First, a bit about Goth:
When punk delved more into nihilism, gothic went in a separate direction and became more hedonistic, sexual and religious oriented. Contextually, gothic and what it means to be goth has changed over the years that many people only subconsciously realize that what they are doing is an act of rebellion.
We are rebels.
We are social rebels, misfits, a society within a society, ignored to some extent but still there, thriving and becoming more popular than ever. In theory we could even become so popular that we end up dominating society, in which goth would actually become a social norm. And then it would be the squares (such an 80s term) which would actually be considered freaks instead of the basics of normalcy.And if that day should ever come, our individuality will have to evolve with it, but at least by then we will have dramatically altered our world to the point that we have become something more than a freakshow for the people on the subway. We will become a new social group that cannot be ignored any longer and our ethics and morals, many of which are deeply philosophical and have truth imbedded in them, will become a new cornerstone for an ever evolving society.
And so I say, Cheers to the future of Neo-Gothicism! Cheers to an art style that has been around since Francesco Goya in the early Romanticist Period! Cheers to the people, the designers, the writers and the artists who stand up and make a difference! Vive le resistance!
GOTH IS ABOUT REBELLING AGAINST SOCIAL NORMS, AND DEFYING OLD FASHIONED SEXUALITY & REPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION. DO NOT EVER FORGET IT.
And now the comparison:
Strange how goth seems to be the dark 21st century version of the 60's hippies, isnt it? its like the sun and the moon. Sun was noticed first, connotated with light, warmth, and exuberant joy as the hippies were, then rejected. And as the ideology of it all resurfaces, the sun is replaced by the moon, associated with darkness, cold, and calm sorrow, as the goths are. But the ideology - Rebellion and Defiance against Structure, Societal Norms, Organized Religion, Tradition, Intolerance, Judgement, and the constraints of the Mind, Absolute Freedom, And Civil/Social Acceptance, and Self-Expression. Day becomes Night, Sun becomes Moon, Hippie becomes Goth. Maybe this time we wont go down in history as failures (which neither group is) as was the fate of the poor Hippies.
I AM A HIPPIGOTH. I HAVE ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR WAR BETWEEN THE TWO LABELS. WE SHOULD EMBRACE EACHOTHER, FOR HIPPIES AND GOTH ARE KINDRED SPIRITS. WHY NOT ERADICATE THE DISTICTION BETWEEN THE TWO? THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE IS YOUR STYLE OF EXPRESSION. BRIDGE THE GAP, END THE FEUD. EMBRACE THE HIPPIGOTH IN YOU.
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