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If I remember rightly in the UK in the 70s there was a subculture called Skinheads. It was similar to early Punk with big boots and leather jackets but having a shaved head was a big part of it. So was reggae music. They loved the reggae.
Gradually, however, Skinhead culture became political in a way that has nothing to do with reggae music. Before long Skinheads were violent white supremacists.
Point is I assume at some stage in that transition there must have been Skinheads that were far enough along politically to be White Nationalists but still retain the original love for the reggae. So I don't think it would be that far fetched to assume some of them might have had a go at making a song or two.
Would it be any good? Probably not. Will I be looking for it? No. If it was on the radio right now would I listen to it? Again, no. But does it exist somewhere out there? I believe it probably does!
This why skinheads aren't allowed in Mohawk Town.
From what Ive heard, neo Nazi's coopted the Skin scene, and lots of people are still very angry about it
SHARPs are Skin Heads Against Racist People. they want to get back to the origins of the skinhead movement, which ironically has its roots in acting in solidarity with Black coworkers on a labor force against racism. back in the late 60s and early 70s, bosses would make their Black employees shave their heads as "a safety measure" either agailst lice or getting caught in factory equipment. meanwhile their white counterparts were allowed to maintain their hairstyles. if you know anything about the history of genocide, you know shaving heads is part of dehumanization. so some white working people started shaving their heads to communicate with their black coworkers "i am you, and you are me. we are human, and we are together"
this became such a common act of labor solidarity that the racist origins of the bosses shaving heads was lost. so by the late 70s you had white people shaving their heads in solidarity with labor, but without any notion that this solidarity extended across racial bounds. it wasn't long after that you see the british Labour party shift from being a leftist party to being a fascist-lite party
yeah thats where the red laces or suspenders came from. Still some skins around that are true to the old way, but its not really known in popculture.
There's a documentary about this on YouTube. The skinheads used to wear sweaters and dance to reggae
Or did they naturally recline
Did they ever do skinhead ska?
Have you seen This Is England?