Why I'm proud to be a 15-yr.-old skinhead by Anthony Buttaci
 
I'm a skinhead. Thats what I say when people ask me why I dress the 
way I do. It's more than just my clothes of course. It's also what I 
feel in my heart. When I walk down the street, I feel 10 feet taller 
than everyone I pass by. The word "skinhead" releases floodgates of 
pride into my being. I feel like an army of 10,000 is behind me, and 
in away, there is.  To put skinhead into words is like trying to tell 
a girl what its like to be a boy. Sure you can illustrate your point 
to some extent but in the end, no amount of articulation can 
compensate for lack of the intangible emotions that come with being a 
skin. Some skins might not agree with me, and some non-skins probably 
will be clueless as to where I'm coming from, but in the end it doesn't 
matter. I know who I am and am comfortable with it and I dont need 
anyone elses approval. That's that.