Counter+Cultures

__Counterculture __ is known as a subculture that has values and norms the are unlike the dominant culture. Some of these cultures that are well known are the LGBT community (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transvestite ), The KKK (Ku Klux Klan), Gangs, Anarchists, and Communism. Counterculture. Many historical figures were apart of counter culture movements such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Susan B. Anthony. People like this positively affected the nation by gaining rights for everybody. However, countercultures have also enflicted racism and harm, for example, Nazism and the KKK.

media type="youtube" key="osKrq20i5mY?fs=1" height="385" width="480" __The 1960's Counterculture: __ During the 1960s, there were many countercultures revolved around the Vietnam War. For example, there was the hippie subculture that was against violence and war. Communes ( intentional community of people living together) were created for hippies and other groups who shared the same values and norms. In this time period,music began to speak out against the government and the rich. Musicians such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, and The Mamas and The Papas were considered "hippie cultured music". Festivals such as the famous woodstock helped the hippie counterculture expand. New hobbies took over the nation including meditation, yoga, drugs, and casual sex. These were believed to be perfectly acceptable. The environment was an issue hippies took on and believed that we as a society were not taking caqre of our planet. Even in modern day, their values are impacting people's minds.

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﻿Veganism and vegeterianism are two ways of life that refrain from the consumption of animals. Vegans, however, keep themselves from using any animal product for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegeterianism is a way of life that includes a diet without the consumption of meat. Living without these things are norms that the common person does not partake in. Also, most Americans believe in eating meat. []
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**Article on a Counter Cultures being different and unaccepted**: Transgender woman denied Treatment and Indiana Hospital

Transgender woman Erin Vaught alleges she was insulted and refused treatment while visiting an Indiana emergency room, the Chicago Tribune reports. Vaught reportedly visited the Ball Memorial Hospital emergency room July 18th with her wife and son, coughing up blood. Vaught claims that the mistreatment began when staff registered her into the hospital as male in spite of an ID stating she was female. “I pointed out that my ID says female,” she said. “There were two ladies there, and one of them snickered a little bit and covered her mouth. The other got a very annoyed look on her face.”

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media type="youtube" key="s3gKibJD8BE?fs=1" height="385" width="480" **Video by**: McKenzie, Megan, and Carlea. With help from: Amber Adams and Anyah Benjamin. Amber is a feminist, meaning her rights are that women are superior to men and her beliefs are that we should have mroe rights as women. Anyah, a man, is a common person.