Cultural Influences of 'Skins'

The programme has given rise to the term 'skins party', referring to a debauched night of heavy drinking and recreational drug use.
During the 2007 Easter holiday a girl in County Durham threw a house party; it was advertised on her MySpace profile as a "Skins Unofficial Party," referring to the party in the first episode, with the subtitle "Let's trash the average family-sized house disco party". 200 people turned up, breaking into the house and causing over £20,000 of seemingly deliberate damage. She alleges that her account was hacked and someone else placed the ad.
Similar incidents have taken place in the Republic of Ireland, with major household damage and theft of personal property being reported in Firhouse and Foxrock. Although these attacks have not been conclusively linked to the show, news outlets have reported that they are called Skins parties.
Club nights marketed as 'Skins Secret Parties' have also taken shape in Leicester. Following this, a series of parties were run by Company Pictures in spring 2008.

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