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	[26 Jun 2008\|04:23pm]
The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young. GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed. The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFEtm campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution Fill out the survey at: www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student. While we greatly appreciate the interest taken in GENIUS by students, staff and faculty at academic institutions outside of the United States, at this time GENIUS is only able to track schools based in the United States.
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[26 Jun 2008|04:23pm]

The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young. GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed. The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFEtm campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution Fill out the survey at: www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student. While we greatly appreciate the interest taken in GENIUS by students, staff and faculty at academic institutions outside of the United States, at this time GENIUS is only able to track schools based in the United States.

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Get your rant published!	[13 Sep 2007\|01:56pm]
I am writing on behalf of the AAYP - the American Association of Young People - a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization designed to provide young Americans under 40 products and services that are relevant to them and their future. Our mission is to develop a strong membership base from the 170 million Americans under 40 and use that membership to leverage more economic and political power for dealing with corporations and Congress on behalf of American youth. ( Read more, get published!Collapse )Yeeeeeeah, stick it to the man
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Get your rant published!

[13 Sep 2007|01:56pm]

I am writing on behalf of the AAYP - the American Association of Young People - a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization designed to provide young Americans under 40 products and services that are relevant to them and their future. Our mission is to develop a strong membership base from the 170 million Americans under 40 and use that membership to leverage more economic and political power for dealing with corporations and Congress on behalf of American youth. **( Read more, get published!Collapse )**Yeeeeeeah, stick it to the man

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	[26 Apr 2006\|08:26pm]
[ mood \| awake ] Hey , all you bitter young punx. I hope you are having a rad day. Just wanted to say for those that live in England that on May Day there is a FREE concert taking place in London. It's against racism and anything nazi like. Anti-Flag and Mick Jones will be there.
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	[07 Aug 2005\|09:03am]
DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO'S ANY KIND OF VET?DO YOU/THEY LIKE TO RANT?DO YOU/THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN PUNK, METAL, HARDCORE, EMO, SCREAMO, OR WHATEVER KIDS ARE CALLING YOUR "SCENE" THESE DAYS?IF SO, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEW COMMUNITY http://www.livejournal.com/community/hardcore_vets/WE WILL NOT JUDGE YOUWE ARE NOT POLITICALLY CORRECTWE ARE NOT STRAIGHTEDGEAND WE HATE THE SYSTEM
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Promotions?	[12 Jul 2005\|08:40pm]
Hey, look! Pointless fucking promotionI was invited to these guys and now I'm promoting for shits and giggles! I don't care what the fuck you do!Blessed Be,~Cercris~
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Hello.	[05 Jul 2005\|08:29pm]
[ mood \| bored ] Hey kids, I just joined. My name's Rachel. I live in NY. I love punk music, but I also enjoy jazz, ska, and some glam rock on occasion. I like to bitch about stuff, so I'll probably be around randomly whining about something. Ciao.
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	[16 Apr 2005\|09:55am]
Here's more good info passed down the line....Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to 3.00agallonbythesummeranditmightgohigher!!Wantgasolinepricestocomedown?Weneedtotakesomeintelligent,unitedaction.PhillipHollsworth,offeredthisgoodidea:ThismakesMUCHMORESENSEthanthe"don′tbuygasonacertainday"campaignthatwasgoingaroundlastAprilorMay!Theoilcompaniesjustlaughedatthatbecausetheyknewwewouldn′tcontinueto"hurt"ourselvesbyrefusingtobuygas.Itwasmoreofaninconveniencetousthanitwasaproblemforthem.BUT,whoeverthoughtofthisidea,hascomeupwithaplanthatcanrreallywork.Pleasereaditandjoinwithus!Bynowyou′reprobablythinkinggasolinepricedatabout3.00 agallon by the summer and it might go higher!!Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.Phillip Hollsworth, offered this good idea: This makes MUCH MORESENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign thatwas going around last April or May! The oil companies justlaughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continueto "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of aninconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. BUT,whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can rreally work.Please read it and join with us! By now you're probably thinkinggasoline priced at about 3.00agallonbythesummeranditmightgohigher!!Wantgasolinepricestocomedown?Weneedtotakesomeintelligent,unitedaction.PhillipHollsworth,offeredthisgoodidea:ThismakesMUCHMORESENSEthanthe"don′tbuygasonacertainday"campaignthatwasgoingaroundlastAprilorMay!Theoilcompaniesjustlaughedatthatbecausetheyknewwewouldn′tcontinueto"hurt"ourselvesbyrefusingtobuygas.Itwasmoreofaninconveniencetousthanitwasaproblemforthem.BUT,whoeverthoughtofthisidea,hascomeupwithaplanthatcanrreallywork.Pleasereaditandjoinwithus!Bynowyou′reprobablythinkinggasolinepricedatabout1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently 2.56forregularunleadedinmytown.NowthattheoilcompaniesandtheOPECnationshaveconditionedustothinkthatthecost!ofagallonofgasisCHEAPat2.56 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost! of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at 2.56forregularunleadedinmytown.NowthattheoilcompaniesandtheOPECnationshaveconditionedustothinkthatthecost!ofagallonofgasisCHEAPat1.50- 1.75,weneedtotakeaggressiveactiontoteachthemthatBUYERScontrolthemarketplace....notsellers.Withthepriceofgasolinegoingupmoreeachday,weconsumersneedtotakeaction.Theonlywaywearegoingtoseethepriceofgascomedownisifwehitsomeoneinthepocketbookbynotpurchasingtheirgas!AndwecandothatWITHOUThurtingourselves.How?Sinceweallrelyonourcars,wecan′tjuststopbuyinggas.ButweCANhaveanimpactongaspricesifweallacttogethertoforceapricewar.Here′stheidea:Fortherestofthisyear,DON′TpurchaseANYgasolinefromthetwobiggestcompanies(whichnowareone),EXXONandMOBIL.Iftheyarenotsellinganygas,theywillbeinclinedtoreducetheirprices.Iftheyreducetheirprices,theothercompanieswillhavetofollowsuit.Buttohaveanimpact,weneedtoreachliterallymillionsofExxonandMobilgasbuyers.It′sreallysimpletodo!!Now,don′twhimpoutonmeatthispoint...keepreadingandI′llexplainhowsimpleitistoreachmillionsofpeople!!Iamsendingthisnotetoaboutthirtypeople.Ifeachofyousendittoatleasttenmore(30x10=300)...andthose300sendittoatleasttenmore(300x10=3,000)...andsoon,bythetimethemessagereachesthesixthgenerationofpeople,wewillhavereachedoverTHREEMILLIONconsumers.Ifthosethreemilliongetexcitedand!passthisontotenfriendseach,then30millionpeoplewillhavebeencontacted!Ifitgoesonelevelfurther,youguessedit.....THREEHUNDREDMILLIONPEOPLE!!!Again,allYouhavetodoissendthisto10people.That′sall.(Ifyoudon′tunderstandhowwecanreach300millionandallyouhavetodoissendthisto10people....Well,let′sfaceit,youjustaren′tamathematician.ButIam...sotrustmeonthisone.)Howlongwouldallthattake?Ifeachofussendsthise−mailouttotenmorepeoplewithinonedayofreceipt,all300MILLIONpeoplecouldconceivablybecontactedwithinthenext8days!!!I′llbetyoudidn′tthinkyouandIhadthatmuchpotential,didyou!Actingtogetherwecanmakeadifference.Ifthismakessensetoyou,pleasepassthismessageon.PLEASEHOLDOUTUNTILTHEYLOWERTHEIRPRICESTOTHE1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace....not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANYgasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the messagereaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers. If those three million get excited and ! pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (Ifyou don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am ... so trust me on this one.)How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a difference.If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 1.75,weneedtotakeaggressiveactiontoteachthemthatBUYERScontrolthemarketplace....notsellers.Withthepriceofgasolinegoingupmoreeachday,weconsumersneedtotakeaction.Theonlywaywearegoingtoseethepriceofgascomedownisifwehitsomeoneinthepocketbookbynotpurchasingtheirgas!AndwecandothatWITHOUThurtingourselves.How?Sinceweallrelyonourcars,wecan′tjuststopbuyinggas.ButweCANhaveanimpactongaspricesifweallacttogethertoforceapricewar.Here′stheidea:Fortherestofthisyear,DON′TpurchaseANYgasolinefromthetwobiggestcompanies(whichnowareone),EXXONandMOBIL.Iftheyarenotsellinganygas,theywillbeinclinedtoreducetheirprices.Iftheyreducetheirprices,theothercompanieswillhavetofollowsuit.Buttohaveanimpact,weneedtoreachliterallymillionsofExxonandMobilgasbuyers.It′sreallysimpletodo!!Now,don′twhimpoutonmeatthispoint...keepreadingandI′llexplainhowsimpleitistoreachmillionsofpeople!!Iamsendingthisnotetoaboutthirtypeople.Ifeachofyousendittoatleasttenmore(30x10=300)...andthose300sendittoatleasttenmore(300x10=3,000)...andsoon,bythetimethemessagereachesthesixthgenerationofpeople,wewillhavereachedoverTHREEMILLIONconsumers.Ifthosethreemilliongetexcitedand!passthisontotenfriendseach,then30millionpeoplewillhavebeencontacted!Ifitgoesonelevelfurther,youguessedit.....THREEHUNDREDMILLIONPEOPLE!!!Again,allYouhavetodoissendthisto10people.That′sall.(Ifyoudon′tunderstandhowwecanreach300millionandallyouhavetodoissendthisto10people....Well,let′sfaceit,youjustaren′tamathematician.ButIam...sotrustmeonthisone.)Howlongwouldallthattake?Ifeachofussendsthise−mailouttotenmorepeoplewithinonedayofreceipt,all300MILLIONpeoplecouldconceivablybecontactedwithinthenext8days!!!I′llbetyoudidn′tthinkyouandIhadthatmuchpotential,didyou!Actingtogetherwecanmakeadifference.Ifthismakessensetoyou,pleasepassthismessageon.PLEASEHOLDOUTUNTILTHEYLOWERTHEIRPRICESTOTHE1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator
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[16 Apr 2005|09:55am]

Here's more good info passed down the line....Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to 3.00agallonbythesummeranditmightgohigher!!Wantgasolinepricestocomedown?Weneedtotakesomeintelligent,unitedaction.PhillipHollsworth,offeredthisgoodidea:ThismakesMUCHMORESENSEthanthe"don′tbuygasonacertainday"campaignthatwasgoingaroundlastAprilorMay!Theoilcompaniesjustlaughedatthatbecausetheyknewwewouldn′tcontinueto"hurt"ourselvesbyrefusingtobuygas.Itwasmoreofaninconveniencetousthanitwasaproblemforthem.BUT,whoeverthoughtofthisidea,hascomeupwithaplanthatcanrreallywork.Pleasereaditandjoinwithus!Bynowyou′reprobablythinkinggasolinepricedatabout3.00 agallon by the summer and it might go higher!!Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.Phillip Hollsworth, offered this good idea: This makes MUCH MORESENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign thatwas going around last April or May! The oil companies justlaughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continueto "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of aninconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. BUT,whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can rreally work.Please read it and join with us! By now you're probably thinkinggasoline priced at about 3.00agallonbythesummeranditmightgohigher!!Wantgasolinepricestocomedown?Weneedtotakesomeintelligent,unitedaction.PhillipHollsworth,offeredthisgoodidea:ThismakesMUCHMORESENSEthanthe"don′tbuygasonacertainday"campaignthatwasgoingaroundlastAprilorMay!Theoilcompaniesjustlaughedatthatbecausetheyknewwewouldn′tcontinueto"hurt"ourselvesbyrefusingtobuygas.Itwasmoreofaninconveniencetousthanitwasaproblemforthem.BUT,whoeverthoughtofthisidea,hascomeupwithaplanthatcanrreallywork.Pleasereaditandjoinwithus!Bynowyou′reprobablythinkinggasolinepricedatabout1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently 2.56forregularunleadedinmytown.NowthattheoilcompaniesandtheOPECnationshaveconditionedustothinkthatthecost!ofagallonofgasisCHEAPat2.56 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost! of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at 2.56forregularunleadedinmytown.NowthattheoilcompaniesandtheOPECnationshaveconditionedustothinkthatthecost!ofagallonofgasisCHEAPat1.50- 1.75,weneedtotakeaggressiveactiontoteachthemthatBUYERScontrolthemarketplace....notsellers.Withthepriceofgasolinegoingupmoreeachday,weconsumersneedtotakeaction.Theonlywaywearegoingtoseethepriceofgascomedownisifwehitsomeoneinthepocketbookbynotpurchasingtheirgas!AndwecandothatWITHOUThurtingourselves.How?Sinceweallrelyonourcars,wecan′tjuststopbuyinggas.ButweCANhaveanimpactongaspricesifweallacttogethertoforceapricewar.Here′stheidea:Fortherestofthisyear,DON′TpurchaseANYgasolinefromthetwobiggestcompanies(whichnowareone),EXXONandMOBIL.Iftheyarenotsellinganygas,theywillbeinclinedtoreducetheirprices.Iftheyreducetheirprices,theothercompanieswillhavetofollowsuit.Buttohaveanimpact,weneedtoreachliterallymillionsofExxonandMobilgasbuyers.It′sreallysimpletodo!!Now,don′twhimpoutonmeatthispoint...keepreadingandI′llexplainhowsimpleitistoreachmillionsofpeople!!Iamsendingthisnotetoaboutthirtypeople.Ifeachofyousendittoatleasttenmore(30x10=300)...andthose300sendittoatleasttenmore(300x10=3,000)...andsoon,bythetimethemessagereachesthesixthgenerationofpeople,wewillhavereachedoverTHREEMILLIONconsumers.Ifthosethreemilliongetexcitedand!passthisontotenfriendseach,then30millionpeoplewillhavebeencontacted!Ifitgoesonelevelfurther,youguessedit.....THREEHUNDREDMILLIONPEOPLE!!!Again,allYouhavetodoissendthisto10people.That′sall.(Ifyoudon′tunderstandhowwecanreach300millionandallyouhavetodoissendthisto10people....Well,let′sfaceit,youjustaren′tamathematician.ButIam...sotrustmeonthisone.)Howlongwouldallthattake?Ifeachofussendsthise−mailouttotenmorepeoplewithinonedayofreceipt,all300MILLIONpeoplecouldconceivablybecontactedwithinthenext8days!!!I′llbetyoudidn′tthinkyouandIhadthatmuchpotential,didyou!Actingtogetherwecanmakeadifference.Ifthismakessensetoyou,pleasepassthismessageon.PLEASEHOLDOUTUNTILTHEYLOWERTHEIRPRICESTOTHE1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace....not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANYgasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the messagereaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers. If those three million get excited and ! pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (Ifyou don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am ... so trust me on this one.)How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a difference.If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 1.75,weneedtotakeaggressiveactiontoteachthemthatBUYERScontrolthemarketplace....notsellers.Withthepriceofgasolinegoingupmoreeachday,weconsumersneedtotakeaction.Theonlywaywearegoingtoseethepriceofgascomedownisifwehitsomeoneinthepocketbookbynotpurchasingtheirgas!AndwecandothatWITHOUThurtingourselves.How?Sinceweallrelyonourcars,wecan′tjuststopbuyinggas.ButweCANhaveanimpactongaspricesifweallacttogethertoforceapricewar.Here′stheidea:Fortherestofthisyear,DON′TpurchaseANYgasolinefromthetwobiggestcompanies(whichnowareone),EXXONandMOBIL.Iftheyarenotsellinganygas,theywillbeinclinedtoreducetheirprices.Iftheyreducetheirprices,theothercompanieswillhavetofollowsuit.Buttohaveanimpact,weneedtoreachliterallymillionsofExxonandMobilgasbuyers.It′sreallysimpletodo!!Now,don′twhimpoutonmeatthispoint...keepreadingandI′llexplainhowsimpleitistoreachmillionsofpeople!!Iamsendingthisnotetoaboutthirtypeople.Ifeachofyousendittoatleasttenmore(30x10=300)...andthose300sendittoatleasttenmore(300x10=3,000)...andsoon,bythetimethemessagereachesthesixthgenerationofpeople,wewillhavereachedoverTHREEMILLIONconsumers.Ifthosethreemilliongetexcitedand!passthisontotenfriendseach,then30millionpeoplewillhavebeencontacted!Ifitgoesonelevelfurther,youguessedit.....THREEHUNDREDMILLIONPEOPLE!!!Again,allYouhavetodoissendthisto10people.That′sall.(Ifyoudon′tunderstandhowwecanreach300millionandallyouhavetodoissendthisto10people....Well,let′sfaceit,youjustaren′tamathematician.ButIam...sotrustmeonthisone.)Howlongwouldallthattake?Ifeachofussendsthise−mailouttotenmorepeoplewithinonedayofreceipt,all300MILLIONpeoplecouldconceivablybecontactedwithinthenext8days!!!I′llbetyoudidn′tthinkyouandIhadthatmuchpotential,didyou!Actingtogetherwecanmakeadifference.Ifthismakessensetoyou,pleasepassthismessageon.PLEASEHOLDOUTUNTILTHEYLOWERTHEIRPRICESTOTHE1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator

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Frankenstein	[10 Mar 2005\|01:22pm]
[ mood \| Mary Shelley ] I stumbled on this community after I remembered that I "moderate." Anyone want to take over? This is not what I intended for my creation.
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punk Vrs. All	[25 Feb 2005\|01:15am]
Saw the recent postings and was appalled.When was it that punks were meant to fight one another? When was it that we were to judge others? When did punks become so elitist?It started back in the old days. In the old days punks would see a prep and spit on him or her. In the old days they would get kicked out of clubs, then while close enough to still hear the music they would mosh wildly and do the worm on glass with no shirt on. Way back when they were determined to distance themselves from everybody else and ridicule all who didn't understand.Today the mindset is different but the same. Back then unity among punks was a really big thing, and today it is the same. The music was meant to offend but at the same time have a controled energy that people can mosh to without intentionally hurting your friends.The greatest show I ever went to with the most insane pit ever wasn't a huge concert, but a hole-in-the-wall place in a bad part of a city. TSOL was the main band who played at the end. First time I walked into the door I was greeted not just with punks, but rockabillies, greasers, goths, preps, GEEKS even. They were all seperate at first, but respected one another. When the small bands played a few of us moshed anyway.Then TSOL came into the scene. Everybody crowded into that jam-packed room, with the heavy-set rockabillies to my left and a couple of KIDS (must have been tens years old or younger) to my right. When the music played, all of us moshed together without a care in the world. That is what punk in my mind is. It isn't prejudice, it is discriminate. It isn't feral, but controlled. We aren't mindless fucking sheep bleating out whatever someone tells us is right, but we understand why we say what we say and how our actions and words affect the others around us.When someone calls out poser for liking Lincoln Park, he himself isn't a punk. When someone calls on that person for saying poser... he might be a punk, but chances are against it. No, a punk is someone who will yell at you for not thinking for yourself and believing whatever the media or the government has to say.The music we listen to should not tear punks apart, but inspire us to pull together. When you see someone listening to Slipknot, ask them what OTHER bands they like. Who knows, maybe they'll have a thing for Anti-Flag or Misfits. If not, fucking tell them to open their eyes and give them a list of bands regardless of how much they complain, tell them to listen to real punk music. Calling them a poser doesn't do anything, they don't understand, and you immediately make an ass of yourself for saying that word at all. Hell, they may just simply like slipknot and not consider themselves a punk at all, so use your fucking head.Overall, don't be an exclusive elitist because someone who wears a polo shirt and dorky glasses claims to be a punk. Some of my greatest friends look and act and pretty much are complete geeks playing video-games and talking over the net about complex programming, but they are punks because they share punk ideals, have a punk mindset, listen to punk music and are the type of people who will not sit around all day and wait for life to hand them a good-time on a silver platter. They make their own good times from playing D&D to hitting a pit.We need to be inclusive elitist, not afraid to correct others instead of ridicule them, not being patronizing but honestly trying to help. The screaming and wildness is a representation of our distress and an outlet for our pent-up anger and energy. Even so, we are always in control of ourselves, and we will never be labled as ignorant or as a hypocrite.In my opinion, if you are labled a hypocrite, or need to lable a hypocrite, you are no better than the system we are trying to unite against. Next time you feel the word poser coming to your lips, remember: we have control, we can help clear a path for those who are confused. Will you be the one who clears a path, or will you be just another obstruction, another obstacle that they will simply leap over and forget?Blessed Be,~Cercris~
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punk Vrs. All

[25 Feb 2005|01:15am]

Saw the recent postings and was appalled.When was it that punks were meant to fight one another? When was it that we were to judge others? When did punks become so elitist?It started back in the old days. In the old days punks would see a prep and spit on him or her. In the old days they would get kicked out of clubs, then while close enough to still hear the music they would mosh wildly and do the worm on glass with no shirt on. Way back when they were determined to distance themselves from everybody else and ridicule all who didn't understand.Today the mindset is different but the same. Back then unity among punks was a really big thing, and today it is the same. The music was meant to offend but at the same time have a controled energy that people can mosh to without intentionally hurting your friends.The greatest show I ever went to with the most insane pit ever wasn't a huge concert, but a hole-in-the-wall place in a bad part of a city. TSOL was the main band who played at the end. First time I walked into the door I was greeted not just with punks, but rockabillies, greasers, goths, preps, GEEKS even. They were all seperate at first, but respected one another. When the small bands played a few of us moshed anyway.Then TSOL came into the scene. Everybody crowded into that jam-packed room, with the heavy-set rockabillies to my left and a couple of KIDS (must have been tens years old or younger) to my right. When the music played, all of us moshed together without a care in the world. That is what punk in my mind is. It isn't prejudice, it is discriminate. It isn't feral, but controlled. We aren't mindless fucking sheep bleating out whatever someone tells us is right, but we understand why we say what we say and how our actions and words affect the others around us.When someone calls out poser for liking Lincoln Park, he himself isn't a punk. When someone calls on that person for saying poser... he might be a punk, but chances are against it. No, a punk is someone who will yell at you for not thinking for yourself and believing whatever the media or the government has to say.The music we listen to should not tear punks apart, but inspire us to pull together. When you see someone listening to Slipknot, ask them what OTHER bands they like. Who knows, maybe they'll have a thing for Anti-Flag or Misfits. If not, fucking tell them to open their eyes and give them a list of bands regardless of how much they complain, tell them to listen to real punk music. Calling them a poser doesn't do anything, they don't understand, and you immediately make an ass of yourself for saying that word at all. Hell, they may just simply like slipknot and not consider themselves a punk at all, so use your fucking head.Overall, don't be an exclusive elitist because someone who wears a polo shirt and dorky glasses claims to be a punk. Some of my greatest friends look and act and pretty much are complete geeks playing video-games and talking over the net about complex programming, but they are punks because they share punk ideals, have a punk mindset, listen to punk music and are the type of people who will not sit around all day and wait for life to hand them a good-time on a silver platter. They make their own good times from playing D&D to hitting a pit.We need to be inclusive elitist, not afraid to correct others instead of ridicule them, not being patronizing but honestly trying to help. The screaming and wildness is a representation of our distress and an outlet for our pent-up anger and energy. Even so, we are always in control of ourselves, and we will never be labled as ignorant or as a hypocrite.In my opinion, if you are labled a hypocrite, or need to lable a hypocrite, you are no better than the system we are trying to unite against. Next time you feel the word poser coming to your lips, remember: we have control, we can help clear a path for those who are confused. Will you be the one who clears a path, or will you be just another obstruction, another obstacle that they will simply leap over and forget?Blessed Be,~Cercris~

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you know what totally rules	[24 Jan 2005\|04:01am]
when people think they are SO punk they judge other people by the music they listen to, they think its popular to write in a livejournal about how the posers go to their school and listen to slipknot. man i wish i was 16 and claimed to be open minded while telling other people their opinions are stupid and they are idiots for liking certain bands.man that would rule.
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please...	[27 Dec 2004\|07:00pm]
The other day I started talking to some kid who claimed to listen to punk. I figured whatever, I'll play along, so I asked him his favorite band.He replied with slipknot.I asked again, what was his favorite punk band.Slipknot again.I called him a poser after explaining that slipknot is the shit they resort to on the radio.He got pissed off (while I laughed,) and called me a preppy bitch.Which made me laugh even harder.
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please...

[27 Dec 2004|07:00pm]

The other day I started talking to some kid who claimed to listen to punk. I figured whatever, I'll play along, so I asked him his favorite band.He replied with slipknot.I asked again, what was his favorite punk band.Slipknot again.I called him a poser after explaining that slipknot is the shit they resort to on the radio.He got pissed off (while I laughed,) and called me a preppy bitch.Which made me laugh even harder.

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2005 Epitaph Tour Presale!!!!! ANd The MATCHES on Fuse tv	[09 Dec 2004\|12:32pm]
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2005 Epitaph Tour Presale!!!!! ANd The MATCHES on Fuse tv

[09 Dec 2004|12:32pm]

" Epitaph is pleased to announce the first ever Epitaph Tour coming to every major U.S. city next Spring 2005. Tour dates run February 2nd – March 19th. Dates for the FIRST LEG OF THE TOUR ONLY have been announced! These dates feature From First To Last, Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack and The Matches or Scatter The Ashes in select markets! Epitaph.com is offering an exclusive deal by buying your tickets through our website. Order your tickets between December 4th and December 10th and get a FREE CD from any one of the bands on the tour with every order! Epitaph.com ticket pre-sales begin this Saturday (12/4)! MORE DATES TO COME so keep checking back! First leg dates: 2/3 Duke Ellington Ballroom, DeKalb, IL 2/4 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO 2/5 The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS 2/6 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO 2/8 Lo-Fi Cafe, Salt Lake City, UT 2/9 The Big Easy, Boise, ID 2/10 Graceland, Seattle, WA 2/11 Meow Meow, Portland, OR 2/12 The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA 2/13 Slim's, San Francisco, CA 2/15 The Dome, Bakersfield, CA 2/16 House Of Blues, Anaheim, CA 2/17 House Of Blues, West Hollywood, CA 2/18 Soma, San Diego, CA 2/19 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ 2/21 Trees, Dallas, TX 2/22 White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX 2/23 Meridian, Houston, TX 2/25 Club Downunder @ FSU, Tallahassee, FL 2/26 The Edge Concert Field, Orlando, FL 2/27 Free Bird Live, Jacksonville, FL 3/1 The Masquerade, Tampa, FL 3/2 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC 3/3 9:30 Club, Washington, DC"AND!!!The Matches are going to be on Fuse TV’s OVEN FRESH on Monday Dec. 6 – Friday Dec. 10…remember to go vote for their video “Chain Me Free” by clicking on the links: http://fuse.tv/swf/?page=ovenfresh&bandwidth=HIGH or http://fuse.tv/swf/?page=ovenfresh&bandwidth=LOW ! Show ‘em all that power-infused pop, with punk roots (uhh..yeah, The Matches!!) is definitely where its at on www.fuse.tv next week! Check out www.epitaph.com and www.thematches.com for more information.

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	[09 Dec 2004\|02:30am]
Hey all. I'm x-posting everywhere so I'll keep this short and sweetPunknet.comhas relaunched as a networking site for the punk rock scene. (Think MySpace or Friendster for punk!)On the site, bands, zines, labels and fans can post profiles, network and work with each other. You can also post blogs, and our relevance engine rewards people for posting interesting stuff or being active in the site. Please join, and invite all your friends. This is a great tool for anyone involved with the punk scene! Thanks!!Punknet.com
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[09 Dec 2004|02:30am]

Hey all. I'm x-posting everywhere so I'll keep this short and sweetPunknet.comhas relaunched as a networking site for the punk rock scene. (Think MySpace or Friendster for punk!)On the site, bands, zines, labels and fans can post profiles, network and work with each other. You can also post blogs, and our relevance engine rewards people for posting interesting stuff or being active in the site. Please join, and invite all your friends. This is a great tool for anyone involved with the punk scene! Thanks!!Punknet.com

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[ mood \| bored ] Hey kids, I just joined. My name's Rachel. I live in NY. I love punk music, but I also enjoy jazz, ska, and some glam rock on occasion. I like to bitch about stuff, so I'll probably be around randomly whining about something. Ciao.
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