Teen Gothic

2000's

This is just something I've noticed about the goth community on Instagram is the amount of hate hurled at people (mainly girls) who can't dress goth all the time/don't have an entirely black closet for being "fakers." Lots of comments will say something about how they're just looking for attention or not really goth because they don't wear trad makeup 24/7 or have a corporate job requiring them to dress more "normal" by societal standards. I just don't understand it? I feel like every goth must know that dealing with constant judgement and job constraints is difficult. Plus it's a music based subculture? It's mainly men I've noticed with this behavior. Idk it's just discouraging as someone new to the subculture (been in it about a year) because I have a very limited wardrobe due to trying to not spend too much money (I'm a broke college student) and avoid fast fashion while ALSO having a very strict religious family.

Nothing like listening to a goth playlist and hearing the singers wet sticky lips in the microphone

Sucks it’s a banger too.

I always wondered this ever since I started to get into the goth scene. As a black goth, I get called shit like whitewashed, wanna-be white, school shooter, satan worshipper, etc. Plus, I go to a catholic school so the insults are like times ten. Some of my aunties even call me "fast" for wearing black & red (idek why…)

I wanted to know what was the goth experience like for a POC during 70s to 90s, maybe even the 2000s (even though the 2000s really isn't that old). I'm curious lol.

Do you have a faith?

Believe in God?

Satan?

Nature?

Maybe you’re all about The Self.

Or a Buddhist.

…Maybe you have your own belief that doesn’t fit into any predefined religion or faith.

Or perhaps you’re an atheist and view all spirituality as nonesense.

So, goths, what do you believe?

Heya im 17F and I have an invisible disability being an ostomy I wanted to know if anyone else here has an invisible disability!!!

I was thinking about shows or movies that has goths as characters. And maybe it's just me but I really watch something like that. What are your thoughts about that, would you like to watch goths on movies or you think it's just cringe, and not feeling comfortable with that?

I was watching Urban Legend and the goth character is portrayed as someone who is manic depressive and promiscuous. After watching this movie, I started thinking about other goth characters in movies and tv shows and how they are viewed and seen as “crazy” or “mentally unstable”. You see Nancy Downes in The Craft literally go insane with power and ends up in a mental institution by the end of the movie, you have various movies and tv shows with goth or alternative characters where they are seen on social rejects who are prone to insanity. The only accurate portrayals of goths I have seen in media is South Park’s Goth Kids, and Abbey from NCIS. It’s just a thought I had while watching these types of movies where people assume that a goth or alternative person is “crazy” whenever it comes to media. What do you guys think about this?

I personally love writing my own stories, I also play a little acoustic guitar and sing a little in my spare time.