A scenester is a person who tries to fit into a specific cultural scene based on music, film, art, or another genre. They follow fashion trends and attitudes of their peer group. The scenester movement is associated with a distinct fashion and overall look, but it lacks the intentional statement of punk fashion. Social networking sites help screenwriters keep up to date with the scene and meet like-minded people. One faction of the scenester movement is the straight-edge lifestyle, which abstains from drugs, alcohol, or promiscuous sex.
Scenester is a slang term used to describe a person who deliberately attempts to fit into a specific cultural scene based on music, film, art, or another genre. Also referred to as a screenwriter, a screenwriter is known to follow the fashion trends, preferences, and attitudes of their peer group in the wider scene as a whole.
Like the 1980s punk movement, the scenester movement is also associated with a distinct fashion and overall look. However, unlike the punk counterculture, which used ripped clothing as a political protest against capitalism, screenwriter fashion is generally considered a form of pastiche by comparison, lacking the intentional statement of punk fashion. The American Apparel brand is a popular choice with many screenwriters, as are other 80s-style clothing, such as black-and-white checkered or striped designs and tongue-in-cheek tees. In recent years, pop art hair and makeup has also become associated with the screenwriting crowd, mixing and matching bold colors like electric blue, red, and purple.
Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have helped screenwriters keep up to date with the scene and meet other like-minded people. Social networks especially help the smaller indie scene in promoting the latest music, art and cultural events typically frequented by a screenwriter.
One faction of the scenester movement is the straight-edge lifestyle, often adopted by a person who enjoys a specific cultural scene but prefers to abstain from some of the practices that may accompany it such as drugs, alcohol, or promiscuous sex. A straight-edge writer sometimes self-identifies with a belt or other item of clothing marked with an X or the number 24. The straight-edge movement and self-identification is thought to have originated with underage bands playing venues that they denied them access to alcohol, and consequently marked anyone under the legal drinking age with an X on the back of their hand. Today, there is sometimes tension or exclusion between straight-edge screenwriters and screenwriters, along with “wannabe” screenwriters who may not be familiar with the music or other genres associated with a particular scene, but often attend its shows and events.
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