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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:50 am
So, yesterday I had to go get my Food Handler's Permit for my job. I went to the place and there was a girl there (dressed in black from toe to head) that motioned me over. I went over and started talking to her and found out she was, as she said "A gothic". I laughed at this and urged her to press on. After a while of her talking I stopped her and said "Name three Goth Rock bands." And of course, the only thing she could say was "Well... I listen to Evanescence."
So, I ranted. For almost ten minutes. I told her the only actual "Gothic" things were a style of music or a person that listens to that style of music, an architecture, or a group of barbarians that lived around the time of the Romans.
She then told me that she was a different kind of Goth. She said she was a "Vampyre Goth" and they haven't been around for very long. About 13 years she said exactly. Let's see... 13 years, if I can do my calculations right... 1994. Quite a few Goth Rock bands were still forming them if I am right. So, there is not very much chance of that. I think the only thing that she got right was her religion status (Wicca) and their beliefs and morals. But then she started going on about how she's an "Emo goth" and she started writing poetry. I asked her what she was writing and she said "Emo poetry". I asked her to name one REAL Emo band (Rites of Spring, etc.) and she said "I don't really listen to Emo music."
Sorry, thought you guys would find that entertaining.
I sure as hell did.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:09 am
I'm willing to bet she didn't know jack s**t about Wicca either. Sounds like your typical fluffybunny Wiccan.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:26 pm
I tend to get that, only they usually walk away once I start ranting.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:45 pm
A Kiss Goodbye I tend to get that, only they usually walk away once I start ranting.
But then I met this cool Punk kid. It made it all better cause I had someone to make fun of the GOTHIC with.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:10 pm
Yep I have a cousin who basically describe that girl.
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:39 am
At least she didn't follow up the "I'm a Vampyre Goth" with "I'm immortal and three centuries old." xd Her credibility may have suffered.
I'm not usually given much chance to clarify either. Conversations of the nature tend to proceed as follows:
Me: Goth Blah blah deathrock yadda yadda yadda
Other: -cocks head- deathrock...... you mean like death heavy metal?
Me: -shoots self, exasperatedly attempts to explain the difference in detail-
Other: -waits twenty seconds, then nods, smiles, and walks away-
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:02 pm
I usually don't have the heart to tell people like that the truth to their face. Gaia is different, but in real life I'm very non-confrontational and I try to avoid drama as much as possible. Like last night I spent the night at my friend Nate's house, he likes Industrial and Metal, and his friend Travis came over and he likes Death Metal and all that jazz. Travis mentioned them being two "gothic kids", I just smoked my cigarette and drank my beer and acted like I didn't hear, just because it would turn into a long argument I couldn't win. There are so many chances to rant, like when my ex had a deathawk and her mallgoff friend wanted one too and did it herself but only got a third of her hair up before she went to school...she got trashed so bad I almost felt sorry for her. Even if she did get it all up with the air viagra known as aquanet she still wouldn't be able to pull it off, he doesn't have very strong facial structure, and usually thats a must to pull off the hawk well.
What's the appeal of the title "goth" (usually pluralized for some reason), its just a title, yet so many people seem so eager to claim it as their own. What the ********? Do any of you feel any more or less special being capable of fitting under the title?
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:28 pm
infernal_sin I usually don't have the heart to tell people like that the truth to their face. Gaia is different, but in real life I'm very non-confrontational and I try to avoid drama as much as possible. Like last night I spent the night at my friend Nate's house, he likes Industrial and Metal, and his friend Travis came over and he likes Death Metal and all that jazz. Travis mentioned them being two "gothic kids", I just smoked my cigarette and drank my beer and acted like I didn't hear, just because it would turn into a long argument I couldn't win. There are so many chances to rant, like when my ex had a deathawk and her mallgoff friend wanted one too and did it herself but only got a third of her hair up before she went to school...she got trashed so bad I almost felt sorry for her. Even if she did get it all up with the air viagra known as aquanet she still wouldn't be able to pull it off, he doesn't have very strong facial structure, and usually thats a must to pull off the hawk well. What's the appeal of the title "goth" (usually pluralized for some reason), its just a title, yet so many people seem so eager to claim it as their own. What the ********? Do any of you feel any more or less special being capable of fitting under the title? That's what I always wondered. It's not some secret password that will get you into all the magic clubs. And if it is, then that's probably a goth club. :O People just get this idea that it makes them a "rebel". -_- And if you don't mind... compulsions and all that... Super-Lawyer-Man-Man (dressed in black from toe to head) Singing Bela Lugosi's still undead! XD
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-Resurrected Writer- Crew
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:25 pm
Sinister Kung Fu I'm willing to bet she didn't know jack s**t about Wicca either. Sounds like your typical fluffybunny Wiccan. Fluffybunny: the most pleasant term for mallgoth I've ever heard of, right up there with gloomcookie 4laugh
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:41 pm
-Resurrected Writer- Sinister Kung Fu I'm willing to bet she didn't know jack s**t about Wicca either. Sounds like your typical fluffybunny Wiccan. Fluffybunny: the most pleasant term for mallgoth I've ever heard of, right up there with gloomcookie 4laugh Fluffybunny: A Wiccan version of the hippie, only religious. Frightening. -Speaks in soft, infuriatingly pleasant tone- "Let's all hold hands and give thanks to the Moon Goddess Hecate for all the flowers and songbirds and nice people in the world! Blessed be!" They relentlessly downplay the negative aspects of Paganism and tend to be incredibly cheesy. They also enjoy playing the victim, and like to blame Christianity for everything. Think Silver RavenWolf, or half the books published by Llewellyn publishing house. If you've ever read anything by Scott Cunningham, you know that the intro section on "What is Wicca?" etc. usually uses the phrase, "Unlike the besmirching lies that Christianity would have us believe about the peaceful religion of nature worship," at least once per page. GloomCookie makes me think of the graphic novel series, which I wouldn't call mallcore, exactly. To me it's potentially goth, but it seems to be lacking some key elements, such as the music aspect. And I despise the characters. Especially that little midget girl.
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