A non-gothy friend of mine recently commented on how, even though I don’t look very gothy, I still class myself as one. And then asked why I did.
To give my opinion, honourable and humble as it is not, I do so because I am. My mentality, from the small age of eight has not change a great deal. I dress as I feel comfortable, which does mean that I end up only owning two white tops, one crimson shirt and one pastel blue jumper… the rest being, out and out black. This not only looks good on me, in my eyes, it is also a stylish and very decent colour for fashion, and out in public, I don’t actually even see someone not wearing black unless they are a dysfunctional colour co-ordinately challenged person ( Hence the old lady in HOT PINK I saw once 😯 ).
I tend not to wear the collar, the corset, the lipstick, the chains, the cross, the boots or anything that is popularity-driven very often because I am not comfortable in these things. Apparently, because I do not wear these “must have” items, I’m not a goth. I’m merely a poseur ( sp? )and some form of hypocrite, or “gothy-kind” of person.
It comes to an end as I question quite sorely, if the Gothic Lifestyle has become so materialised…. Where has the mental state gone? Where did all the gothics go? Who had the mentality but lacked the look and still held respect?
What do you think? Now that you have mudded your way through the rant.
Am I wrong in my thoughts or do you too see the lack there-of of the mindset inside these younger generations?
