/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10581146
It's as old as goth. If you look at fashion influences that goth has roots in - well it's not that much surprising people have such associations. BDSM accessories, fetish clothing and sex obsessed vampires of all genders of the 70's horror movies are very much related to these influences. Add to the mix goths who were actually stealing stuff from cemeteries, conducting public ceremonial magic rituals or famous murder cases like these by the Rudas mixed with relative low public exposure outside of such events and we have what we have as a result. Also involvement of many goths and people presenting themselves as goths into so called real life vampire clans where they were drinking each others blood that were popular in the '90s. There are also other examples of stuff done by people in the scene that make sleeping in the coffin, going out only during the night and photo sessions in the cemeteries a quiet casual pastime. Also walking the streets with huge silver inverted cross necklace (as was in vogue in a quiet few places) or occult symbols is unlikely to make people not associate you with "teh dark stuff" either. Yes, this is all stuff that goths actually did in at least Europe. Many of them enjoyed that stereotype and were doing a lot to reinforce it intentionally. And I'm including here both "average John Doe goth" as well as members of some quiet well known bands. As of "life is a depression and nothing matters and no one cares personalities" this also wasn't taken out of nowhere. Many goth's smiling faces are actually hiding years long depression.

And we didn't even yet reached lyrics of the songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimsciWwHHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPw7nlluRdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6s12B5-AA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFGHejrUTEk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjP9ATTDvIw