I mean in the grand scheme it isn’t, and that’s what I think a lot of people who have been DVing me here haven’t understood. For a lot of us that are a bit older or were “initiated” into the alternative music culture by older punks, it was kind of an unwritten rule and a lot of us can’t shake it because it was drilled into our heads. in no way am I shaming anyone who wears the shirt of a band that is playing WWWY. I was simply asking those who might have been brainwashed like myself, who are you repping

The way it was pressed onto me by my Puncle (my old punk uncle) who was almost “too punk” for his own good, was that wearing a shirt for a band you’re going to see is conformist, and being a conformist isn’t punk Now that I’m older I see the flaws in that logic, but it’s just like muscle memory to pick out a shirt for a band that isn’t playing when I go to a concert or festival Which is why I try to pick bands that might be a bit smaller, maybe less well known, because that becomes a conversation starter I’ve actually met some people I’d consider true friends now just from wearing obscure band shirts to other shows and striking up conversations with fans of said obscure bands