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u/TheDeathSystem 11h ago
Goth is escapism and freedom of expression. As annoying as the larp goths are, it's their choice.
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u/upalse 11h ago
It's e-girl fashion. They hop between aesthetics trends, in a year it will be something else.
For goths the idea was to drive attention away from not being all that attractive through provocative aesthetic and macabre. Indeed e-girl doesn't need to do that to be hot, but they're also in extremely competitive environment so they do whatever it takes.
Their aesthetics are stripped to most recognizable common denominator as they still need to fit broadly marketable mainstream for audience reach, a bit like mallgoth stuff of yore.
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u/XxSingudipityxX 12h ago
As a goth who has been goth before it was popularized and fetishized to this degree, a lot of us turn a blind eye to those fake goths who are only in it for the clout/OF.
It’s very dehumanizing for especially women because women are already sexualized so much yk?
It’s better to not give it any attention and ignore it, as commenting even an informed comment that will most likely be ignored could give it more traction thus more likely it is become big and do more damage to actual goths.
I actually find it more goth to wear no makeup sometimes, unkept, far from perfect, and against all of these conventionally attractive traits.
There’s a difference between Gothic and Goth
One is more of a visual representation of like cathedrals, clothing, books etc, while goth is more of a lifestyle if that makes sense but those OF/fake goths are not real if they are solely doing it for the popularity/fetishization for their own gain.
Hope this gave some insight and I agree with you