90s Raver kids vs today's raver kids

[DUBPL8]

:laugh: Definitely brings back memories, just the jaded raver in me :iono:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/rave-kids-in-the-90s-vs-rave-kids-today

 

[thedude4bides]

ah, the 90's... I remember Candyland

 

[Djmikeyd]

LOL this is great

 

[DUBPL8]

LOL this is great

I am proud to say I still have all of my raver apparel from the late 90s and I will NEVER let it go.

 

[JhnR]

Idk im feeling this newer era..all these chicks half naked is not bad when you feel like a million dollars.. :smoking:

 

[GTI84SD]

Haha, I was wondering if you were going to post this here. I've been passing this around the last few days amongst my friends. We came in somewhere in the middle of these 2 time periods. I've been winding down as of late and only go to a handful of club shows, maybe one big show, and then Burning Man every year. But man oh man some of the things I've seen, haha.

 

[DUBPL8]

Idk im feeling this newer era..all these chicks half naked is not bad when you feel like a million dollars.. :smoking:

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I notice the younger crowd is more in tune with this while many of us who went raving back in the day have sentiments in line with this comment on the link:

I was a teen in the 90's, and I remember a lot of this (particularly the wide-leg jeans!) I don't see it as really "slut-shamey" though. I can't really put my finger on it, but I guess the best way I can explain it is that, during the 90's, a lot of what made a girl/woman "hot" or attractive to the alternative or rave crowd wasn't really linked to dressing in as little clothing as possible. Even if you weren't a raver, we still grew up with bands like Garbage, Veruca Salt, Luscious Jackson, Sneaker Pimps, etc., where the female lead singer(s) exuded sexuality but on her own terms and in her own way - the "male gaze" didn't even seem to be a real factor. In other words, in the 90's, many teenage girls/young adult women never really felt compelled to dress in hyper-sexualized styles because garnering acceptance or praise from the raver or alternative groups didn't depend on that. So my personal take on this comparison is that it's sad in a way, as though our attractiveness devolved from being based on our own personal interpretation of our sexuality into a standard cookie-cutter less-is-more style of clothing that seems to aspire solely to arouse the male viewer.

Shirley Manson was and still is hot and she still doesn't need to dress like a hooker to be sexy :iono:

 

[JhnR]

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I notice the younger crowd is more in tune with this while many of us who went raving back in the day have sentiments in line with this comment on the link:

im 25, been to a couple raves after i turned 21. always had a blast, always made new friends, etc.

 

[DUBPL8]

im 25, been to a couple raves after i turned 21. always had a blast, always made new friends, etc.

Ah word. I sure wished I hit up the SoCal rave scene back then

Yeah ditto that, especially when there used to be tents that played all breaks like Adam Freeland or Uberzone or drum and bass.

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Haha, I was wondering if you were going to post this here. I've been passing this around the last few days amongst my friends. We came in somewhere in the middle of these 2 time periods. I've been winding down as of late and only go to a handful of club shows, maybe one big show, and then Burning Man every year. But man oh man some of the things I've seen, haha.

lol

I definitely want to make it out to Burning Man one year since a few of my friends try to get me out there often for their gigs. That's the only place in the world I would catch Bassnectar at, since he knows he can't get away with playing brostep haha bring on the burner breaks Lorin :thumbup:

 

[HOT H2O]

Haha oh the 90's.. Good times.

 

[Djmikeyd]

Tbh when i go somewhere, i give no fucks as to what apparel I am wearing. As long as i am comfortable and ready to jump 10 hours straight

 

[mustache rash]

Are any of you old enough to have experienced raves in the 90s? I'm 33 so I was in the heart of it. You guys must have been 10 wearing jenkos thinking you were cool....the rave scene started dying IMO around 97

 

[maxtdi]

Except no hot chicks now mostly skinny high dudes... deceiving article

 

[rawbdog]

PL8, the next time you make one of these threads, I am going to have Chuck Norris go over there and punch you in the face.

 

[Merkle]

If you ever 'parachuted' your pills then you know what's up.

About 5 or 6 years ago I found out they made Vicks infused Kleenex, I nearly shit my pants I was so excited.
Memories of another life, Lol. That was so long ago it seems now.