Since when is radio friendly pop considered punk?

whoo green day rules

not only gr8 musicians but gr8 guys
they rly just grew as ppl threw their whole career and it shows
they rly have a gr8 attitude towards everythin and no where they same from
ppl will just have 2 get over how they r as the 'new green day' just cuz they have a lot of hits they write music for themselves and if other ppl like it then thats gr8 2---what mike dirnt says

Sell outs or not, if it weren't for them, nobody in my generation would know what punk was. Listening to them got the public listening to punk allowing bands like Pennywise, Rancid, NOFX, etc to grow their fan bases.
If you disagree with me... fuck you!