Pokemón (subculture)

Pokemon is the name of an urban tribe among Chile's youth that surfaced in the late 2000s.cite web
author=Ashley Steinberg
url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/124098
title=Rebels Without Cause
work=Newsweek Web Exclusive
date=2008-03-18] cite web
url=http://kotaku.com/369988/pokemones-are-not-oral-sexy-obsessed-just-kissing-crazy
title=Pokemones Are Not Oral Sexy Obsessed, Just Kissing Crazy
work=Kotaku
date=2008-03-20] They are readily identifiable by their angular and pressed hairstylescite web
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/world/americas/13chile.html
title=In Tangle of Young Lips, a Sex Rebellion in Chile
work=The New York Times
date=2008-09-12
author=Alexei Barrionuevo] , reminiscent of characters from the Japanese media franchise Pokémon. [cite web
url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2008-01/18/content_6404561.htm
title=Pokemon style gets popular in Chile
work=China Daily
date=2008-01-18] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnIP81KvxlI Pokemones vuelven a clases] , a video report by "TVN" on their official YouTube channel. es icon] It is curently one of the largest and better known urban tribes in the country.cite web
url=http://www.publimetro.cl/content/view/126154/Campa_a_busca_evitar_odio_contra_pokemones.html
title=Campaña busca evitar odio contra pokemones
work=Metro International (Santiago)
date=2008-01-31
language=Spanish]

Pokemones dress similarly to other tribes, such as Otaku and Emo, but they are not followers of anime like the former, nor share the musical tastes of the latter.cite web
url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/suplementos/1924
title=Las tribus urbanas de Santiago de Chile
work=El Nuevo Diario
date=2007-11-11
language=Spanish] Pokemones are livelier and extroverted. During parties they dance to reggaeton music, while kissing and groping with as many people (male or female) as they can, which they call "poncear". They make extensive use of the Internet, trading photos of themselves on image-sharing sites like Fotolog and communicating through MSN Messenger.

Pokemones are usually from the Chilean middle and lower class. They are frequently juxtaposed against another group, the so-called "peloláis", well-to-do girls with long, straight fairer hair from private, Catholic schools.cite web
url=http://www.terra.com/noticias/articulo/html/act1104591.htm
title=Pokemones y pelolais, nuevo furor entre jóvenes chilenos
work=Reuters
date=2008-01-17
language=Spanish]

In January 2008, Internet messages surfaced urging violence against Pokemones (mainly because of borrowing aspects from other subcultures, such as Emo hair, hip-hop clothes, and for using the c-walk).Fact|date=August 2008 People belonging to the subculture increasingly began to be attacked outside discos and pubs.Fact|date=August 2008 In response, a joint anti-violence campaign called "Foundation for a Better Future" has been organized by the Chilean government and Santiago's main student leaders.

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