Sex and Violence

Sex and violence are both wildly popular among punks and as they are so popular they are joked about frequently. Punks love violence, from hitting their friends in a mosh pit to calling the people to arms over political injustice, violence is a common component of the punk subculture. Sex is also an integral part of any culture and when you put sex and violence together it's a lovable match. Since punks love to make fun of themselves and everything else, the combination of sex and violence is the butt of a number of jokes and raunchy songs. Despite this, however I haven't been able to find any statistics on actual rates of sexual assault. In my personal experience I think you're more likely to hear offensive language but less likely to actually be assaulted. Since punks use humor to address the problem, they're actually able to talk about it. Every punk I've met has been violently against sexual assault and would most likely hurt someone if they found out they were a perpetrator of assault.
In punk lyrics however, it's a totally different story. Violent sexual imagery is very commonplace, and the more gruesome and horrifying it would be in real life, the funnier it seems to be in songs. These next two songs aren't exactly punk but they fit the idea well. The first is Guns N Roses I used to love her.

 

Here's eight minutes of pure insanity. This one is a little bit disgusting but it's interesting and a good song nonetheless. Here is A little piece of heaven by Avenged Sevenfold.

 

These are some more violent songs without as much obvious humor and notice that the most frequent target is a female love interest. This is Die Die my Darling by the Misfits.

 

The violence is not always toward women, however. There is a frequent trend of sado-masochism present in punk. Here's a local band from Lake County IL, Rule 22.
 

Another great song from them is called "Grab Your Ankles" in which many members of the audience strip down and mosh naked. I'm not going to post the link to this video but it is available. It's a very funny song with explicit and exaggerated lyrics and it's very fun to see live. I'm not sure when the naked moshing started but it is very much a tradition for that song. As the audience has been getting younger and younger, it's rare to hear them play this live anymore so consider it a treat if you ever get to see them play it. In short, punks love sex and violence and view it differently than most.