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Of course those who choose to go Goth should be allowed to wear what they want, but like any group of people who are outside the norm, they WILL be stared at. AND judged. It is a simple, basic fact of human nature that those who are/act differently GET stared at. If someone is obsessed with being Goth, then that "someone" will have to resign him/herself to being stared at.

Maybe these are teens who are looking for a way to fit in: Maybe they were teased or bullied at school; couldn't take the harassment of not being cute enough; not being tall enough; being too fat; too short, or having a funny accent. Goth is different, and teens who feel outcast, are drawn to its subculture, because they are accepted for who they are, not who society THINKS they should be.

But there's a major flaw in that type of thinking. They DON'T "fit in." The group image they want to portray backfires, in that society now sees ALL of them in a negative light. Small groups of them like to hang out at local malls, and the kids that hang out at mine, tend to dress over-the-top in-your-face weird. For example, there are 3 I see a lot. The girl wears her hair sticky-stiff straight up without it actually BEING a Mohawk. Part of her hair is Goth black, but the rest of it is a bright neon pink.

One thin eyebrow is pierced in 8 places, the other, 6. She wears black tights, a tight black mini-skirt, black tee that the arms have been ripped off of, black boots, and a major tude. Her guy friends wear all black as well. But one boy wears the largest pair of elephant bell-bottoms I have EVER seen, and I used to OWN a pair [back in the 70's] when they were in style. He wears Goth make-up including the lips, with a pieced nostril.

The second boy is about 6' 4" tall, and can't weight more than 130 lbs. when wet. He is WAY underweight, but he THINKS he looks good. He wears black jeans with a long [and I mean long] chain that dips to the floor, the Goth make-up, and has a pierced tongue.

They are young, so it's possible they think they look good, that the people who stare are the WEIRD ones, who just don't understand, but they'd be wrong.

Goth gives off negative vibes for more than just the subculture itself. Unfortunately for these kids, the way they dress is now equated to the shootings at Columbine school, kids who get so depressed they commit suicide, kids doing drugs, and numerous other behaviors.

Truly, no matter what a Goth member does, [s]he will always be judged in a negative light. First impressions

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