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I think people like punks, goths and Star Wars fans probably get picked on because they've been around for quite a long time.But do you think they need to be protected by law?
No, it's stupid. I think it's pure rubbish.Why? Because they're getting preferential treatment over, say, mods?
No, I don’t even think they're getting any special treatment, or anything – I think they're just getting labelled.

I don't think you can start protecting every subculture, plus I don't think people should be defined by the subculture they belong to; it's their choice how they look, it's not like they were born goths. They just need to get on with it. If they have a problem with having the piss taken out of the, they just need to be ready with a witty comeback, like, "Your mum", or, "Yeah, well your face is goth as well."
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Awesomeness! I don’t know – I don’t think there's any subculture that I fit into, necessarily.There aren't any music or movie cultures you'd identify with?
I think I fit into the category of "has no idea so just follows". I didn't wear red trousers until six months ago and then I just bought into it. I sold out, basically. Look at me – I'm wearing a blue jumper, that's so corporate.Too right, mate.

I don’t think you can really classify those cultures as social groups, they're more like a trend. I mean, does that also mean that all those people around Shoreditch who wear skinny jeans will be called a social group? Because that doesn’t really make sense.So you don't agree with it?
Ah, I don’t know. I mean, you shouldn't victimise people for what they wear, but it's also their choice to wear it. Like, skin colour and race isn't a choice, obviously, but wearing loads of black makeup is. Does that make sense?I know what you're getting at. Do hipsters need to be protected?
No! No way.

Well, I already feel like they have their own social group. They have their own music, culture, their own art – so why bother making it a legal thing? Those kind of subculture groups are good because they make the world diverse, but I think everyone should be equal. Giving special treatment to certain groups isn't needed.
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Yeah, of course. And you can't define them – they can come from a super wealthy family or a super poor family. Quite frankly, I think those things are just phases in people's lives; people evolve, so I think it's ridiculous to classify something that's always changing.Have you ever been a punk? Or part of any subculture?
Maybe back in the day when they I shell suits and – god, it's so embarrassing – hooded tops and graffiti stuff all over me. But that was many years ago and only for a small amount of time. I wasn’t even allowed to do that, really, because my parents didn't like it.Do you think other people looked at you differently because of that look?
I felt like that, but not because of the way I dressed. I felt like that because, being Asian, there was a lot of ignorance to put up with.Previously - Could You Live on £53 a Week?