tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post7328490528601515942..comments2024-02-26T08:43:47.488-08:00Comments on Domesticated: Goth, Individualism and Conformity - 5 Years LaterThe HouseCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-5877904973545028702016-10-01T14:21:09.484-07:002016-10-01T14:21:09.484-07:00I was outside the mainstream before I was Goth - I...I was outside the mainstream before I was Goth - I was a nerdy, geeky tomboy. I was more into Tolkien and baggy trousers than celebrities and mini-skirts... Now, that would be pretty normal, but it wasn't 15 years ago!The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-71473996285889304352016-09-25T14:22:51.899-07:002016-09-25T14:22:51.899-07:00Like you, I have always disagreed with celebrity w...Like you, I have always disagreed with celebrity worship, mindless consumerism, etc. I know many people who feel the same--and they are not goth. <br /><br />As a child my favorite author was Edgar Allan Poe. Now that I am a fiction writer and author, I readily admit that he had a great impact upon me, and is to this day, my biggest literary inspiration. <br /><br />I was already outside the mainstream when I discovered goth. It was the music that first grabbed me. I loved the darker feel of it and the eeriness it projects. I already enjoyed dark music, but it hadn't necessarily been linked to any particular genre or or subculture. At some point, I realized that goth music fit quite well as a background to Mr. Poe's fiction as well as my own darker thoughts and desires. The same goes for some sub-genres of metal also. <br /><br />Back in May of this year, some friends who live in a neighboring county stopped by for a visit. I had previously given them a copy of the book I published. The lady had read it and commented to me that she never knew that I was so romantic. <br /><br />So let's see here. I like dark music, Gothic literature, am quite romantic (at least in my literature), and find the dark aesthetic both attractive and compelling. What else can I conclude then, other than the fact that I must be a goth?<br /><br />I don't believe this changes me all that much. Most of my associates are not Goth, but I get along with them well and respect them for their opinions and integrity. I'm not one who believes that we in the subculture are somehow part of a superior community. We simply express ourselves as we are. <br /><br />I am not a conformist and everyone (including in the goth community) recognizes me for having his own style. But I do feel quite good about visibly expressing my association with a culture of people who have tastes similar to my own. Nightwindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148270720593016700noreply@blogger.com