Published July 8, 2021, 1:41 PM
There are three types and it involves Neo-Nazis
“In Malaysia, there are three types of skinheads. SHARP skins, the traditional, and Nazis.” This is a line by the fiercely anti-fascist 14-year-old member of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice, a subculture that stemmed out from its founding in New York back in the 1980s
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The film “Disciples,” directed by Jess Kohl (the same director for “Anarchy In The Philippines”), revolves around the tense relations between SHARP and the Malay Power, which comprises of far-right nationalists.
The Skinhead subculture (photo by Dazed)
Following the film is an event called Malaysia Skinhead Annual Dinner Festival, an annual event that welcomes everyone amidst their different ideologies.