Skinhead

Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude boy of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK.

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There are a number of different "types" of skinhead falling into three main categories suggested by common usage:

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• Nazi-Skinheads (Neo-Nazi Skins, sometimes called White Power) - Racist and highly political. Despite the common moniker, some racist skinheads have no connection to Nazism.
• SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice), ARA (Anti-Racist Action) Skins, RASH (Red and Anarchist Skinheads), Redskins, and Anarcho-Skinheads - Aggressively anti-racist and political. Again, the moniker "SHARP skinheads" is commonly used for all anti-racist skinheads, but these organizations are independent.
• Traditional (Trad), Trojan (after the Trojan Records label), or Original Skins - Unlike the other categories, traditional skinheads do not regard attitudes toward racism as central to the subculture. Instead, they identify with the original skinhead movement ("The Spirit of 69") in music, style, and/or working class pride.

These categories are descriptive, not definitive. A particular skinhead may fit into multiple categories, or none at all. The usefulness of these categories is to explain the dominant forces of skinhead social structure.

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