Dispelling 11 Myths about the Goth Subculture

Me watching you read through the first myth 😂 👁👄👁🕷 Thanks for another great video! 🖤

Well presented video Professor M. You have dispelled the 11 myth about the Goth subculture simply and clearly. There is another type of Goth that you can mention in future, created by the pop singer Kerli Koiv. It's called Bubble Goth. Fashion basically white. Motto: "make the beautiful creepy and the creepy beautiful." "Bring the light and dark together". She may not be of our generation or our genre, she has brought a genre that some people will identify with. We can learn about all types of Goth subcultures and fashions and still be in the Corp, Victorian, Romantic , Vampire, & Steampunk genres. ( I find these attractive) . I hope Goth gets appreciatd more.

Spot on video! New subscriber here! Professor M! Great explanation! Much love, support and respect from a Baby Bat!

I think I only might disagree on "cyber goth" being a branch of goth, I feel their name is a misnomer because even though they often share spaces with goths, they're really a branch of ravers aren't they? That's always what I've thought, could be wrong! But great video and excited to see more! :)

thank you for putting this out because there's so much disinformation out there haha

It’s much appreciated that you brought answers to these assumptions per say 🖤

The stereotype of goths being depressed probably grew out of the generally dark and moody overtones of the early eighties post-punk which formed the core of what would become "gothic rock" and eventually "the Goth Subculture." "Doom and Gloom" was an occasionally used term (at least in L.A.). I always thought of it (early on) as "those moody young men from Manchester" (although it could be pretty much any city that spawned a growing legion of dark post-punk bands). It is certainly not hard to listen to Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, The Cure - Pornography, Blitz - Second Empire Justice, or many other proto-goth tracks by Play Dead, Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, and many others without picking up on the moody and somber atmospheres expressed in sound. I would consider the generally cynical, serious, and disillusioned overtones of post punk to by a natural extension of the failure of early punk idealism to produce any significant social or political change. Other reactions to the failure of punk to produce real changes would be the New Romantic rejection of political objectives to embrace a return to romantic themes, as well as the emphasis on dissonance, discomfort, and degrees of mania in early industrial music. Hollywood certainly latched onto early goth culture and distorted the movement into a marketable set of cliches, just as it had done with punk. Probably the most obvious stereotype in early cinema was Ally Sheedy as the moody, depressed, and withdrawn Allison - clad head to toe in black, - from "The Breakfast Club" (1985). The image of all goths being moody and depressed and dressed all in black was as much of a distortion as the image of all punks shouting "phuck the cops" while sporting a foot tall mohawk and studded leather jacket, but that is what mainstream media generally does - reduce cultures to lowest common denominators that are easy for the mass public to digest.

Another great post!! You're doing great stuff!

When I was a baby goth, I was told about the 'aesthetic pose'. Some do, some don't. I used to chat about horror, and got a billion nerdies from chatting about the blunders of the horror fx industries. No pose(r) here, we talk about the real. The last that came up were Gun rights pro cons, where I found out I was not a good mix for a goddess, GASP, that's the kind of truths waiting in being real. Best to know.

I was waiting at the hospital years ago and someone asked me if I was part of a cult. Another time I was at a tattoo parlor to get some alchemy symbols on my forearm and the owner checked online to make sure they were not satanic... Of course I had time to educate in both situations but I'm getting tired fast of the weird religious stuff associated with being goth. Otherwise I'm a walking stereotype with white skin and black hair and wearing only black ROFL.

This video made me subscribe. Had never heard of "dark aesthetic" before. I'm now wondering if I'm goth or dark aesthetic.

All right, I'll have to split my mega-comment in installments, otherwise YT will not accept it. Well, two days already passed since I thought to myself: "This video touches so many interesting topics and resonates so well with me I want to take full advantage of Professor M.'s invitation to let me free to write whatever and how much I feel like to." Indeed, as I was listening, thoughts and memories were springing up inside my mind jostling gainst each other like seldom happens. "Arent't these cards awesome?" They really are! Did you print them yourself? "1. All Goths wear makeup". Of course not, and neither do those who do wear makeup all the time. For the same reason people do not always wear the same outfit all day long in any situation: plumbers and body repair workers their overalls or ministers their cassock. Watching videos recorded on Goth festivals one can see several people who definitely do dress Goth but wear little to no makeup. Makeup takes time and needs to be adjusted during the day. You can't spend so much time on it every day! Politicians, actors and other people who enjoy being interviewed probably use makeup more often than most Goths.

I Make it a point of Honour to do at least 3 weird religious things before breakfast.

More accurately; "some" Goths are Vampires, and "some" Vampires become Goths. ahem

Nice job!!

And all generalisations are wrong. 🧐

Well I’m old, I wear makeup, I wear my depression like a badge, I only wear black, I was born goth… the only one I get is the music one of course. Happy goths make me want to vomit. I’m also rude. 🤷🏻‍♀️