I cried like a child. Then sent it to everyone I know. Then cried some more.

With all due respect, dafuck are you talking about? What a weird rant.

Mainstream culture definitely does plenty of enforcing! But I think it's good to be mindful about ways in which minority subcultures participate in that enforcement. My take on this is that within-community enforcement of limiting signifiers like hairstyle, particular modes of dress, and taste in music/movies/other…