if they start up on that pseudo poor kid horseshit. Seriously, nobody wants to hear how poor you are.