The Indie Phenomenon

Indie kids. Man, what the hell are they?

Thinking stereotypically, I’d say the following:

-          They have odd haircuts

-          They wear ripped denim shorts and strange shoes

-          They ‘don’t give a shit’

Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to bag out a whole group of people, or try to define them here. I myself have been described from time to time as ‘a little bit indie’. What I’m trying to point out, is how confusing belonging to one of these teenage subculture is.

All you have to do is have a quick squiz at urban dictionary and you can see that they’re just sewwwww conflicted,

Exhibit A - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=indie%20kid

They all claim one style, or one philosophy, or one outlook is supposed to be ‘indie’,

Exhibit B -

Now, in my expert opinion, Justin Heazlewood’s got it pretty spot on, but imagine the outrage upon showing this to a bunch of quirky, ripped denim wearing teenagers. It’s not pretty, is it?

See, the thing with these indie types is that no-one really knows just what the hell is going on with them. I don’t, and I’m pretty sure they don’t either. In simple words, indie is a mess.

Maybe that’s how it should be, though. Indies aren't supposed to fit any sort of social construct. After all, indie is supposed to mean independent, or individual, or…whatever. But in the end, 'who gives a shit'?