"Style in subculture is, then, pregnant with significance. Its transformations go ‘against nature’, interrupting the process of ‘normalization’. As such, they are gestures, movements towards a speech which offends the ‘silent majority’, which challenges the principle of unity and cohesion, which contradicts the myth of consensus. Our task becomes […] to discern the hidden messages inscribed in code on the glossy surfaces of style, to trace them out as ‘maps of meaning’ which obscurely re-present the very contradictions they are designed to resolve or conceal."
-Hebdige 18, Subculture: The Meaning of Style
Since style and subculture go hand in hand, what are the common stylistic traits of the bro subculture? How is the bro style contradicting the "normal"?
The goal of the Brog is to generate conversation on the "Bro" culture. By looking at the subculture from different perspectives, we can achieve a better understanding on the rules of conduct within the "Bro"sphere.
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