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gothiccharmschool: Reblogging this from gothtriggers for the absolutely PERFECT commentary. (Also, this person’s before & after goth pix are darling.) Kay, if I can just dust off my soapbox here. No, you can’t have the spiderwebs! So the scene was largely started in the late 1970s by a bunch of homeless, British, teenagish, drug addicts, right? This has lead many kids and simple-minded adults to believe that in order to be Goff enuff you must be: Not just white, but super fucking pale Not just thin, but super fucking thin Have sharp, high cheekbones, and long, angular features Big, black hair between 18-25 suffering from a mental illness/addiction (that’s a whole other rant) A London accent (this is less common nowadays, but it was hilariously awful and really makes my point). Kay, you have three options: Focus only on these superficial things, trying to recreate 1970s London in your basement, hiring policemen and teachers to beat you, homeless people to riot, and telling your parents to call your allowance “the dole” while experimenting with any combination of alcohol, cocaine, and heroine, and see how long that party lasts. You’ll be fully recovered, or institutionalized… or dead… in no time! Look beyond the superficial similarities some Goth rockers had in common had expand your view to things all Gothic people have in common; being outsiders, intellectuals, artistically inclined, sensitive but often somewhat isolated, passionate about music and/or fashion, and both fine art and pop art (including movies) of a dark, romantic, introspective, spiritual, sexual, esoteric, or supernatural nature. Try many different things, and indulge your enthusiasm for what you love- becoming your own person within a subculture. Best of all, try to live like completely authentic vampires, Victorian Era nobility, or some kind of Druid… something, and the first time you stray in the least- GIVE UP. Then you will all stop enjoying the subculture, abandon your dreams, and recover completely! gothtriggers: Here’s my before and after. The first image, on the left, is me circa age 10. The latter is age 16. I quit the style when the “you’re too fat”s started flying, but I may have had a relapse. Just because you’ve had multiple relapses doesn’t mean you can’t recover. Recovery is a journey, not a light switch you turn off once and walk away from. Kay, if I can just dust off my soapbox here. No, you can’t have the spiderwebs! So the scene was largely started in the late 1970s by a bunch of homeless, British, teenagish, drug addicts, right? This has lead many kids and simple-minded adults to believe that in order to be Goff enuff you must be: Not just white, but super fucking pale Not just thin, but super fucking thin Have sharp, high cheekbones, and long, angular features Big, black hair between 18-25 suffering from a mental illness/addiction (that’s a whole other rant) A London accent (this is less common nowadays, but it was hilariously awful and really makes my point). Kay, you have three options: Focus only on these superficial things, trying to recreate 1970s London in your basement, hiring policemen and teachers to beat you, homeless people to riot, and telling your parents to call your allowance “the dole” while experimenting with any combination of alcohol, cocaine, and heroine, and see how long that party lasts. You’ll be fully recovered, or institutionalized… or dead… in no time! Look beyond the superficial similarities some Goth rockers had in common had expand your view to things all Gothic people have in common; being outsiders, intellectuals, artistically inclined, sensitive but often somewhat isolated, passionate about music and/or fashion, and both fine art and pop art (including movies) of a dark, romantic, introspective, spiritual, sexual, esoteric, or supernatural nature. Try many different things, and indulge your enthusiasm for what you love- becoming your own person within a subculture. Best of all, try to live like completely authentic vampires, Victorian Era nobility, or some kind of Druid… something, and the first time you stray in the least- GIVE UP. Then you will all stop enjoying the subculture, abandon your dreams, and recover completely! THEN THE DAY IS MINE!
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gothiccharmschool:

Reblogging this from gothtriggers for the absolutely PERFECT commentary. (Also, this person’s before & after goth pix are darling.)

Kay, if I can just dust off my soapbox here. No, you can’t have the spiderwebs!

So the scene was largely started in the late 1970s by a bunch of homeless, British, teenagish, drug addicts, right? This has lead many kids and simple-minded adults to believe that in order to be Goff enuff you must be:

  • Not just white, but super fucking pale
  • Not just thin, but super fucking thin
  • Have sharp, high cheekbones, and long, angular features
  • Big, black hair
  • between 18-25
  • suffering from a mental illness/addiction (that’s a whole other rant)
  • A London accent (this is less common nowadays, but it was hilariously awful and really makes my point).
Kay, you have three options:
  1. Focus only on these superficial things, trying to recreate 1970s London in your basement, hiring policemen and teachers to beat you, homeless people to riot, and telling your parents to call your allowance “the dole” while experimenting with any combination of alcohol, cocaine, and heroine, and see how long that party lasts. You’ll be fully recovered, or institutionalized… or dead… in no time!
  2. Look beyond the superficial similarities some Goth rockers had in common had expand your view to things all Gothic people have in common; being outsiders, intellectuals, artistically inclined, sensitive but often somewhat isolated, passionate about music and/or fashion, and both fine art and pop art (including movies) of a dark, romantic, introspective, spiritual, sexual, esoteric, or supernatural nature. Try many different things, and indulge your enthusiasm for what you love- becoming your own person within a subculture.
  3. Best of all, try to live like completely authentic vampires, Victorian Era nobility, or some kind of Druid… something, and the first time you stray in the least- GIVE UP. Then you will all stop enjoying the subculture, abandon your dreams, and recover completely!

gothtriggers:

Here’s my before and after. The first image, on the left, is me circa age 10. The latter is age 16.

I quit the style when the “you’re too fat”s started flying, but I may have had a relapse.

Just because you’ve had multiple relapses doesn’t mean you can’t recover. Recovery is a journey, not a light switch you turn off once and walk away from.

Kay, if I can just dust off my soapbox here. No, you can’t have the spiderwebs!

So the scene was largely started in the late 1970s by a bunch of homeless, British, teenagish, drug addicts, right? This has lead many kids and simple-minded adults to believe that in order to be Goff enuff you must be:

  • Not just white, but super fucking pale
  • Not just thin, but super fucking thin
  • Have sharp, high cheekbones, and long, angular features
  • Big, black hair
  • between 18-25
  • suffering from a mental illness/addiction (that’s a whole other rant)
  • A London accent (this is less common nowadays, but it was hilariously awful and really makes my point).
Kay, you have three options:
  1. Focus only on these superficial things, trying to recreate 1970s London in your basement, hiring policemen and teachers to beat you, homeless people to riot, and telling your parents to call your allowance “the dole” while experimenting with any combination of alcohol, cocaine, and heroine, and see how long that party lasts. You’ll be fully recovered, or institutionalized… or dead… in no time!
  2. Look beyond the superficial similarities some Goth rockers had in common had expand your view to things all Gothic people have in common; being outsiders, intellectuals, artistically inclined, sensitive but often somewhat isolated, passionate about music and/or fashion, and both fine art and pop art (including movies) of a dark, romantic, introspective, spiritual, sexual, esoteric, or supernatural nature. Try many different things, and indulge your enthusiasm for what you love- becoming your own person within a subculture.
  3. Best of all, try to live like completely authentic vampires, Victorian Era nobility, or some kind of Druid… something, and the first time you stray in the least- GIVE UP. Then you will all stop enjoying the subculture, abandon your dreams, and recover completely!

THEN THE DAY IS MINE!

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    I’ve mostly been doing the #2 for the past five years- the intellectual and artistic culture buried beneath the kickass...
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    Reblogging this from gothtriggers for the absolutely PERFECT commentary. (Also, this person’s before & after goth pix...
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    parting your hair down the side instead of the middle makes a Huge difference…juuuuuuuuuuust tossin that out there to...
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