outcasts unite
Message boards ensure the survival of obscurity and midget porn.

By Kris Takahashi

The internet has been a birthplace for a variety of new cultures, from chat roomers and file sharers to midget pornography rings. One such net community, the message board, has given free forum for people to discuss, argue, and bitch slap each other from the comfort of their own homes. However, when it comes to underground scene, the importance of these boards goes beyond random party girls and nerdy extremists looking to score. The underground culture has not only survived, but thrived as a result of net threads.

Normally, internet hoods are a lot like a crowded club after five drinks: everybody has an opinion, and all the chicks are hot. Kind of as if everyone was blind. By the way, do blind guys imagine that every chick they talk to is hot? Then again, does a blind guy know what a hot chick looks like?   

Message boards, on the other hand, are less of a meeting between horny perverts and more like a modern day convention. The priority is promoting the music, and on every board you'll find diehard fans whose nerd equivalent is the guy wearing a Klingon suit at Star Trek gatherings. People who frequent the sites can then find out about all kinds of DJ's, bands, and parties that might have crept under the radar.