Teen Gothic

I have always wondered why goth culture is considered evil or whatever? I consider myself metal head/hard core punk guy and I love death metal and allot of the lyrics are about killing Christians especially deicide or morbid angel and most black metal bands sacrificing virgins and other crazy shit for shock value. Goth music from what I have listened to is not like that I any way shape of form at least what I have heard. I just doesn't make sense to me why this culture is considered evil or whatever stereotype bullshit people spit out.

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.

Yes indeed. You are an individual.

But just for fun I thought it would be fun to see what goth stereotypes that are true for you, as an individual.

…Besides listening to goth music, of course.

Maybe you wear black, exclusively.

Or maybe you have a more interesting stereotype?

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?