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How bad were Dorian Yate's Tattoo's?
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anabolic24/7
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Dorian has said that he regrets the tatoo's. It was something he did as a kid that he wished he had to do over.
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Surely not.
PS: I am not being judgemental of his tatoo's.. I know in interviews he said he regretted them.. but I think they gave a very bad impression because skinheads had long since changed from their MOD/SKA Specials, Desmond Decker roots to moronic violent nazi punk fans.
The National Front for example has a strong skinhead element. I think Dorians tatoo's made the man appear unsavoury.
Surely not.
PS: I am not being judgemental of his tatoo's.. I know in interviews he said he regretted them.. but I think they gave a very bad impression because skinheads had long since changed from their MOD/SKA Specials, Desmond Decker roots to moronic violent nazi punk fans.
The National Front for example has a strong skinhead element. I think Dorians tatoo's made the man appear unsavoury.
anabolic24/7
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LOL. Dorian was an unsavory character as a youth, he has never tried to hide that fact. He was in trouble with the law, a juvenile delinquent. The past is the past, let it be. I'm out of here, this is a chat board topic.
Yes Dorian did have a Skins tat. However, it is important to understand the difference between the Oi! skins(the original skinheads) and the Neo-Nazi Skins in the US.
It is also important to understand that England still has a Caste System (a social ridgid structure, where it is virtually impossible to move up the socio-economic ladder). In the early 70's England began to allow more immagration from India, and most that immagrated were taking jobs typically held by working class Brits. The younger working class kids resented the British governments allowing the increased level of immigration, and from this sprang Oi!, a working class movement. There was little actual racism is the beginning. Actually the skinhead look, was borrowed from the Jamacan Rude Boys( who shaved their heads clean) that frequented the same clubs, listening to blues and ska.
It wasn't until much later that racism began to show it's head, and it was fairly limited in the beginnning to recent immigrants. Later as it began to split into factions, the most noticable group was the National Front (who were/are Neo-Nazis), whos outright racism and tactics were easily exploited by Englands media, which is more sensationalized than the media here generally is.
Was Dorian a racist - maybe. But in the socio-economic climate of the 70's and 80's in England it more understandable that such sentiment would spring out of fear for ones livelyhood, and future.
The Neo-Nazi skinheads in the US have nothing in common with the Oi! movement, except the bald head!!
It is also important to understand that England still has a Caste System (a social ridgid structure, where it is virtually impossible to move up the socio-economic ladder). In the early 70's England began to allow more immagration from India, and most that immagrated were taking jobs typically held by working class Brits. The younger working class kids resented the British governments allowing the increased level of immigration, and from this sprang Oi!, a working class movement. There was little actual racism is the beginning. Actually the skinhead look, was borrowed from the Jamacan Rude Boys( who shaved their heads clean) that frequented the same clubs, listening to blues and ska.
It wasn't until much later that racism began to show it's head, and it was fairly limited in the beginnning to recent immigrants. Later as it began to split into factions, the most noticable group was the National Front (who were/are Neo-Nazis), whos outright racism and tactics were easily exploited by Englands media, which is more sensationalized than the media here generally is.
Was Dorian a racist - maybe. But in the socio-economic climate of the 70's and 80's in England it more understandable that such sentiment would spring out of fear for ones livelyhood, and future.
The Neo-Nazi skinheads in the US have nothing in common with the Oi! movement, except the bald head!!
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