On 22 Apr 99, , CobolMage wrote:
> As a result, there is considerable attention being paid to the "Trench
> Coat Mafia." One theme in media coverage is that the group's members
> dressed in black, wore trench coats, and were identified as part of a
> "Goth" subculture. From there, the media has had a field day in
> stereotyping "Goth" enthusiasts, even incorrectly identifying them with
> the music of Marilyn Manson -- the cutting edge group which is often the
> target of religious pickets and calls for censorship. Manson has never
> identified himself as a "Goth," but that didn't stop the speculation about
> interest in vampires, blood, Nazis, killing, Adolph Hitler and a range of
> other topics that hang together more through guilt-by-association than any
Interesting that there's been little or no mention of the German "industrial" music the boys were into....only Marilyn Manson, who has been the target of those who want censorship of music for quite awhile.
How many people over 30 know what "German industrial music" is?
>In at least one Pennsylvania school district, a ban on trench coats was announced.
>Meanwhile, President Clinton -- once a liberal nonconformist -- announced that he >was seeking federal assistance for school districts wishing to implement dress codes.
In NY State, school uniforms are up for vote...and very likely to get passed.
>"Goths are dark, not dangerous." She noted, "Whatever
>the two young men in Colorado might have imagined themselves to be, they
>weren't Goths. The morose community, much too diffuse to be called a
>movement, is at its heart quiet, introverted and pacifistic..."
When my granddaughter was into "gothic": she dressed like Jane Eyre. Actually, she looked very beautiful, if a little prim. I would say the "sullen ennui" and a love of the mysterious is right on. And yes, she did seem pretty passive. She's moved on to other
things now :))
Thanks to CobolMage for some very thoughtful and sane posts.
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