Queercore music exhibits many of punk rock's reactions to a rock formation now perceived as bloated and hopelessly corporate. The music is fast, loud and often quite raw in form and production; a "do it yourself" ethic often guides artistic and business choices. Queercore lyrics are often sexually explicit and, by popular standards, vulgar. They can be comic and playful, although some deal with serious themes as well. Queercore artists are ultimately political, since they often express a cultural "lifestyle" that rubs up against mainstream social norms. Queercore performances stress interaction; while they sometimes spectacularize and mock conventional rock stage behaviours, they also encourage spectators to "stage dive" and physically participate in the performance.
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