An Essay On The Authentic…

by Jack

February 11, 2009 at 9:34 am
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… in AltPorn (via Fleshbot [NSFW]).

All alternative subcultures are inherently interested in the notion of authenticity, and particularly in determining that which constitutes genuine membership into the group. Maintaining authenticity is a crucial part of how subcultures survive. Because subcultures are groups that are in part defined by their opposition to the mainstream, they are innately concerned with the “authentic” or original moment of resistance. Members of the altporn community are just as interested in the notion of genuine membership as the subcultures they depict.

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  1. Jared

    on February 12, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    I changed your link to one that I believe is safe for work.

    This is some of the best journalism I’ve read for a while. The article also contains a succinct analysis of hipsterism. The author is definitely putting their undergraduate in Sociology to good work…

  2. Jack

    on February 12, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    Oh, I marked that link NSFW because our definitions are different. I figured the prose in the opening graph was enough to fry the erotic mind of the average employee monitor.