Do not confuse neo-nazi skinheads with the original British skinheads. For lack of a better definition to be found at a moment's notice, lets settle for this:
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian (specifically Jamaican) rude boys and British mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle. Originally, the skinhead subculture was primarily based on those elements, not politics or race. Since then, however, attitudes toward race and politics have become factors by which some skinheads align themselves. The political spectrum within the skinhead scene ranges from the far right to the far left, although many skinheads are apolitical. Fashion-wise, skinheads range from a clean-cut 1960s mod-influenced style to less-strict punk- and hardcore-influenced styles.
A chav is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. Also known as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England, "chavs" are said to be aggressive and arrogant teenagers and young adults, of underclass background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.
Beside the point however, the egregious assertion that still remains to be demonstrated is the blaming of all moral degeneracy amongst the lower-class on the social elites, as PVC stated.
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