[image ID: the villainpunk/evilpunk flag. the flag is 7 stripes, and split down the center. on one side, the top stripe is dark green, the second stripe is lime green, the third stripe is black, the fourth stripe is white, the fifth stripe is black, the sixth stripe is light purple, and the seventh stripe is dark purple. on the other side of the flag, the same colors appear again, this time from the bottom up. in the center of the image, there is a black and white danger symbol, which is a thick black triangle filled with white, and has a black exclamation point inside it. end ID]
Villainpunk, also known as evilpunk, is a punk subculture dedicated to the reclamation of demonization, a rejection of the social norm of goodness, taking pride in identities that carry a stigma. It can be shortened to vilpunk.
I am a trans, nonbinary, aromantic allosexual, schizophrenic with ASPD (antisocial personality disorder). I also have CPTSD and am part of a traumagenic system. I have physical scarring from a chronic autoimmune disorder. I have “scary” disorders with “scary” symptoms, and because of this, I have been demonized and stigmatized my entire life. So I reclaim the idea of being the villain. I reclaim the idea of being evil, because if I’m going to be accused of being a bad person no matter how good I am, then I might as well lean into it.
This term does not endorse harmful behaviors nor does it encourage any unlawful, dangerous, or immoral actions, it simply just stands to say “if you’re all going to make me out to be evil, then I don’t want to be your idea of good.” I think of it almost as the evil sibling of voidpunk.
This term was coined with those who have stigmatized mental and physical conditions primarily in mind (primarily psychotic people and those with personality disorders, especially my fellow cluster B people), but it can be used by any marginalized person who feels that they are demonized by society. I identify with this due to my schizophrenia, my ASPD, my CPTSD, my system, my visible scarring, my tics, my hallucinations, my delusions, my lack of empathy, my being aromantic and allosexual, my transness, so on and so forth. If you’re marginalized and stigmatized, and this resonates with you, you’re welcome to use it.
This term stands in loud and loving support of those who face stigma, so if you’re mentally and/or physically abled, I do ask that you make sure you challenge any ableism you see in your life, and that you stand in support of other stigmatized identities. This is a punk term, and it isn’t villainpunk of you to be a bigot.
[image ID: the villainpunk/evilpunk flag without the symbol. the flag is 7 stripes, and split down the center. on one side, the top stripe is dark green, the second stripe is lime green, the third stripe is black, the fourth stripe is white, the fifth stripe is black, the sixth stripe is light purple, and the seventh stripe is dark purple. on the other side of the flag, the same colors appear again, this time from the bottom up. end ID]
The flag(s) was chosen to be green and purple in reference to older Disney Villains, as their color schemes were often lime green and purple to designate evil. The caution symbol in the center is optional, but it was chosen to represent villainy due to its universally threatening nature.
