Appearance Affects Protest

For Mike and Andy of the Yes-Men, their appearance is used only to deceive those around them into believing their fake identity, in order to actively criticize and demonstrate to the public the incompetence of specific organizations. Initially, they try to fit into whatever their setting is in order to gain the confidence of those around them. To do so, they normally have to dress in expensive looking business suits. However, once the confidence of their audience is gained in their setting, they change their appearance to poke fun at something or call out an inconsistency-as was exampled in the conference they attended pretending to be a member of the WTO prancing around in a giant golden spandex penis suit.
Punk rock culture, on the other hand, uses their appearance for no other reason than to look different. Just because they have the right to wear whatever they want, apparently they like to exercise it. They have no specific target to implement their protest against, other than the overbearing "man". Some punk rockers do actually have a cause and are sending a message of awareness through their music, and their appearance and attitude reflect their lifestyle, which is justifiable. However, much of the recent punk rock bands to come out in the 90's and 21st century reflect appearances that are created by using punk rock as a norm to dress, rather than dressing in whatever way expresses their individualism.
Punk fashion does not count as a protest. They should focus more upon the message that their music is sending rather than the appearance contorted with their genre. That is all.