25 Otherworldly Subcultures (Right Here On Earth)

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Not to alarm you, but we here are Cracked are big sci-fi and fantasy fans. All the big ones, and all the more obscure ones you probably haven't heard of *pushes glass up on nose.* One thing we love about those genres are subcultures, like Tusken Raiders or the Brothers Without Banners. But you don't have to go to books to find people with wild subcultures.

It's not surprising that some folks have "quirky" habits. We all know the teen rom=com walkthrough of jocks, geeks, stoners, skaters, etc. But that's (literal) child's play. Of course, with billions of people existing together on this planet, people will get really original out there. And those with said quirky habits tend to find one another. And then things can get kind of weird.

We asked our readers to enlighten us about groups of people who have tendencies that really go against their society's norms, and gave $200 to the winner ...

Entry by CeeDeeWai

Young African:American. men, on the frontier of the Wild (Wildl West? ey 48 No, sir! These young men are actually counter-culture rebels known as Bill

Entry by amyjanzen

CRAGKEDO PRIESTS OF THE ROMAN CULT OF CYBELE CALLED GALLI WORSHIPPED THE MAGNA MATER (GREAT MOTHER) BY PRACTISING SELF-CASTRATION. (AMONGST OTHER TH

Entry by mkad

The Abecedarians were a 16th century Anabaptist sect who believed any learning, even the alphabet, should be disdained, and only by not learning would

Entry by Toadlicker

VESPITE THE ENEDES SUB-SHHARIN HERT. (Botswana Deathmetal enthusiasts) VRESS LIKE COWBOY TERMINATORS.
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