Problems with the punk community

Tw: r*pe mentions

The punk community is meant to be subversive, controversial, and about anarchy. I can only speak from what it was like being in the punk community in Brisbane but all I know is that there are several problems with the punk community. Many people join the punk community because of similar music taste, similar fashion, and because of the desire to be accepted by similar people. However, many punks misunderstand that being offensive means subverting the norm and instead engages in oppressive behaviour.

Racism

Many punks are anti-Nazi's and are against racism - they are up for punching fascists and rioting against racists until the racism is caused by their own friends. How many punks have engaged in cultural appropriation to some extent? Many. How many have called this out? Little to none. It is common to see punks at gigs wearing dreadlocks despite not being Black and many punks wear bindis despite not being Desi. So, you are all against racism until you have to alter your clothing choices? So, you are all against racism unless you have to actually stop using racial slurs? 

Homophobia and transphobia

Being in the punk scene, there are many people who support gay people but only specific types of gay people. There is still the problems of looking down on femme gay people and using trans people as the butt of the joke. Sure, some punks like to go against gender roles but there is a difference between wearing a skirt because you like it and wearing a skirt because trans women are a joke. Even in the punk scene, your pronouns are not always respected and there are many micro aggressions against trans people.

Misogyny and r*pe culture

There are a lot of older men in the scene that prey on younger girls and these men are never called out. They are like the missing stair - everyone knows they are misogynistic and literal r*pists but everyone tiptoes around them. No one wants to fix the problem. Punks are more concerned about what you wear and how many gigs you go to rather than the problem of r*pe culture and misogynists at large. 

The punk community needs to start fixing its internal problems and realise that being offensive means challenging privilege not revelling in it. Many punks claim they accept everybody but at the end of the day, they accept you if you are a cis het white person that achieves their ideas of punk cred.