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transcription: women be like "where can i find a goth gf?" my sister in christ we killed the american shopping mall and the goth girls lost their natural habitat
the idea that goth girls are dependent on a consumerist habitat feels offensive
I'm sorry to tell you that hair dye, plastic glitter and make-up does not come from the ecologic goth homestead.
It came from the mall. Sorry.
you don't need malls for hair dye and makeup, plus DIY goths always exist
malls tap into the goth demographic, not create it
when was the last time you managed to set foot in a hot topic or spencers?
Goths are still extant in bdsm clubs and certain bars
The idea that the only Habitat of the Goth is the American Shopping Mall is a misunderstanding, as it is the habitat of the American Mall Goth. Here's some other places where you can find Goths:
Rural Walmart has plenty of hick goths
You've also got the pain goths at bdsm events
As a 'murican, are there Museum Goths of the New World?
Of course. The goths are an adaptable people.
Visagoths?
Banks.
When I was growing up I knew exactly one goth, and he stank because he never showered. There were no goth girls, there were only grebs.
When I was growing up, the goths I remember wouldn’t be caught dead in a shopping mall.
If the ship of Theseus were a meme
Em actually that's not the ship of Theseus
Yeah, yeah. It's just a picture.
SHUT UP, MAGRITTE!
This is not the ship of Theseus because all the parts have been replaced
I know a lot of the reason people say malls are failing is the internet but I also feel like its due to rising inflation. The malls that still exist near me are so fucking expensive. Most of the stores you can't even get a T-shirt for less than $20.
Not to mention the privacy concerns. The local mall near me has banned face coverings and hooded jackets. I have no doubt's that somewhere along the line footage is being sold to data brokers
Now I’m envisioning a battle royal between mall cops and ICE. We said no face coverings, get ‘em y’all.
Gotta get a job at a coffee shop but not some corpo chain one of those fucks like black mud, or morning muck or some shit.
Hot Topic and Spencer's are both still running. Also, there's Dolls Kill in LAX.
Also, get a seasonal job as a scare actor. I helped run a haunt, and goth girls were honestly our backbone.
Hot Topic is losing its edge (seriously there was like one rack of fishnets and the rest was branded stuff including Bluey branded stuff) and Spencer's has been reducing locations.
Yea. The Hot Topic of today is nothing like the Hot Topic of 10 years ago.
It used to be a "counter culture" store but when the Mall era started dying they changed into a "pop culture" store trying to chase profits.
The longer Hot Topic sticks around the more likely they're gonna end up like the merch side of an EB Games (any Aussies will know what I mean)
EB Games is Canada as well and I know exactly what you mean.
I feel like Funko pops are like an opportunistic infection. When ever you see them it's not a good sign for the host.
They're definitely waning, I agree. They're still around, though. I still go there every once in a while for cheap, body safe jewelry and band t-shirts.
I appreciate that they at least save the really "safe" stuff for their other brand Box Lunch, but they need to let Hot Topic be edgier
get a job? scaryyy
Burn down, down, burn down Hot Topic
Don’t ask how I know but the one on the left is pretty insistent he’s a boy who just likes cute goth girl clothes.
Well NOW I'm jealous. (I assume he's not lying, and doesn't do stuff like taking hormones or getting plastic surgery specifically for crossdressing)
That just makes him a cute goth guyfriend
True that.
Goth girls were hunted to extinction by the rolling giants and the mall ecology collapsed as a result. The niche is now occupied by urbex enthusiasts and Julien Reverchon.
If you're in Europe, Castle Party is next week, Amphi Festival is the week after that, and then M'era Luna is in August!
If you're in the US.... uh... the Gathering is in August? I dunno, I've been posting tour info on !gothindustrial@lemmy.world as I come across it... (edit: see here for a collection of tour/festival dates)
What would you call festivals that are emo themed like the ones you linked? Rock?
I've seen emo-themed nights advertised at clubs, for nostalgia. So they might just be called emo. Tho to bring in larger crowds they might use different terms, yeah.
In winter, I turn into a goth enby or a dark mori kei enby
The goths are all at Affleck’s Palace, as they always will be.
I've been too old to go in there for a decade now my manc brotha
Sorry for the reddit link, but theyre being pushed into grocery stores!