what ever happened to goths?

[lechat]

might just be my area but i haven't seen a sexy goth girl IRL for years now.
alt girls are cool and emos are cool to look at as long as you don't strike up a conversation but i really did appreciate the gothic style.
you guys think i need to throw on a pair of fangs and call myself dante to draw them back into the open?

anyway discussion value.
is there anything that you thought was interesting that just suddenly disappeared on you before you could appreciate it?

 

[White Lightning]

I thought the title said Ghosts and got excited, but now I see it isn't about Ghosts and since I already clicked on this thread I kinda have to say something because I'm already here.

 

[Keoul]

It's a dying fad nothing more.
If you want to see em try some conventions where they won't be segregated and treated as freaks. Oh the public, such a nice place...

There hasn't been any fads that were the least bit interesting. Derp.

 

[Prime_Hunter_H01]

I can't weigh in as to why they are hard to find but I do agree with why you want to find them. Goth has the same visual appeal as emo with a better chance of a pleasant person. Actually is could be your area because I still see some that could be considered goths.

 

[Angelowl]

In Sweden they seem to be absorbed by the metal-scene. All my girl friends who listen to any form of rock/metal/punk like the visual style at least. I know we aren't "true" goths, but it's the closest thing you Will encounter around here. The market for alternative clothing is still going strong.

 

[piinyouri]

I'm sure by now a lot of the people if not all who got into it strictly for the fashion have dropped it. However, at least in my whereabouts, the goths are still alive and well.
And as acerbically sarcastic ever. (Don't want to paint goth folk into a corner, just to clarify I've met plenty of very happy goth people. ^^)

 

[Albino Boo]

As a subculture it lasted a long time, Goths have been around for 30 odd years. If it's something 50 year olds used to be then it isn't going to be regarded as something new and transgressive.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

They became emos?

 

[Eleuthera]

They grew up/got older.

That's not a put down, it's just the truth. Most of the people I know who used to be goths will still dress up for parties and what not, but during the week they now have jobs. So they tone down the make up and though they'll probably still mostly wear blak/dark colours, the corsets and skirts stay in the closet.

 

[lechat]

As a subculture it lasted a long time, Goths have been around for 30 odd years. If it's something 50 year olds used to be then it isn't going to be regarded as something new and transgressive.

considering one of the options is attire that is a couple hundred years old (or looks it) you'd think that wouldn't be an issue. i also kinda lump them in with emos where they don't really do what's cool and instead just do their own thing, also don't want to get into a debate about ppl doing what isn't cool so they arnt associated with the cool crowd and end up being (or thinking they are) cool ><

 

[NightmareExpress]

The modern alternative might be emo-hipsters, unfortunately.
I haven't seen many true goths in general lately now that I think of it.

 

[Abomination]

So tempted to say "Who cares?"

The same thing that happened to hippies, punk, greasers, hair flair, and disco... they grew up and realised that being employed was a bit more important.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Is this thread about the fashion or the lifestyle?

 

[Joseph Wallace]

Goth is really just horrible and really i can't believe that anybody would ask where they went but, they really all just went emo i'd say considering it wouldn't cost them a dime to change wardrobes, they would be just changing how they acted.

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

Goths became emos. And emos divided into Hipsters and scene kids.

 

[F'Angus]

I used to think they just "evolved" into emos. But emos are completely different.

Don't really know what happened to goths, I used to have quite a few goth friends but they just...stopped.

You still get a few walking around my Uni, and I saw a really good goth band the other week at a club.

 

[MangaVally]

We're still here!! Well I am anyway. I used to take the whole Goth scene fairly seriously as a younger man. These days the guys and gals I used to hang out with all have jobs and kids and putting in so much effort just to be shunned by most of society seems kinda dumb.
I'm still in love with the style though, and every now and then when the money is flowing and people have time to spare, we chuck on the white faces, black eyes, tight jeans and the New Rocks and hit the town for a night out.
Its now more of a nostalga thing than anything else, but its always good to break out of the hum and drum by being looked on as weird for a night.
As an interesting side effect of the scarcity of the style, we always make a noticeable impact when we head out as a big group of loud, cheery, laughing Goths Good Times

 

[Thaluikhain]

They spread across Europe and, IIRC bits of Africa. "Austria" is named after "Ostragoth", meaning "Eastern Goth", also IIRC.

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I still see Goths around. They seem to be less popular at the moment though.