... the other Black experience
New to the Movement
Hello! I'm Talisha I also go by Tali Adina. It's nice to meet you good to see you kitto.
I'm new to the Afro-Punk movement. I've always loved music especially rock (though I don't know everything about it still don't) and I discovered Afro-Punk through listening to the band Elevator Fight (whom I'm a huge fan of now). I had never heard of it before and when I did I was like finally.
Let me tell you just a little about myself:
I grew up kinda sheltered from things-I grew up Christian only listening to gospel. It wasn't until we moved to Florida that I started listening to other music (for example I had never heard of TLC until I came to Florida) and eventually my family found out that we had Jewish roots, and we converted to Judaism.
I got made fun in school for being different for "acting white" because I liked to watch the X-games, listen to music that wasn't rap or r&b, watch anime, cartoons, read comics, dress differently, etc.
It took me a while to understand that I don't need to fit into any box that someone has made. I'm me and there's nothing wrong with that.
So I've found this site and I'm happy to be here. I'm still new at all of this so please bear with me as I'm learning about all the artists and all the other interesting things that fills the world of Afro-Punk.
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Permalink Reply by Compound Egret on -
Welcome. Enjoy yourself and post your opinions.
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Permalink Reply by PolarVibez on -
Welcome to the community. Yes, do post often and have fun here. Most of us have had similar backgrounds and whatnot but yeah, like you said it's perfectly fine to not fit into any boxes just because we're black.. I think all of us here agree on that at least. See you around.
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Permalink Reply by Tali Adina on -
Thank you for your replies! Tis much appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by Ralliebox on -
Yeah! What he said!
PolarVibez said:Welcome to the community. Yes, do post often and have fun here. Most of us have had similar backgrounds and whatnot but yeah, like you said it's perfectly fine to not fit into any boxes just because we're black.. I think all of us here agree on that at least. See you around.
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Permalink Reply by Bellemcky on -
Hey!
Welcome.
The title of this post intrigued me. Is Afropunk still a movement these days?
Then I looked for the answer within myself. I walk outside and look around, I hear (not listen, hear) mainstream music and view (not see) mainstream fashion, and I remember the oppressive and discriminatory attitudes of Black American community towards anyone who is too *different*.
And my answer is "Yes".
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