Gutter punk
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A gutter punk is a homeless or transient individual who displays a variety of specific physical traits and characteristics that often, but not always, are associated with the punk subculture.[1] Attributes may include unkempt dreadlocks, nose rings, mohawk hairstyles, low quality tattoos, or army-style clothing.[2]
In certain regions, gutter punks are notorious for panhandling and drug use, and facial tattoos[3][4] often displaying cardboard signs that make statements about their lifestyles.[3]
Gutter punks are generally characterized as being voluntarily unemployed; their unkempt appearance, smell, and lifestyle making them unsuitable for most forms of mainstream employment.[5]
[edit] See also
- The Decline of Western Civilization III: film about young homeless punks of Los Angeles in the late 90s
- Crusties
- Anarcho-punk
- Hitchhiking
- Hobo
- Punk subculture
- Panhandling
- Freighthopping
- Crust punk
- Squatting
- Street punk
- Squeegee man
- Refusal of work
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Ex-‘Gutter Punk' Tells All - The Daily Californian". Dailycal.org. http://www.dailycal.org/article/4030/ex-_gutter_punk_tells_all. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ John M. Glionna, There's not a lot of love in the Haight, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2007.
- ^ a b "Punks invade Williamsburg as heroin-addicted hobos set up shop in trendy Brooklyn neighborhood". Nydailynews.com. 2009-07-14. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/07/15/2009-07-15_hordes_of_hobos_set_up_shop_in_williamsburg_punks_invade_neighborhood.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "MAKING IT WORK; Runaway Girl - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1997-09-21. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/21/nyregion/making-it-work-runaway-girl.html?scp=5&sq=gutter%20punk&st=cse. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Morris, Alex (2008-06-22). "Summer Guide 2008 - A Night Out With the Punks of St. Marks Place - New York Magazine". Nymag.com. http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2008/48006/. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
