Teen Gothic

Just curious :*)

a little while ago i posted in here because i wanted to get more into goth culture but i was having a hard time. just wanted to share i’ve been getting into more goth music as of late! i listen to a lot of stuff, usually leaning towards alt/hard rock and art rock/pop (muse and radiohead are two of my favorite bands atm), but i’ve been listening to more goth music! groups i’ve been enjoying are the cure, cocteau twins, london after midnight, siouxsie and the banshees, and twin tribes! i’ve been having a good time and i hope to find more!

Just curious

For goths that are 40 or above, have you ever been dissed by someone, whether they were a goth or a non-goth, about you still being in the scene at your age?

I ask this as a 20 something babybat with bad skin, who is already self-conscious about whether or not I'm pulling it off or not.

Do you ever get self-conscious about it?

*All genre info is from Rate Your Music

Trance to the Sun (Ethereal Wave, Dark Wave, Gothic Rock)

Funhouse (Gothic Rock)

Crucifix Nocturnal Christians (Gothic Rock, Dark Wave)

The Changelings (Ethereal Wave, Gothic Rock)

Avaritia (Gothic Rock)

Screaming Banshee Aircrew (Gothic Rock)

The Shyness of Strangers (Post-Punk, Coldwave)

Mosquito (Gothic Rock)

In a Darkened Room (Gothic Rock, Post-Punk)

Malefixio (Deathrock)

Old Cat's Drama (Deathrock)

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I spent most of my life repressing my autistic wants, needs, and ways of self-expression purely because I was told it would make neurotypical people "like me more" and "be less uncomfortable around me." Now that's over. I'm done with that shit.

At goth clubs I don't make facial expressions if I don't want to, stim in public, am not shamed for my "weird" interests, tell people they absolutely cannot touch me, am encouraged to truly feel and express my intense emotions, dress however the hell I want, and truly be myself without judgement. These safe spaces have made me grateful beyond words. Thank you all for being in this lovely community.

I made 2 other autistic goth friends, and we did the most ridiculous full body stimming (that could barely be described as dancing) for 5 hours straight with nothing but encouragement from those around us (: The very idea of stimming through bouncing, stomping, having t-rex hands/loud hands/raptor arms (which are very goth with certain dance moves), and flapping my hands in public even to a mild extent horrified me for years, but look where I am now! Confident and so happy

If there are any other goth autistic people in this sub, please share your stories and experiences (: <3

I had an old pin collection on this vest ages ago, and it was buried in the back of my closet. I figured what the hell, why not?

I’m very much so not done, still have a few things to add, but as a total noob I’m actually pretty proud of myself 🥺

personally lebanon hanover, ghost dance, and the march violets haven't clicked for me the same way as other bands. not to say i necessarily dislike them, i have some of their stuff in my main goth playlist, but they aren't really bands i put on deliberately

Cockatoo

My Mannequin

La Procesión de lo Infinito

Luna Reign

Moira Scar

FLOORSHOW

Virgine Dramatica

Frozen Charlottes

Maldigo.

Purr Machine

Darkly Dreaming

Noctivagus

Stare

Witch Will Die

Brotherhood of Pagans

Desire

Brother Orchid