What do you see in a poser?
 

I have some pretty good ideas what a poser is, but I want to hear from you posters. What do posers act like. What is really a poser. Why do people hate em, so\\ much. What do you think of posers. Please post your Ideas.(thanks) :smash: :evil: :evil: :evil: then :cool:

That's kind of a vague question. I'm not really sure how to answer.

I suppose in the most general sense, a poser is someone who pretends to know what they're talking about but really doesn't. They do this in an attempt to look competent, cool, or have some other some other desirable adjective used to describe them.

To me the closest thing to a poser are the kids who go to Hot Topic every week, listen to Slipknot and Dimmu and CoF and then think they're hella metal. But then again, who am I to judge them?

People who care so much about other people's musical tastes are usually the ones who are poseurs.

[QUOTE=stonecoldbush]People who care so much about other people's musical tastes are usually the ones who are poseurs.[/QUOTE]

but then the only reason you me or most people got into rock/metal is because of other people and to rebel

[QUOTE=stonecoldbush]People who care so much about other people's musical tastes are usually the ones who are poseurs.[/QUOTE]
Not really, that has nothing to with what they actually listen to themselves...

My favorite personally is the poseur "Goth" kids who claim that Slipknot, Good Charlotte, and other non-related mainstream bands are Goth.

It's so adorable the way they get defensive and angry when I laugh at them.

Dimmu Bogir is a good band but them and slipknot is like the fastest bands they know of . Slipknot are sellouts.

[QUOTE=fallenstar]Dimmu Bogir is a good band but them and slipknot is like the fastest bands they know of . Slipknot are sellouts.[/QUOTE]

First of all, what does speed have to do with anything?

Second, Slipknot can't sell-out since they never really had that much integrity to begin with.

A poser ignores his ignorance

Ive always been a part of metal since I was young. No tryin to rebel just like the music.

[QUOTE=fallenstar]Dimmu Bogir is a good band but them and slipknot is like the fastest bands they know of . Slipknot are sellouts.[/QUOTE]
Dimmu are a good band, they're usually the only Black Metal (Hell they're not really even BM anymore) those kids know though. Plus those kids have probably never heard Stormblast or For All Tid.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]That's kind of a vague question. I'm not really sure how to answer.

I suppose in the most general sense, a poser is someone who pretends to know what they're talking about but really doesn't. They do this in an attempt to look competent, cool, or have some other some other desirable adjective used to describe them.[/QUOTE]
Once again, Steerpike says it all.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Slipknot can't sell-out since they never really had that much integrity to begin with.[/QUOTE]

:thumb:

Slipknot makes poser songs just to make money. Thier good stuff isnt even on a cd like the song Pulse of the maggots. So thats why thier sellouts and posers listen to them.

Make references to Dead, Euronymous, or Varg Vikernes and I guarantee the little Dimmu-kiddies will be totally in the dark.

[QUOTE=fallenstar]Slipknot makes poser songs just to make money. Thier good stuff isnt even on a cd like the song Pulse of the maggots. So thats why thier sellouts and posers listen to them.[/QUOTE]

They always did that. You can't sell-out if you never had integrity to compromise in the first place.

yeah your right.

So post about what a poser is.

I think we've already covered that posers are people who want to fit into a particular scene because they think it will be convenient or beneficial for them. However, they don't possess the proper mindset, dedication, or beliefs to truly adopt the lifestyle of the scene, so they take every stereotype they can find, live up to it, and then pretend to know what they're talking about.

Posers are easy to spot because of their cliched arguments and stances, lack of substance backing their statements, stereotypical behaviour, and brash dismissal of anyone in the scene in question who calls them on their ignorance.

Once a poser has effectively made himself a pariah in the current scene, he scraps the act and picks up another one.

In life, everyone is either a leader of a follower. Posers are the worst kind of followers.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]In life, everyone is either a leader of a follower. Posers are the worst kind of followers.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and there's so many of them...

EDIT: Sorry. Double post. Server hiccup.

I do agree Now what is the biggest posing bands ever. I think Mudvayne is one of them they deserve to rot

Whats with the Slipknot hate? Ah well. I think a poser is someone who pretends to like a certain band to appear cool to other people who like that band. 2 cents

[QUOTE]I think we've already covered that posers are people who want to fit into a particular scene because they think it will be convenient or beneficial for them. However, they don't possess the proper mindset, dedication, or beliefs to truly adopt the lifestyle of the scene, so they take every stereotype they can find, live up to it, and then pretend to know what they're talking about.

Posers are easy to spot because of their cliched arguments and stances, lack of substance backing their statements, stereotypical behaviour, and brash dismissal of anyone in the scene in question who calls them on their ignorance.

Once a poser has effectively made himself a pariah in the current scene, he scraps the act and picks up another one.

In life, everyone is either a leader of a follower. Posers are the worst kind of followers. [/QUOTE] DONT SAY THIS AGAIN stop posting on my thread NOW!

[QUOTE=fallenstar]DONT SAY THIS AGAIN stop posting on my thread NOW![/QUOTE]
stfu ;)

[QUOTE=fallenstar]DONT SAY THIS AGAIN stop posting on my thread NOW![/QUOTE]

Jesus, what's with the hostility?

[QUOTE=high_voltage_acdc]To me the closest thing to a poser are the kids who go to Hot Topic every week, listen to Slipknot and Dimmu and CoF and then think they're hella metal. But then again, who am I to judge them?[/QUOTE]
Yeah. And think that they know what they talk about. They aren't original, copy off of others, and try to act like a group/person. It's really annoying. I think, " Follow your heart and say something original, you prick."

[QUOTE=high_voltage_acdc]Dimmu are a good band, they're usually the only Black Metal (Hell they're not really even BM anymore) those kids know though. Plus those kids have probably never heard Stormblast or For All Tid.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Posers look toward the mainstream or.. 'popular' thing.

[QUOTE=Unstable Mind]Exactly. Posers look toward the mainstream or.. 'popular' thing.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you always now it's a poser when they tell you they don't just listen to Dimmu, and then list like one classic album like "In the Nightside eclipse" and it's obvious that they've never heard it.

[QUOTE=Unstable Mind]Exactly. Posers look toward the mainstream or.. 'popular' thing.[/QUOTE]
Not always. A poser might try to do something that's not popular to fit in with a certain group of people or be looked at in a different way, even though he or she doesn't actually know anything about what the group represents.

[QUOTE=Kage]Not always. A poser might try to do something that's not popular to fit in with a certain group of people or be looked at in a different way, even though he or she doesn't actually know anything about what the group represents.[/QUOTE]
That too, but there are many different posers and wannabes.

[QUOTE=stonecoldbush]People who care so much about other people's musical tastes are usually the ones who are poseurs.[/QUOTE]

Hey I attack the wannabes by tellling them there music sucks like the good charlotte idiots who think good charlotte is (goth) metal.

plus if I didn't beat up the posers then metal would suck in my general area...

[QUOTE=Kage]Not always. A poser might try to do something that's not popular to fit in with a certain group of people or be looked at in a different way, even though he or she doesn't actually know anything about what the group represents.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Posers can be in any scene.

Last year, three "Goth" kids got featured in a BBC article. They talked about how they listened to Slipknot, Good Charlotte, Dimmu Borgir, Blink 182, and all sorts of other bands, calling them Goth, and it was obvious they had never heard a single Joy Division or Sisters of Mercy song in their life.

They also talked about how they like to cast spells and gave each other retrarded names like Mercy Whispers and Lord Mercy.

My response: "Really? Well my name is Bill Schtinkwater."

I love messing with the heads of idiots like that. It's so fun to watch them try to muster a counterattack in vain.

Kids that say simple plan GC greenday weezer etc. are punk.

[QUOTE=chairman_of_the_board]Kids that say simple plan GC greenday weezer etc. are punk.[/QUOTE]
O Jesus, punk is even worse than metal in this regard. All this trash that isn't metal or pop is just labeled "punk" by people. :(

[QUOTE=high_voltage_acdc]O Jesus, punk is even worse than metal in this regard. All this trash that isn't metal or pop is just labeled "punk" by people. :([/QUOTE]

Hey, Weezer pwns.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Hey, Weezer pwns.[/QUOTE]
I like punk, just the real stuff:

Monster Squad
GBH
The Unseen
Exploited
Virus
Oxymoron
A Global Threat

I'm not trying to say punk is bad. :)

[QUOTE=Med57]In all fairness, that might be genuine ignorance, perpetrated at least in part by the media. I've seen bands like Green Day described as "punk legends" in magazines that really ought to know better. I'd say elements of being a "poser" only come in when you insist that you're right, ignoring people that actually know what they're talking about, and refusing to listen to people who are actually trying to help you.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Posers try to fit into a scene by insisting that they're right. They think it will make them look more competent.

Remember last week, the thread about listing bands in certain genres? There was that one kid who kept classifying all these bands wrong (i.e. Scorpions - power metal) and when people called him on it, he accused us of knowing nothing and then bailed. Poser material, right there.

[QUOTE=high_voltage_acdc]I like punk, just the real stuff:

Monster Squad
GBH
The Unseen
Exploited
Virus
Oxymoron
A Global Threat

I'm not trying to say punk is bad. :)[/QUOTE]
You're just saying how the media labels pop-punk as punk. The media needs to be crucified.

"The Ramones? Who the hell are they?", Is what some dude who thinks he's a punk because he listens to Simple Plan came up and said. (I don't think I'm punk, I just like the music :) ).