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Okay, so a lot of elitist goths have been ever so kindly telling my peeps that we arent a real subculture. And yes I did say peeps. Kill me after you read.
Okay, so a lot of elitist goths have been ever so kindly telling my peeps that we arent a real subculture. And yes I did say peeps. Kill me after you read.
I just wanted to clear this up, so here it goes:
STYLE AND INTRODUCTION:
Pastel goth is a new goth subculture. Commonly related to 'nu goth' (also known as hipster goth) and 'creepy cute.' Although the few share some attributes, there are some subtle, if not large differences between them all. Pastel goth is more inspired by kawaii Japanese fashion, and then has gothic aspects added in. In my case, many gothic aspects- resulting in more goth than pastel. But on tumblr, there are pink-clad girls with little tiny bat earrings and some inverted cross leggings, and that gives us an unrespected image as "not being goth." Then nu goth comes along, adding in punk instead of goth, and usually not kawaii at all, only pastels or bright colours like blues in their hair etc. Creepy cute is basically mixing creepy things like oddities and cute cuddly things. For example, a pastel colored bunny with exed out eyes. This signifies death. Other common things include eyeballs, zombies, and monsters.
MUSIC:
Our music is actually not even accredited by most people. Many say that there isn't any music for Pastel Goth, therefore making it a fashion trend, not a subculture. But, there is. Usually pastel goths (Like myself) listen to new wave, goth rock, punk rock, soft grunge/pastel grunge and, most importantly Witch House. But, this is where things get subjective. Witch House has been around since the early 90's. But Pastel goth has only come up recently. Actually, when the pastel goth culture came about, most just adapted to what felt right- then shared it on Tumblr. It could have spread, therefore making it the "official" Pastel goth genre to most. But, that is just my theory. Witch House existed, therefore making it "stolen property" since it didn't belong to a subculture. But then again, take Fetish Goth. Fetish started off with some people deciding they liked leather and BDSM more than most goths. It evolved into a fully-acknowledged subculture. Fetish goth has no music backing at all. They listen to whatever they like, and then they listen to the music they like- but since it came originally from a type of goth it is more accepted and not given a second glance at. What? Actually, that isnt very fair to us Pastels. I can understand a bit what "you" mean but is it really enough to trash a subculture about? Especially since you most likely were judged for being goth in the first place. But, aside from the point. The WItch House genre is now part of pastel goth, so yes there is music. And we do (mostly) listen to classic goth music too.
ART:
Art... Oh art, where do I begin? This, is a proper point I assume. We dont really have art... Physical painting style art, that is. We do make and look at digital art. Edits also take a lot of time if you dont know how to make them, especially if you are making the jigh quality ones. But alas, this is not art in their, "your" definition. I mean sure, I happen to like to look at art, study it, and many of us do- but we sadly do not have art that we are famous for liking.
NOT ART.
NOT ART
Yeah, no. It is art, not as hard as an accurate portrait maybe, or perhaps it is. But it is art. And it is modern. As is pastel goth. And while one of my favorite happens to be Odilon Redos's Smiling Spider, I still have no appreciation for art. No. No, thats absurd.
POINTS I NEED TO MAKE:
-There are so many goths out there that hate painted art, or don't care about it.
-Witch House is now associated with Pastel Goth, and that means that it has some substantial amount of musical culture.
-Pastel Goth just started, its basically like a subculture of babybats right now (I'm fine with admitting it) so obviously you are going to make some mistakes at first. Can you honestly say that you made absolutely no mistakes starting out?
-Not all of us are alike. There are some that don't match any of my "qualifications" for lack of a better word. Some think of it as a fashion trend, some just think its cool. But then, think of the bad image and stereotypes mall-goths gave goths. Stark white faces, tripp pants... yeah. There are so many bad stereotypes about us as a whole, why make more about the pastels?
-There is more colour in most cybergoth clubbing outfits than I have in my whole wardrobe, pastel goth or not. I dont go crazy with the colour, and I only own black shoes/boots.
-Dont judge us without meeting us first, we are mostly okay people. (Most... meaning not *some*)
-If you want to listen to some good Witch House, try Salem, Crosses, and Grimes, I love them
Thank you for reading, hope I didnt annoy you too much. If you have any questions, please comment them below, I will always answer : )
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