Bizarre Subcultures | Gang Culture Photos from Donna De Cesare

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Gangs are a way of life for a large number of people, and Donna De Cesare has captured that in many of her astounding photos which tell the story of the lives lived and emotions connected to this violent and brutal way of life.

The photos included here relate to the gang culture of LA which spread across Central America in the 1990s.

Again, what makes these photos extraordinary isn't just the photos of the environment surrounding gang culture and taking static photos, but it's the capturing of the human drama, emotion and cost that makes the photos and story told through them by Donna De Cesare that makes them so powerful and effective.

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Naughty Trends | Bizarre Fetish Nuns in Latex and Gas Masks

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Many people love their fetishes, and among some in the fetish community there are those that want nothing but nuns to do their cosplay with.

Add a gas mask, rubber and a gun, and you have a lethal fetish that captures the imaginations of those looking for new thrills.

Some of the latest nun fetishes involve latex or leather uniforms, mixed with in some cases gas masks and the nun holding a gun.

Changing a nun from a virtuous figure to a scandalous parody has always been a part of the underground fetish culture, and they're always thinking of new ways to twist our perceptions.

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"Gothic Charm School" by Jillian Venters

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Since its beginning in the latter part of the 1970s post-punk movement in the UK, Goth has generated a lot of confusion and uncertainty; not only from outsiders but from the diversity of Gothic lifestyles within the subculture.

To take a look at some of that and ways to combat it, author and Goth Jillian Venters has written a book named, "Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them," in hopes of dispelling some of the myths, while also giving tips for her fellow Goths on living in a non-Goth world.

Part of Venters focus is on the need for Goths to just be themselves, and not try to form a caricature of what the origins of Goth in the punk rock culture was, which dwelt a lot on anger, depression and being anti-social.

Pretty interesting. I'm interesting in how Goths respond to the book.

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Bizarre Subcultures | The 'Non-human' Otherkin

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When investigating and looking at the Otherkin, it's a little bit hard to pinpoint specifics of who they are and what they represent. But one thing most of those that claim to be Otherkin, is that they are either not entirely human, or they aren't human at all.

Some of the things claimed by this subculture are they are trans-species, whereby somehow they were born in the wrong body.

Others make claims to being genetically different than humanity, citing things like a part of them being different than others, like how much hair on their body or different shapes of body parts than others have.

Another strange concept is they are travelers that entered into a body, and the original inhabitant or inhabitants are still there. Some believe the orginal inhabitant may have even left and others have entered to fill the vacuum.

Some of these things are attempted to be connected with incarnation, where a past incarnation has a strong impact on the present incarnation. I know, it gets weird. That's why I dubbed it a bizarre subculture.

Others calling themselves Otherkin go the vampire, angel, demon, elves, dragon and werewolf route, claiming all of these are part of a non-human existence on this earth, being lived in bodies looking humans.

It goes on and on. Much of it seems to be hyper-individual, and everyone claims to be something not human that comes in endless variations.

What do they do or represent? It doesn't seem to represent anything but to live in a fantasy world that helps them hide from the real world.

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Bizarre Subcultures | Tattooed and Pierced Suicide Girl Pinups

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The Suicide Girls is a brand that is dedicated to changing the way people view beauty, and has tens of thousands of young women striving to become one of the 'girls.'

As of June 4, 2009, there are 1974 models accepted as suicided girls.

According to them, they've redefined ideas of beauty. Combining the DIY attitude of underground culture with an active, sex positive ... well, you get the idea.

One thing I like from the business side of it is the exclusiveness of being one of the girls, which obviously drives demand high, as numerous young women attempt to be one of the insiders.

Either way, it's a pretty cool experiment that seems to be working, as many young women embrace a different type of beauty which includes tattoos, piercings, and a lot of fun fashion, accessories and hair colors.

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Extreme Women | Women Who Make the Spring Break Crowd Look Tame

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Who are these defiant girls? - These extreme women and ladies who seem to take everything to the limit?

Women who are pressing the limits are involved with many areas of life, including extreme tattooing to extreme erotic. And these oddly erotic female can go into numerous areas of interest within the erotic subculture. Many being revealed in a wide variety of erotic photos or extreme video clips.

Some of the more extreme women in the erotic area enter into wildly risque bdsm. Many of these bdsm erotic photos and extreme pics of females are disturbing to many, to say the least.

Many of these are tied women who allow almost anything to be done to them while they are helpless. Many times the bdsm actions done to the women are a combination of pain and pleasure.

Many women watching from the outside are hogtied, or should I say tongue-tied over this, and can't relate to many of the bizarre extremes some women will go to to express themselves and get attention.

A number of women like to go the route of extreme leather, while others enter into the role of submissive women. Submissive women? Is that an oxymoron?

These odd women or extreme girls can be found all over the Internet, and there are literally millions of extreme links to the women. Of course a lot of young males already know this ... don't you? ... admit it!

So in many cases these weird women looking strange and unusual, find themselves in the news everywhere, as the media eats up this type of behavior, the major reason behind women doing it.

You can even get weird news of women in extreme makeovers, where the difference between the before and after is definitely weird and strange, no matter how much a taste you have for it.

Of course The Bizarre and Weird blog is dedicated to reporting on the weird stories about people and life in general, including the growing number of strange and odd woman and girls

At this blog, you will find that a weird pic, behavior and story is the norm, and not the exception. Along with the strange and bizarre facts and pictures, there will also be the unique subcultures and fashion that inevitably is part of these lifestyles.

From the strangely erotic women and men, to those that go even a step further and enter into the freaky women and girl behavior, which is disturbing to everyone but the practicioners.

I think you're getting the drift that many women are become extreme and weird people and the weird stories and pics on the blog will tell a lot of that story and the accompanying news connected to those freaky women and girls.

Ok, you get the point.

Another area women are increasingly becoming involved in is extreme tattooing and piercings.

In the area of tattooing, Kat Von D has especially led the way to making the practice a part of the mainstream for women, with about 13 percent of women of all ages sporting tattoos in America.

Some celebrities like Angelina Jolie and her famous tatoos also have made it a much more popular and acceptable practice.

Like everything else though, there are women with tattoos, and there are women with extreme tattoos. Those with extreme tatoos also can get into a combination of weird piercings and tattoos that totally alter their appearance.

Then there are some women who end up having weird full body tattoos, which when they get older don't look good, if they did at all when they were younger.

Add in implants and things get even weirder looking, but even there there are a lot of women willing to take those steps and actions.

I don't know how far women are willing to go to embrace the bizarre and weird, but there definitely is a gap between those that will go far and those that won't.

It's one of those things when you see the women that you know right away if it's beyond your comfort zone.

But unless you're in the tattoo industry like Kat Van D, the erotic industry, or have enough money like celebrities do, many women will find themselves struggling to find their way when they discover their look and lifestyle clashes with most of those looking to hire.

I realize I've started to ramble, when I was just trying to talk a little about the unusual changes some women are embracing, and the extraordinary extreme many women are willing to go to.

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Goth | Goth Fashion Popular This Season

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Looking at the fashion shows and collections this spring, goth fashion trends have been a very popular theme, along with the darkened shadow around the eyes.

Vogue Italia just released a collection from the likes of Nina Ricci, Yhoji and Yves Saint Laurent with a strong goth fashion statement shot by Craig McDean.

Some of these photos were strangely bizarre and eerie, as a number of models looked like they were mannequins.

Some of the more popular models took part in the shoot like Magdalena, Jourdan, Eniko and Evelina.

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Bizarre Subcultures | Norwegian Black Metal

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Photographer Peter Beste has been known for his exploration of subcultures, and in his latest work, he shows us the type of culture surrounding Norwegian Black Metal. The book is named "True Norwegian Black Metal."

Norwegian Black Metal emerged in the early 1990s, with an extremely dark underside, which included murders and arson; especially against medieval wooden church buildings.

They've also been known do desecrate graveyards.

According to Beste, it originally started out as a juvenile fad, which quickly became a war against Christianity. It also advocates a return to the worship of Norse gods.

They completely reject mainstream society in all its forms.

Included in his book are a look at black metal acts like Darkthrone, Mayhem, Emperor, Satryicon, Enslaved and Immortal.

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