SKINHEAD / NEONAZIS

Mention the group skinheads for many people is synonymous with racism and violence as a consequence of this racism. It is well known incidents of violence that have arisen between skinheads and minority groups as African Americans, Jews, Latinos and other non-white races. It is tempting to draw conclusions as "simply are a few unfortunate", "have always been and always will be," and countless other negative adjectives to mention them all would have to close several "sites" in Tripod. Since many of the members of this movement are characterized by rampant racism that sometimes go to extremes. However, not all who call themselves skinheads are racist. Shocking, right? So what happened?, Why are so few of them?. All these responses begin almost 30 years ago.

The skinhead movement arose in England for 1969. To this date appears in this nation a boom in music Ska, gender introduced to this country by the Jamaican (many of them black). Immigration from the Antilles of many of these Jamaicans, gave them two things: black friends and new styles of music (Ska, rocsteady, reggae) in the ballrooms. Many of those attending these Ska ballrooms were characterized by aggressive behavior, excessive consumption of beer and promiscuous sexual behavior. In the beginning, were simply bands urban working class neighborhoods, where there were people of color generally, who shared his taste for this new genre. Among the followers of this fashion youth young people were working in the ports of England, which were characterized by dress code jeans, thick jackets, boots, wide and skinheads This type of dress became the favorite dress of skinheads. Shaved head, in reference to blacks, steel-toed boots and suspenders, referring to the workers. It should be noted that this type of clothing does not come about fashion for the people who originally dressed this way but security requirements at the ports where work is required it. Unconscionable drinks beer with the aggressiveness that comes from this is what gave rise to what at the time began to call Skinheads. Many of these "skinheads" were related to the Jamaicans without being "infected themselves or the white race."

Like all youth, in many cases arose quarrels between this group and others on issues of territory. Many times these quarrels were with people of Pakistani origin. Many of these quarrels rather than by race, sprang up defenses problems territories or skirts. Perhaps what has given the racist tone of this movement were the immigrations that come after the 1969 people of Pakistan and Hindus to German territories. Within the Skinheads were young whose patriotism leads them to make unreasonable threats and acts of violence, although not representing the "ideal" skinheads, if you created the stigma of racist and extremist as they have in today. Currently, there are 2 types of skinheads, skinhead cigars, calling themselves the descendants of the 1969 skinheads and Neo-Nazi skinheads to be the focus of this work.

A skinhead can be a girl who likes this scene and feel comfortable in it. They are not a tribe but a "youth culture." There is no foolproof way to recognize a skin or belong to the scene, but the people who compose share some tastes, no one imposed on them and they are the ones that give a uniform image. Today we see only the word skinhead linked to physical attacks and neo-Nazi groups. But traditionally outside the media, the real skins have always been exempt from these racist and xenophobic attitudes.