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So like, I finally found this really comprehensive article on the greasers subculture, most comprehensive I ever found answered a lot of curiosity I had.
I realized recently that to me, the imagery of the greasers always stuck out in my mind because they were pretty synonymous with being whatever an “outsider” is, and it sort of harkens back to the true origins of the concept in modern society.
It’s always been pretty for me though, between the greasers and the beatniks, both were around the same time period, and both challenged established norms and were a part of rebellious youth culture. So it’s difficult separating the two, but the reason I focus on them both is because they are where sub culture and counter culture originating from in the first place and basically everything you see nowadays is because of that, so its also my attempt at understanding present society.
Like I always sort of considered myself a punk, but like the greasers and beatniks that kind of went out as well and what I grew up with was mostly emo, scene and indie at the time, though in my town there was no subcultures really.
But in this article I found it said that greasers were mostly Italian, Greeks, and hispanics. I’m sure it wasn’t always that straightforward and simple, but nonetheless it paints a picture and gives you an idea.
Well, I thought, “fuck the hells angels and the outlaws” they are not really Mediterranean at all, in fact greasers used to populate biker and custom car scenes, well that’s not the case anymore.
