Talk:Poseur
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This trash makes Wikipedia look bad. Although I liked some of the information that would help elabore on a phrase that is very common in the youth and subculture (although somewhat outdated now), a lot of the article seems to be pure fabrication. I don't know who the author was, but I doubt they have the credentials to psychoanalyze what a "poseur" is acting out of or trying to get from his affiliation. We can go into sociological arguments about the implications of this sort of behavior, but when it boils down to it it's just a matter of individuals trying to fit into a group - there's likely no "personal gain" aspect to one's affiliation with a group outside of popularity and acceptance. Also; this term is in no way exclusive to the "punk" movement.
- I agree, this article needs some work. It needs to have more information (or at least mention) that a lot of poseurs try to be goths and more recently, emo. I can't really write about that because its not my area of knowledge. The problem with writing this article is that its very hard to cite sources. Dasilva 21:17, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
i agree too also theres also "indie poseurs", "scene poseurs", "skater poseurs" and preety much every subculture has poseurs its not only punk Burger king 22:47, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
- I did some cleanup and gave 2 references, and in anything that is un-cited I remained as objective as I could. I removed the metal and punk sections because it can all be summed up concisely, and though we know most of it's true, it's not cited. I had found some song lyrics which gave evidence of poseurs and their efforts but could not obtain the copyright to redistribute them in this wiki. Deadlystrike6 19:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Poser
It's common to see the word "poser" used in the United States as a substitute for "poseur". It's an Americanism.
- Bullshit. It’s a misspelling. Wiki Wikardo 18:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
This article is kind of ridiculous--what's with all the unnecessary capitalization and totally random social labels? If we could get someone to write a serious one it'd be solid. Shinealight 15:25, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
