Stories of The Dark

Gothic industrial culture is a culture in itself, where people who have like interests come together. I really enjoy this subculture because of the music, art and fashion. The music tells stories about certain things in my life. For example there was a time when I was constantly fighting with my grandmother and it really hurt me.

The way I eased my hurt inside was by listening to this music to let out what I was feeling. I really related to what I was listening to. The music is very sad, slow, angry, loud, or even screaming. Some artists that contribute to this subculture play metal, rock, grunge, techno, and alternative music. In my opinion the music is very important to this subculture. To me the lyrics really meant more than they literally were. I really appreciate the gothic style because it reminds me of a passion I have with the medieval times, it really caught my attention and made me interested. The Goth culture is seen as a type of cult to others who are not familiar with it. Many in the media have incorrectly associated the Goth subculture with violence, hatred of minorities, and other acts of hate.

However, violence and hate do not form the culture; rather, the culture is formed in part by recognition, identification, and grief over social and personal evils that the mainstream culture wishes to ignore or forget. There is some violence against Goths. In part because of public misunderstanding and ignorance surrounding gothic subculture, Goths sometimes suffer prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance. As is the case with members of various other controversial subcultures and alternative lifestyles, outsiders sometimes marginalize Goths, either by intention or by accident. Goths, like any other alternative subculture sometimes suffer intimidation, humiliation and, in most cases, physical violence for their involvement with the subculture. So if you are like me and have interest in this gothic culture, please look more into this.

By Kayla Rtichey