A Commodity of Fetishism

by pollyparadice

Melbournions have a undeniable fetish with the alternate side of life, or otherwise known as ‘sahh indie’. With there crazy emotions and music trippin’ minds you’d think they were all corduroy wearing Bob Dylan’s stuck in the 80’s. But you’d not think twice about the private life of what this indie fetishism’s turns into after dark if you were an innocent passer by. Like in any city there is a certain need of the commodity of individuality but Melbourne is pushing this to a whole different level. Brunswick st for example is crawling with the calm, cool, collected individual with a logo shirt and strangling body piercings. The only thing about it that they are some how conforming to melbournes 2nd hand yet consuming culture which as a result leaves no indi-ness to be had. Its all a sad ploy of originality but melbs defines itself against the norm of nothingness. Where everything is different and diverse. Thats why Melbourne is so great. Yet in traveling a persons sense of self gets disorientated when moving from suburb to suburb. South Yarra streets are filled with the cliche range rover driving mums yet just round the corner are the melbournes underprivelge community housing residence. The beauty of Melbourne people is that they live spacial so close together but there never seems to be an uncomfortable cultural and social divide. This is why Melbourne is such a great place to travel and live especially as a student.

You have to live breath and experience melbourne to truely understand its fetishism nature.

http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/clubs/features/1357/a-beginners-guide-to-fetish