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yes labeling is okay, people just don't like being called what people percive them to be, it's human nature everyone does it, it's jsut people do it wrongly

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*points at self* Metal-head (no problem whatsoever, I like metal, I am a metal-head)

See, we creatures (the metal-head) are a very simple breed, more concerned with the next hit of riff-saturated ear-drum bursting asault straight from the depths of hell to give much of a crap about posuers and the like.

And also because it's very rare to find a "posuer metal-head". I think the only thing in recent metal memory that caused a huge ruckus of "oh, these damned kids nowadays know nothing! Nothing!" was nu-metal...which died a horrible, horrible life-support cut-off death a few years back (to much cheering...).

Metalers seem to be content with terrorising EMOs to care about kids getting into metal (which are actually usually led into deeper darker depths then they wanted too..) and/or getting it wrong (how the HELL can you mess up jeans and tee?!!). Though, there's a nasty tendency to call any kid an EMO *sigh*

Well, self-labeler I am. I call myself a Goth, and I live with it. Obviously, people say i'm not because "you don't have goth pants" and "you don't have goth boots". It is true, but who gives a ********? I consider myself a Goth. I believe I am one... even though I have a very little amount of dark clothes, and the shittiest pair of boots. I even listen to music which isn't in anyway Goth.

EDIT: In conclusion, I'm a Goth. Big ******** deal if I don't have make up, or anything. I can't afford it. I'm broke. My mom steals my cash. Thank you.

Isel loves me. Don't you? I know you do from your vulgar language, and crude sense of wordings that try to hurt me. mrgreen

There are without a doubt poser.
But people shouldnt be so hasty and quick to point out weither they beleave some one is or not.

In the fact of some one looks like Hot topic threw up all over them, doesnt make them no more real or no more less goth then they say they are. Most people are going to be there selfs as much as possible then anything els, Just becuase you have a so called "Mall Goth" doesnt make them any less more then another, just means that where there interestes might be, buy the cloths that look good to them and feel comfortable wearing besides.

I gota say this for sure... out of all the differnt Goth lables calling some one a Mall Goth as though it where to make them a poser, or make it a seem like its a crime. Just think about this for one secound.....

Where the hell do you buy your clothes Salvation Army, or pic em out of the trash can. Sorry to say but if some one is a poser based on the fact they shopp at places like Hott Topic, Criminal damage , or Tripp, then thats jsut said makes me think where do these people buy there cloths bums of the street. Come on evey body Buys cloths from STORES. Where els you gona get em.

Any ways yeh. As far as im Concernd You are what ever you say you are, jsut be your self thats all that matters. There will be those who will try to be somthing there not becuase they may beleave its the only group that will except them where others wont. But lets say its safe to say There are no Real Preps , there are no Real goths, or Real Punk. You jsut your self. Im Goth im proud I love it I shop at stores for cloths yes i even get some Braclets and bondage pants and some long black cosats from places listed above but makes me no less a Goth then any of us here.

This is only my opinon some you may want to disagree with this, well thats your opinon Im oipen to hear what you all got to say.

Thank you.

gonk

I'm goth-er than Peter Murphy having bondage sex with Siouxsie Sioux.

And I don't say that proudly. I indulge more stereotypes than I'm proud to admit.