Have you ever heard of being “Scene”? It refers to subcultures and movements, mostly centered on the alternative music scene. “Scenesters” are people “on the scene.” I think for most of them, it has just as much to do with the look and fashion as it does with the music. These people are usually elitists with extreme superiority complexes.

In my random exploration of the Internet, I came across this handy website called wikiHow, which is a “is a collaborative writing project to build the world’s largest, highest quality how-to manual.” (Go there – I promise it will be hours of fun.) So I’m exploring wikiHow and what do I come across but an article titled “How to Be a Scene Kid.” I couldn’t believe how accurate it was (and also, how many “Scenesters” I knew.) So I give you the article.

Special Notes:

- Pay special attention to the part about how scene kids take pictures of themselves. Then reference your own Facebook page and notice any of your friends who have several photo albums of themselves and their friends, looking “scene.”

- Just to make it clear, I am NOT scene. At all. Not even a little bit. And honestly, I think people who do the things mentioned below are, well, let’s just say that I re-wrote this sentence many times and I’ll simply say that they are not my particular favorites.

- Question: Does anyone know anyone who is “scene” that is not between the ages of about 13 to 22? I see a lot of scenesters around, but they tend to be on the youthful side, very angry at their dads and often with nothing to do on a Tuesday afternoon. Are there 40 year-old scenesters out there? 50 year olds?

How to Be a Scene Kid

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit

While a contemporary term for hipster or bohemian and other insiders of art related movements, scene kids are also associated with listening to screamo, techno, punk rock, indie rock, and hip hop, or other forms of unconventional music. If you want to be a scene kid, here are some suggestions to help you along your way…(Click title to read entire article.)

*Title quote from UrbanDictionary.com.