When you can buy your rebellion at Hot Topic in the local mall, you're not really departing all that far from anything, are you?

Ha.. I know, the commodification of punk rock culture is so sad but was so inevitable. What is the new punk rock, I wonder? I mean, what is the new rebellion? If I was 14 years old in 2006, what would I be doing to stand out from the crowd? Certainly not dying my hair funky colors, wearing ball-chain necklaces and studded belts. Oh wait, I am butch which means I "get" to be a rebel even in a golf outfit. Nice.