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We all know that most "rebels" are rebellious because they want to be different from the way mainstream society wants them to be. At one point, this is what society wanted people to look and dress like:



Notice the neat hair and the formal jacket and tie. Ignore the smokable.

Now, here's what a "rebel" from this current era would look like:



Look at this idiot! He's wearing a beanie even though it's making his head sweat! His shirt has a skull on it, because he knows it will make him look tougher. To top it off, he isn't even wearing a helmet while riding his skateboard, which means if I hit him with my car, I'd spend the rest of the day cleaning his brain off my windshield.

Now, if you saw these two guys walking down the street, who would you classify as the "rebel"? The fool in the hat seems a lot more mainstream than the man in the tie. If the skateboarder wishes to be a rebellious person, he must not look like every other idiot "rebel", and change his style a bit so he doesn't blend in with all the other idiot "rebels".