People Who Wear 'Hawks and Intellectual Creativity (A Little Deep)
Warning.... Requires thought.
I've noticed of late that people who wear 'hawks tend to be more intellectually creative than the average person on the street. We seem to think, question, and analyze the world around us. Whether one agrees or disagrees, thoughtful (and I emphasize thoughtful) debate is good for our minds. Where would we be if Benjamen Frankilin or Thomas Jefferson hadn't questioned the status quo? I don't condone disrespect or nonsocial behaviour (harmful to other's property of being), but I do embrace always questioning the world around us.
I think that's why I'm proud to wear a 'hawk. I believe it symbolizes the great thinkers of the past, people such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, or more recently, Albert Einstein. If they were alive today, I'd bet my Tigers tickets that they'd be wearing 'hawks.
Keep 'hawked, and keep thinking.
I've noticed of late that people who wear 'hawks tend to be more intellectually creative than the average person on the street. We seem to think, question, and analyze the world around us. Whether one agrees or disagrees, thoughtful (and I emphasize thoughtful) debate is good for our minds. Where would we be if Benjamen Frankilin or Thomas Jefferson hadn't questioned the status quo? I don't condone disrespect or nonsocial behaviour (harmful to other's property of being), but I do embrace always questioning the world around us.
I think that's why I'm proud to wear a 'hawk. I believe it symbolizes the great thinkers of the past, people such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, or more recently, Albert Einstein. If they were alive today, I'd bet my Tigers tickets that they'd be wearing 'hawks.
Keep 'hawked, and keep thinking.
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Permalink Reply by Giant Mohawk Man on
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Betting your Tigers tickets? Wow really putting your heart where your mind is.
Funny, you should write this, I just saw something the other day talking about this as well. It keeps reminding me of an article I want to write about the two sides of the mohawk, and how it could be built to represent a dichotomy of self, yet when displayed with confidence coexists as a powerful combination.
Keep thinking my friend.
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Permalink Reply by Bob on
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I'll never stop thinking, and hopefully learning. The older I get, the more I realize how much I don't know. Probably will continue to think even in the afterlife, whatever that may be.
I do agree that the only way to wear a 'hawk is with confidence, not 'attitude'. Excellent choice of of words.
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Permalink Reply by Dreggas on
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I would have to agree though it's not surprising. If you look at society most of the really creative types have their "quirks" (I don't mean that to be derogatory) either internally, or in many cases externally. In the case of people with 'hawks, it's just another manifestation of self-expression and really, liberation.
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Permalink Reply by Sonic Architect on
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I am not so sure I can make this absolute connection.
I think most who have mohawks have more potential to think a bit straighter and outside the norm of the quo.but I think that a lot of people who have mohawks identify with the punk rock culture which is currently a wasteland for thought. A lot of teenagers who want to "rebel" and see The Casualties with 2 foot hair and they get attached to that.
While I suppose that is not that bad as it may be a start to seeing things differently and thinking differently, but they end up getting consumed in the whole punk game. They try to be more punk than everyone else. Grow your hawk longer, spend 80 dollars on pants and do it constantly and fuel the cycle of exploitation that is prevalent in the counter-cultures these days.
Surely we all have these traits somewhat but there must come a point when you realize that you are fueling it and decide to not buy into it as much.
So, I think what I am trying to say may be that a lot of people let the mohawk (or fashion) define them rather than their intellectual thoughts, ideas, and such.
Surely not all and surely there is nit picking on both sides. So many anarchists talk shit about people like myself who look like a "punk" who SURELY can't know shit about radicalism because it is only a trend for me because I heard Anarchy In the UK or I Believe In Anarchy. It's silly really that others will instantly write people off like that on either side of the line.
maybe if we all quit doing that kind of petty shit, we would not be in the shit storm we have in this world right now.
/rant
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There will always be so-called "Purists".
It's the same in the Goth community, who's really goth, who's more goth, who's not. It extends to fashion trends and other garbage. To me, everyone needs to start somewhere. I started with the whole hot-topic thing and the Crow (I admit it LOL) but as I became more enmeshed in the culture and the scene I began to think differently and find my "people".
While there are definitely poseurs who get into it to be trendy, there are a lot who go down those roads for all the right reasons. Many of those who start out on the "trendy" side either wash out and move on to the next fad or realize there is more to it than just the trend.
Fortunately I learned really young that it's more important to be who you are than to just go with the flow. Probably one of the reasons I am the only person in my company rocking a hawk.
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I may be the only one in the professional ranks at Ford North America rockin' a hawk....
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LOL,
yeah I am the only professional in a financial services company rockin a hawk. Though I work in IT and such so it's not AS big a deal as it would be if I were a suit.
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Yeah man I totally agree with you. It ends up being the pissing match in any community or scene be it punks, goths, noise people, post rockers, or even the "normal" people. There is always some gripe consuming it which is a shame because there is so much potential in that stuff. Not so much meaning the "normal" kids because they typically create everything in the subcultures with their abuses etc and it is too bad that a lot involved in a subculture cant shake the really is horrible about the "normal" cliques which is the ego and always wanting to be right or better.
But yeah I agree. You see punks come in all of a sudden at a show with their mohawk and studs and sometimes not even a few months later the kid is gone. In my area since I started going to the shows a lot back in like 2004, I don't think there is more than 5 kids who are still going to the shows and sadly, that number may be an over estimate. It sucks but it certainly illustrates what you said with the trendy thing. They try on trends like a pair of jeans in a store and try to find what fits them. Maybe that is just the nature of people and we shouldn't get hung on it but then again when a kid is around for a year or so, maybe 2 or more and then just drops out. I don't know...
anyway...appologies if I just rambled nonsensically =p
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Permalink Reply by Alex on
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ya but thats why there is not many good punk bands anymore alot of the newage punks just think its about hair and leather not about the social and political fuck ups there are
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I agree with you to a certain point that many think its about the hair and stuff but there is still a lot of good punk music coming out. Even from bands who have "the punk look." The Restarts for example have the punk look but have very socially aware lyrics and I don't think have written many songs about fashion or being drunk.
I think a lot of the culprits are bands on labels like Punkcore and Charged who are often having that look and a more accessible sound that gets kids attention more than the lyrics. Sadly I think as well is the fact that a lot of people in this day and age are not even reading the lyrics except to be able to sing along and be cool and not actually thinking about them =(
If you want more bands that are into the political aspect and don't give a fuck about talking fashion in their lyrics, start exploring the crust stuff if you have not already. Plenty of heavy, fast, pissed off socially active bands that not only talk about radical ideas but actually get active in events/protests/direct action stuff.
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Permalink Reply by Jack on
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My thoughts are too long to stick in here. Theres a whole new blog on conformity and power on my profile, sums up my thoughts.
Personally, I think the willingness to remove yourself from 'acceptable' culture by wearing a 'hawk requires some thought surrounding the world, society, and conformity.
Remember, the early punk scene was a literary environment, in which new concepts surrounding nonconformity were developed... The music was borne from that, not vice versa
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Permalink Reply by Mark Janes on
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Hmm. Mohawk+intellectual creativity. I never considered that. The sheer level of creativity and artistic ability employed in shaping and coloring the Mohawks I've seen here is impressive. The other thing I've noticed about Mohawks and those who wear them is that many have overcome some form of trauma and/or other obstacles in their life. It might be that simply having the mindset willing to wear hair in a Mohawk- a haircut radically different from almost any other (military 'high 'n tight' comes close) predisposes one to re-evaluate the world. The Founding Fathers might have had Mohawks were it not for the history: one of the dark myths about the Mohicans is how they allegedly fought for the British during the Revolution; as for Albert Einstein, the main reason he'd probably have never done one is that it'd take too much time to care for, but his heart would've been with the Mohawked punks protesting all the evil crap out there.
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