Quote Originally Posted by Hsu
My biggest problem with the punk scene is statements like this. It's hard to tell what is punk and what isn't, because one person calls something a sellout and someone will counter with something like this. It seems to be a culture of bizarro logic where everyone else's opinion is wrong.
Well it isnt so much the punk scene that perpetuates this. It's the record companies labeling things as 'punk' to sell them. The punk scene, in general, doesnt really care too much about it, just a bit of annoyance when the Avril Lavinge girls stroll into the shows, but really no one cares.

The best way to tell what's punk and what isnt is simply to compare musical sound. Simple Plan, for instance, is very poppy. The lyrics lack any real statements aside from your average pop song, so calling it punk is very off. It doesnt sound right, nor does it carry a particular statement. The only reason those bands are called punk is, again, the record labels and the clothes/hairstyles.