TikTok’s Punk Problem | Video Essay

In today's video essay we are looking at TikTok's impact on the punk movement. looking at creators such as TX2 and ZombiePunk and the fight for authenticity in the modern world. We discuss form over substance, eg looking like a punk but not actually holding the core values of a punk such as the DIY ethos. This is a current hot topic in the Punk scene young and old Punks clashing over what it means to be Punk.

In this video essay we will cover:
What is a Punk
How to be Punk
Punks back in the 1970's
TX2 and the punk movement
crust pants
shoe lace code
Punks on tiktok
Old vs new punks
punks and authenticity in the digital age
Yungblud and TX2/celebrities responsibilities to the punk scene


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