Teen Gothic

E.g. Someone dressed/looking like trad goth but doesn’t identify as goth.

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Things came to a head today and I can't do this another day. I texted my friend and he's coming tonight! It's finally about to be over! Thank you to everyone who supported me. You guys are awesome. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Edit: I know there's going to be some drama because he's going to be here when it happens. I know he's going to try to stop me. He's going to see me taking my stuff out of the bedroom. I'm a little worried he's going to physically attack me or try to restrain me. I'm considering calling the police to stand by but I don't want to put my friend through that. I'm just going to be firm and reiterate that it's over and I'm leaving.

Hello! I have been a part of the scene for quite some time. I can say I am loosing interest in modern darkwave and goth music as a whole. While I was very much into in it in the mid 2010s when bands like Twin Tribes, Lebanon Hanover, Rendez Vouz, and Ash Code, were all small bands. Now, I couldn't care less to turn on any of their music. It's all the same and it seems now every band is a mere copy of the last. In the 90s, many bands were called Sisters copies. Think the Wake. But I really enjoyed the creepiness that music gave off. It felt unique. Modern dark wave lost this. It just feels stale. Anyone else feel this way? You may say I haven't heard the right new stuff. I have heard Harsh Symmetry, and it's exactly the same as every other band I have mentioned just with a better haircut.

All in all. I miss it.

i hate how the meme has spiralled out of control and turned into something awful. men express their need for an alternative girlfriend and depict these girls as any girl with dark hair who has darker makeup, they don’t consider anyone who dresses traditionally goth or different to these online egirls. the women who panda to this standard also make me sick but that’s a different matter (i am also a woman so am not trying to drag others down, just making a point). i hate how these men also assume that all alternative girls are into very hardcore things in bed, this isn’t always the case and im not sure where this link/association came from. this is leading to men not feeling as though they need to ask alternative women and fems for consent (something that happened to me many moons ago and was deemed okay because i’m goth and “that’s what i wanted” when i clearly didnt) this meme has gotten so out of control, so much so that i feel as though i cannot leave the house without getting remarks related to this meme thrown at me, i just find it completely derogatory and wondered what you wonderful people think about all of this?

My cousin has really been getting into the goth subculture lately, Im not goth myself and don’t really know a lot when It comes to music, so what are some good beginner bands or even tips? He asked me to help pick out some stuff, so where should I start?