Ballad (?) of an ex-goth

[shadowstriker86]

So i saw the "ex-japanophile" thread (for some reason thinking that it was some guy confessing that he liked schoolgirls in japan) and it made me think about my old middle school and high school years as a goth kid. Not a wannabe vampire kid, just a kid who dressed in all black, never said a word, listened to dark music, hung out with other people dressed like me who also liked to smoke pot and eat twinkies afterwards. I know there are different levels that people have made up, things that involve being a goth and all that, but thats who i was before i graduated 7 months early and left to explore the world. Any others out here in the escapist who have been in this type of experience or am i the only one willing to admit it?

 

[Takoto]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

 

[BonsaiK]

I know lots of goths. With only a few exceptions, a very narcissistic bunch. Goth is the only youth movement (well okay it used to be youth movement, some of them are pretty old now) that is 100% superficial. No statement, no purpose, just pure unadulterated "oh don't I look pretty dancing around to Skinny Puppy in my black clothing". I've flirted with the scene a little but the vapid superficiality at the core of it stops me getting deeply involved.

 

[shadowstriker86]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

come to think of it i cant remember any of the old bands i listened to aside from system of a down, but pretty much all i listened to was either nirvana or speed metal but at the same time i wasnt a head banger. i was a confused lad.

 

[ae86gamer]

And eat twinkies afterwards.

Twinkies taste like poop.

OT: No, not really. I was always considered a preppy kid during high school.

 

[oliveira8]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

The CD is painted black duh!

And yes I know plenty of Got...actually I only know Pseudo-Goth people.

 

[BonsaiK]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

come to think of it i cant remember any of the old bands i listened to aside from system of a down, but pretty much all i listened to was either nirvana or speed metal but at the same time i wasnt a head banger. i was a confused lad.

Most goths I know wouldn't consider you a goth at all if that was what you listened to. They'd exclude you from the social group if you told them you liked speed metal. This type of snobbery is completely normal.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

ummm that's not being goth

that's being an emo not a goth

 

[BonsaiK]

Oh yeah and goths hate emos just as much as everyone else. Probably more so than anyone else actually because it burns them hardcore when someone tars them with the "emo" brush. If you confuse emo and goth in the presence of a goth, once again the "snob factor" kicks in and they will exclude you from the social group.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

come to think of it i cant remember any of the old bands i listened to aside from system of a down, but pretty much all i listened to was either nirvana or speed metal but at the same time i wasnt a head banger. i was a confused lad.

that's not goth music in the least, try industrial or actual goth music like Bahaus or Southern Death Cult or stuff like that

 

[Dale Cooper]

I would probably care more if you were gay and named Tony.
Also if your story began with a "The."

Anyway, no, I was never "goth."
I wore/wear black exclusively because I like the color, and I occasionally wear make up, but that's as close as I get.

I was this ^^

Not a Goth though.

Now I have to wear suits... but they are normally black, with a black shirt and tie.

 

[TheLefty]

I am the uber nerd who feel for some reason he can label people. (hypocrisy intended) I don't like people who try and be, Goth, Emo (and the people who claim they're COMPLETELY DIFFERENT when really they're the same thing just Emo people like to pretend to have a shitty enough life to cut themselves)ghetto and the preps. Oh the preps.

I know lots of goths. With only a few exceptions, a very narcissistic bunch. Goth is the only youth movement (well okay it used to be youth movement, some of them are pretty old now) that is 100% superficial. No statement, no purpose, just pure unadulterated "oh don't I look pretty dancing around to Skinny Puppy in my black clothing". I've flirted with the scene a little but the vapid superficiality at the core of it stops me getting deeply involved.

I completely agree.

 

[Takoto]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

come to think of it i cant remember any of the old bands i listened to aside from system of a down, but pretty much all i listened to was either nirvana or speed metal but at the same time i wasnt a head banger. i was a confused lad.

That's still not "dark music", I want to know what "dark music" is. xD By what you say, I think you just mean metal.

 

[BonsaiK]

listened to dark music

No offense, but how is some music "dark"?

come to think of it i cant remember any of the old bands i listened to aside from system of a down, but pretty much all i listened to was either nirvana or speed metal but at the same time i wasnt a head banger. i was a confused lad.

That's still not "dark music", I want to know what "dark music" is. xD By what you say, I think you just mean metal.

There you go.

 

[Aur0ra145]

I tried to get into the punk stuff back in the day (2000's) but instead of being filled with people like in this,

Spoiler: It's a Fact!

It was just kids who liked to say "Fuck" alot, didn't have very intelligent views about anything, and couldn't explain why they had those views. Then emo happened in music, and I ran very far away. Became a prep, captain of the high school wrestling team, had girlfriends, went to university and became extremely sucessfull. While most of the "punks" from that time either ended up in jail/prison or emo.

Since, I've listened to Ska. I still think of it as my favorite genre. Here's a tidbit for you.

 

[Kriptonite]

I like wearing black, but plain solid black. I listen to all music but Country. I don't think I can be considered Goth but my friend acts the part, just doesn't dress the part.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Ughh... No one cares.

No one cares if you were a gothic child in your past... What matters is the present and the future, if that even matters at all.

I could post a long existential rant about the pointlessness of cliques and what-not... But no... In the end, it won't even matter. Hell, I don't even know why I'm posting in this pointless thread... it adds nothing to the completely shallow discussion.

 

[Erana]

Ughh... No one cares.

No one cares if you were a gothic child in your past... What matters is the present and the future, if that even matters at all.

I could post a long existential rant about the pointlessness of cliques and what-not... But no... In the end, it won't even matter. Hell, I don't even know why I'm posting in this pointless thread... it adds nothing to the completely shallow discussion.

All threads are pointless.
Except maybe that one about catching that pedophile...

Still, I wear a lot of black, and I do have an apreciation for NIN'n such, but by no means am I goth.