When it comes to music, the authoritarian people can tolerate it, even with the weird imagery and stuff, they give me a pass.

But when it comes to dressing and fashion. I am having a difficult time.

I remember I showed a picture of a guy with black lips and told that person "I want to express myself in a physical way and I want to become Gothic"

You Know what that person said? "What the fuck is this? This is truly horrifying. You are trying to be like that? You got the demon in you. You disgust me. Are you trying to be a faggot?"

Sometimes I wonder "why bother sharing if I am going to get shunned upon by those bitches"

But yeah. I have a hard time. I really want to delve myself into the goth style but right now, I can't do nothing. 🙁

I'm pretty new to goth music and the only band that like more than 5 of their songs is Sisters of mercy.

I like plenty of new school bands and old school deathrock but there's a kind of unique fun energy to 45 Grave that I can't really seem to find anywhere else, I think Super Heroines are maybe the closest thing I can think of. Can anyone recommend anything with similar vibes?

i come on this sub to find music recs, hear about people's concert experiences, and see cool diys. but lately i swear every post i click on mentions tiktok, which is the exact topic i'm trying to avoid when i come onto reddit because i already hear so much about it on instagram. we get it now, people on tiktok have no idea what they're talking about. can we please just all collectively agree to stop posting these annoying questions trying to clarify whether information you found on the clock app is correct when you already know the answer? thanks.

I was on a tiktok post and saw this woman promoting fetishization (in my opinion) of goth. I had commented that it’s not okay to promote racist and fast fashion companys (DollsKill) She labeled the shoes as “goth dommy mommy” and i said again that this was weird. A commenter replied to me saying. “@: Goth is heavily sex oriented. Fetish wear is pretty much the main fashion. Which is why everyone is uncomfor when minors dress as. There’s ppl who do worse than this person legit leave them alone LOL” I genuinely dont think goth is for fetishization. But I’m not sure. Am I being closed minded??

I know these aren’t genres this sub talks about much because they aren’t goth but. I’m having trouble categorizing this stuff outside of goth/industrial proper

Is there a goth equivalent to how everyone sounds good singing Adele at karaoke? What are some good karaoke songs for feminine voices that leave people kinda impressed? (I’m a musician so I’m not too shabby… I just can’t keep doing Bring Me To Life)

Rant/Discussion? This doesn’t involve this community because y’all are awesome.

Holy shit, I’m not sure what happened but these kids have a weird obsession with one upping others in the alt community in general, and new age young goths online have slowly become very pretentious. It’s very weird. I was just yelled at by like 20 goth people on tiktok because I don’t wear the makeup hardly ever (I just had a baby) and I don’t dress up every day (I just had a baby) therefore I’m not goth.

I just had a baby. I just had a baby. My baby isn’t even 1 yet. I hardly leave the house. I wear PJ’s every day and the vast majority of my goth clothes don’t fit because I JUST HAD A BABY. Holy fucking god damn

I’m not sure where the attitudes started to shift, I’m sure social media is to blame to some degree.

I didn’t hand my goth card over. I had a baby. My asshole was ripped in half 8 months ago, which apparently means I’m forbidden from the scene even from the confides of my own god damn house.

Anyways-

I created a thread asking which goth stereotype was true for you.

Now, just for fun, I’m asking which is NOT true for you?

Maybe you wear pink, exclusively.

Or maybe you listen to the Vengaboys.

Whatever it might be, let’s share our shame.