I personally appreciate the documentary film much more than the "movement," but after recently snatching a free TVOTR download on afropunk.com, I thought I would pose the question. The film and the movement have gotten a lot of heat from "other" punks, namely for dividing the punk scene into racial units. A lot of punks don't want to believe in race.
Other people argue that afro-punk has expanded into something beyond the punk rock scene, especially today. I mean, how are Mos Def and Janelle Monae (headliners for previous afro-punk festivals) punk rock? In response to this, afropunk.com argues:
Afro-punk is not as literal as Black punk rockers. It's a mind set, not defined by the clothes we wear or the hair style we rock. The images depicted are of the mind set.The name "afro-punk" will never really make sense to people who don't want to see or discuss race. It also can't be a genre of music or a subunit of "the scene." Afro-punk is incredibly personal. And perhaps most importantly, it has changed the way a number of black musicians approach their craft.
