Say what you want about predominant modern culture, it isn't everyone's bag. Some people appreciate [[MistakenForSubculture things that skew differently than the cultural norm]]. Other people, like younger generations, can't seem to find a role in the [[GoodOldWays culture of past generations]], and so set out to [[ForcedMeme create their own]]. Still others latch on to a new development and try to build it into something big, something that may one day reshape the norm. This is how a subculture is created.

On the other hand, some people ''[[IJustWantToBeNormal want]]'' [[IJustWantToBeNormal to be normal]] and won't understand why others would purse something else. [[FanHater They]] argue the problem can't be that it just doesn't work for those people; no, there must be something [[CityOfWeirdos weird]], [[SnarkBait laughable]], or even [[FreakyFashionMildMind dangerous]] about those people. This meme then gets reused by [[MoralGuardians the media]], in the form of [[YouCanPanicNow investigative reports]] and [[SubcultureOfTheWeek special episodes]].

As [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2007/07/sdcc-07-wonderland-monkey-and-boing.html screenwriter John Rogers]] paraphrases: "Anyone who decides to poke their head out of the cultural world of the CBS primetime line-up is a sad, basement-dwelling loner screaming into his ''Hello Kitty'' pillow as crackling dubs of the original ''Spider-Man'' cartoon flicker on his television." This may be corrected or subverted on occasion, but it's safe to say that any hobby or subgroup that is not understood by the mainstream media will be butchered, [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer one way]] or [[TotallyRadical another]]. Just look at the number of news stories which cover comic book conventions, that include at least one photo of a fat man in an ill-fitting spandex costume.

Just look at how many times school shootings are [[NewMediaAreEvil linked]] to [[MurderSimulators violent video games]] or [[TheNewRockAndRoll music]], instead of the fact that the shooters were likely victims of [[TheBully bullying]]. The historical acceptance of [[WarForFunAndProfit war efforts]] and rejection of [[ActualPacifist peace]] [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement movements]] makes this even more ridiculous.

This page serves to both provide accurate info on subcultures while demonstrating the ways in which subcultures are portrayed in the media, both accurately and otherwise. Some subcultures have their own UsefulNotes topics to elaborate upon their histories, many aspects, and other things that are usually missed out on by the media. We won't list them all, because [[http://xkcd.com/1095/ human cultures nest fractally.]]

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!!Some specific subcultures & their telltale tropes:

'''Bikers'''
* AllBikersAreHellsAngels
* BadassBiker

'''UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}'''
* TooKinkyToTorture

'''Emos'''
* {{Emo}}
* EmoTeen

'''Furries'''
* FurryFandom

'''[[UsefulNotes/{{Homosexual}} LG]][[UsefulNotes/{{Bisexual}} B]][[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} T]] Individuals'''
* DragQueen
* QueerAsTropes
* {{Transsexual}}
* {{Transvestite}}

'''Geeks and Nerds'''
* {{Geek}} & {{Nerd}}
* HollywoodNerd
* PacManFever

'''Goths'''
* {{Goth}}
* PerkyGoth

'''Hackers'''
* HollywoodHacking
* PlayfulHacker
* TheCracker

'''Hippies'''
* GranolaGirl
* NewAgeRetroHippie

'''Hipsters, Beatnicks, and Bohemians'''
* BourgeoisBohemian
* {{Beatnik}}
* {{Hipster}}

'''UsefulNotes/LolitaFashion'''
* AgeInappropriateDress
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel
* CostumePorn
* FairytaleWeddingDress
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit
* NiceHat
* OfCorsetsSexy
* PimpedOutDress


'''[[UsefulNotes/{{Nudism}} Nudists]]'''
* NakedPeopleAreFunny

'''UsefulNotes/{{Otherkin}}'''
* ChangelingTale
* OurMonstersAreDifferent
* OurVampiresAreDifferent

'''UsefulNotes/{{Punk}}s'''
* TheQuincyPunk

'''VisualKei'''
* {{Angst}}, which is sometimes seen as {{Narm}} or {{Wangst}}
* AmbiguousGender
* AnimeHair
* {{Bifauxnen}}
* {{Bishonen}}
* {{Biseinen}}
* BiTheWay
* CampGay
* CampStraight
* DudeLooksLikeALady
* EightiesHair
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* RefugeInAudacity
* WholesomeCrossdresser
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

'''Skate-/Snow-/Surf-boarders'''
* CoolBoard
* ImplausibleBoardingSkills
* SkateHeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth
* SurferDude

'''UsefulNotes/{{Skinheads}}'''
* BaldOfAwesome
* ImportantHaircut

'''Vegetarians and vegans'''
* AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou
* StockYuck

'''Video Gamers'''
* PacManFever
* UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000
* HollywoodGameDesign, in the case of {{Ascended Fanboy}}s

'''Yuppies'''
* LonelyRichKid
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense
* UpperClassTwit
* UpperClassWit

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