You make your way over to the girls. The nearly-crying one meets your eye. Her lips form a sharp pout. “Hey! Are you a feminist?”
You nod politely, mentally preparing for unexpected political discourse. You guess everything you’ve heard about the impressive political awareness in the DIY community is true!
“You shouldn’t be at this show then. That guy is such trash!” She sighs and points at Spiky Hair Boy, who is now on stage fiddling with a bass.
One of her friends shakes her head. “He’s basically cancelled at this point. Just enjoy the show, don’t let that asshole ruin your night.”
The girls start to explain the events leading up to bass guitar pointy hair guy’s cancellation (something to do with slut shaming?) but before they can even tell you his name, the lights go down and the assembly (not really a crowd, more a small group of teens shuffling around and looking at their feet) quiets down.
Whew! Well, you found the stage, met some weirdos and now you’re here! You’re at your very first DIY show. The band is really groovy, everyone seems to be having a good time and you think you’re even building up enough confidence to ask one of the girls with Doc Martens to take a picture of you for Instagram next to a cool tapestry hanging by the stage.
You’re thinking about what to caption it (Maybe “bby’s first college show!!” or “support local bands!” would be cool?) when a short girl with lots of tattoos makes eye contact and grins at you as the music gains tempo. You smile back. She says something friendly you can’t decipher over the music. Wow! Is she flirting?
Nope! She’s just initiating a mosh. She pushes you. Hard. The guy behind you spills his drink down your back. You’ve never done this before! What if someone gets hurt?
Choose one.
Get into the groove and push the girl back before you can psych yourself out.
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