So not to be mean, but kandi is part of the rave culture. That being said how can u make "kandi" but not rave?

Deleted Account 4/12/2012 03:58 pm 15711

i love all things kandi but its part of my culture as a raver. so how can u make kandi without raving. there awesome bead creations lol and i dont mean to upset anyone or hate on anyones stuff cause some of you guys make epic stuff

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Apr 12, 2012 5:18 pm
I understand completely. But until I can completely experience a rave, I find it much easier to categorize my 'awesome bead creations' as kandi.xD I hope you understand. Also, I don't try to make people think I go to raves when I don't. I don't even call myself a kandi kid.
  • Halodiablo
Apr 12, 2012 5:10 pm
making it and enjoying it is great. everyone should feel proud in their creations i say. its just when ppl run around saying im a kandi kid when uve never attended a single rave kinda kills the point of it lol anyone is free to make anything they want and should b encouraged to do so, but when u label it kandi, anyone and everyone associates it with raving
  • Halodiablo
Apr 12, 2012 5:06 pm
lol ppl were making beaded braclets at woodstock and such. but kandi is the name of a specific type of wear for raves wether its a single or an kandi outfit. the act of trading or getting them at raves is what makes it kandi. and it does have the same meaning indeed, just as friendship braclets are traded and such. its just hard to see ppl embrace a culture and represnt it (and not always in the best way) when they havent yet experienced or participated in it u know
Apr 12, 2012 5:04 pm
Well, what about people who make kandi but don't know it was part of the rave culture? Is it just "pony bead jewelry" then? :3 I actually have made "pony bead jewelry" for several years and well, I wasn't aware of kandi and raves for the longest time. I just made that jewelry because it's cute and colorful and I make pieces that mean alot to me~ I can understand if the jewelry is only called kandi if you've gone to raves and stuff, but I think ANYONE can make "pony bead jewelry". <3 And it shouldn't matter if a piece is really kandi or not. if it makes someone happy, that's really the best part~ (that's just my opinion though. OuO)
Apr 12, 2012 4:47 pm
Well, I have the intention to rave one day, so maybe all the 'kandi' I make is preparation for when I do? c: Also, I believe that kandi originated in raves, but has spread to more than that. What I'm saying is, if I meet someone outside of a rave and exchange kandi with them so they can remember me, does that not have the same meaning as exchanging it at a rave?