![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Hmm. I just read a blog post explaining that "nu-goth" is about "weird people wearing black", and forcibly rejecting the history and "cheese" (their words, not mine) of the Goth culture. Ohh-kaay?
But that is why the idea of "nu-goth" doesn't appeal to me. Bring on the bombast and heightened emotional states! Bring on the cheesy vampire movies, the black capes, and BRING ON THE CLICHES.
[/amused ElderGoth faux-rant]
(Yes, I originally made this comment on FB. But I know there are Other Gothy Types who might want to talk about this who avoid FB. So, reposting.)
But that is why the idea of "nu-goth" doesn't appeal to me. Bring on the bombast and heightened emotional states! Bring on the cheesy vampire movies, the black capes, and BRING ON THE CLICHES.
[/amused ElderGoth faux-rant]
(Yes, I originally made this comment on FB. But I know there are Other Gothy Types who might want to talk about this who avoid FB. So, reposting.)
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
The thing about the "cheese" is that there is no irony there, I actually truly and totally adore it without (i think) losing perspective and, i think, my sense of humor.
I'm not ashamed of being an utter goober either, it's kind of a zen state of being where there is no shame, no denial, only the joy and enjoyment of BEING exactly who you are.
From:
no subject
I'm 30 and when I was in grad school the younger hipster types actually asked me "So do you really like that stuff or are you just being ironic". Why waste one's time pretending not to like things that you then actually use in your wardrobe or daily life?
heheh. ranty!
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
I LOVE the bombast of Goth culture! The cheese? Sure, why not! It makes life more fun!
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
However without cheese there is no Goth.
Without The Lost Boys and their Mullets of Doom or the snarkfest that is Queen of the Damned, all we are is people wearing black and not dancing.
From:
no subject
From:
Goth on FB
https://www.facebook.com/groups/283582701667811/
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
I won't be surprised if the last I hear of nu-goth is in maybe a year. They have the snark down, but that's not enough to build a subculture on.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
I think the problem in many Goths today is that they're way too serious. I mean, whatever happened to the tongue in cheekness fun spirit of it all? Oh well, I can still laugh at myself. I LOVE the uber doober cheesey goth stuff. I mean stuff like reading mournful poetry in a graveyard whilst sipping red wine in a velvet bell sleeved dress.
Voltaire once said he got an email one year from a guy at Convergence. The guy was upset at Voltaire for making jokes and not being "serious" enough at the event. Really?! *facepalm*
From:
no subject
So they just want to stand around wearing black and maybe some makeup, and...that's about it, right?
By their definition, the word "Goth" shouldn't even be IN "nu-goth," because if you're not into dark romanticism, bombast, "cheese" and all the weird, wonderful, and dare I say textbook-definition-of-Gothic stuff thst defines the heart of Goth, what is the point of calling yourself one?
I'm afraid this ridiculousness is too much for me...I must now retire to my fainting couch to sip vintage claret until the sun sinks and my vampire lover awakens ;)