Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Don't be different and not expect to be treated different.

Pretty much what I was saying.

If Goths set out to get provocation from people, they can't pick and choose what kind of reactions they get from people. If they get some kind of pleasure out of people staring at them because they walk about with bondage chains around their necks, I don't think they have grounds for complaint when they get kicked off of buses for it.

OK, there's a marked difference between getting booted off a bus and getting kicked to death. However, I wouldn't walk through a park in Glasgow after dark in stuff you can buy in M&S and Next so fuck knows why a Goth would think it's a good idea.

I think the whole Goth thing is over my head. I don't mind people wearing leather jackets and having long hair. I used to do it myself. But at no point have I ever seen the appeal of dressing like a Goth. Honestly, I remember when a couple of people started wearing dog collars to school I'd just think 'What the fuck are you doing?!'

Incidentally, did anyone manage to work out if the park in question in that article is dodgy as fuck?

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Don't be different and not expect to be treated different.

Pretty much what I was saying.

Me and Scotch are on the right page.

I do agree to an extent, goths by and large are clearly fishing for a reaction, and are desperate to state their 'otherness' from the norm, but while they should therefore expect (and may well desire) negative reactions from others, these should always stop short of violence surely, as they are ultimately harming no one else with their actions.

I've never been a Goth, but i've never seen the appeal of having short hair and wearing shirts, it's all swings and roundabout really Scotch Iain. Variety is the spice of life.

Scotch Ian, excellent.

I pretty much agree with James, these people just seem to want to be hated just so they can feel outside of the norm. Pretentious wankers for the most part.

Dian Wei wrote:Pretentious wankers for the most part.

Yes they are! You can spot those ones by miles, with their fingernails painted black, Nivarna/Slipknot/Korn/Limp Dickcock.... (all those wankers), on their hoddies.

This whole "Goth" thing, half of em aint "Goths" in the first place.

I have short ginger hair, wear jeans and on the occasion, a band shirt. And all the chavs label us all the same. Pisses me off.

And on another nore. This is the UKThrash forum... on page 6 of a topic.......still on topc!

Most goths haven't even heard of The Cure.

COMBO BREAKER!

Why are there so many bloody gingers on UK Thrash?

Sam and Paul. Ewww.

Oh no, there's many more Marv. Many more.

Arise, breathren!

Yeah Marv, we control this place now.

Their numbers are too many, i declare a purge.

I have a comic called Purge. It's about Darth Vader kicking in a bunch of ginger Jedi nonces.

Sounds like a plan *dons wizard robe and hat*.

Herzeleid wrote:I've never been a Goth, but i've never seen the appeal of having short hair and wearing shirts, it's all swings and roundabout really Scotch Iain. Variety is the spice of life.

The appeal of having short-hair made itself clear to me when I cut it and everyone said I look much better.

P.S. I may have to change my name to Scotch Iain.