A punk stops during a gay pride parade to allow a mesmerized child to touch his jacket spikes.
I lost control about reblogging this picture.
and this is the perfect “fuck you” to people who stereotype people like this.
literally one of my favourite pictures ever
nothing more punk than letting small children touch your clothes spikes or hair spikes
If you think punks would miss the opportunity to be a good fucking human to kids you don’t know much about punks
Being nice to kids is literally the number one punk activity
THIS IS THE SAME DUDE
BITCH NO WAYYYY
I have a vivid memory of being about 14 and seeing a hardcore punk walking down the street in a busy shopping district with a tiny white kitten tucked in his leather jacket. That’s goals.
one of my favorite memories is my first punk show and how welcoming and friendly everyone was. I was 9 and my brother brought me and people were putting me on their shoulders and telling me about where they got their clothes or how much a little punk I was.
I love punk culture because from the outside it looks aggressive and harsh. But once you realize that’s just their armour and that they are kinder and more proactive about human rights than the “nice” looking people you get comfort from their presence.
Not all things that look aggressive are aggressive. Not all things that look safe are safe.
Punk is safe BECAUSE it is aggressive. Punk - when done right - kicks out fascists and rapists, defends communities, fights injustice. All of which require aggression.
This reminded me of, of all things, this quote from the Chronicles of Narnia, from Mr. Beaver referring to Aslan: “Safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good.”
I’ve always loved it. It does feel rather punk.
It is the same thing with Bikers because Bikers are another form of Punk. That’s why there is Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA). Which is a bunch of this big dudes (I use it as a collective term sorry if it offends someone) letting this kids climb all over them or having the kids sit in there laps while braiding there hair and doing anything to make the kids comfortable with people again before escorting them to court against there abusers. Be Punk is about giving out kindness most of us were denied.
^^^ ALL OF THIS
