Teen Gothic

A previous post before me said something similar. People don't know that goth is a music genre.

All goth seems to be online now is "who looks the most goth" "who has the most goth stuff" "who dresses the most goth" "whos social media feed looks the most goth" and "who shops at the most goth stores"

Its all performative. More than half of all new goths are not true to the subculture. With the rise of aesthetics and how you are being perceived online, the goth message has been pushed out of the way for things like consumerism and capitalism off this popular "look".

And I use the phrase "goth movement/ message" lightly because it is apparently a polarizing topic, even though goth is a political subculture. Similar things have happened to the punk, grunge, and even scene/ emo subcultures who are based on antifascism or even positive mental health messages. Its been reduced down to a label with no one having any regard for the history of

Ever since goth became fetishized and a popular tag on OF, PH, etc. the message of the Goth Movement has completely been washed out, which is sad because goth's have never really been well known for anything other than their looks and "odd/ weird" personalities.

Please discuss any points I made in the comments and discuss with each other. I would love to know what other goths think of this!

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(The band's legacy on culture will not be touched upon as its importance is obvious)

I was listening to The Birthday Party and I realized something that is not particularly important and that is that I don't really get the "gothic" sound within their music as it is sometimes presented. It is definitely dark, scary and romantic but I don't think it reaches the level of being considered "Gothic Rock" as it is closer to Noise Rock, No Wave and Punk Blues. Maybe instead of "Gothic Rock" I think it is more appropriate to see it as a Deathrock album due to the punk still being present in most of the songs and its almost non-existent ethereal atmosphere. This is my personal opinion but I would like to know what you think about it and how you would present it.

I’ve had MANY people ask me “what type of music is considered goth” I always explain it to them of course because I don’t want to be a mean weirdo. But I find it odd. It would be like if someone asked “what type of music is rap? Or punk?” Like… punk music, punk music is punk. I just think it’s strange how many people don’t know that goth is a music genre.