gekitsu wrote:
dantac: good point.
but also, it made me think that its a really fine line you suggest.
okay, behaving like vampires and the like, we dont need to talk about that, but there are several things that could be taken very ambigously:
i know a share of goths who are very obsessive about proper, educated speech. in itself, id say that is not a bad thing, but can make them look like victorian era reenactors at times (especially because its really not uncommun for girls to wear corsets). the same can be said about manner - wheres the dividing line between acting idiotic and making a solid counterstatement against todays lack of behavior?
also, excessive vanity isnt unheard among goths (no wonder, its a predominantly aesthetic thing after all, unlike, for example, punk) and you say you like when the style works well with them. that, however, may include not staying in the sun for prolonged periods of time - so yeah, thats right between "uuuh- im a vampire" and just keeping a reasonable eye on ones looks.
When I mean acting like a vampire I mean literally. If someone avoids the sun well thats alright. But if they start congregating to drink blood or do some silly pagan ritual just because they got it from some dungeons and dragons book or something like that... that's where I consider them going too far.