I'm starting to understand why og goths didn't want to be called Goth or associated with it.

I’m adding the NSFW tag because this post touches on insensitive topics like sexualization, transphobia, homophobia, racism, and more.

So, I joined a random tri-subculture group chat that consisted of Metalheads, Punks, and Goths. I thought it would be fun, and maybe I could make some new alt friends. Turns out, it’s just a bunch of posers. I hate to use that word, but oh my gosh, these people—especially the goths were trying so hard to be edgy on purpose. Too edgy for their own good! It was once part of the point of goth to be edgy, I get it, but not in that way!

When you join this gc, you’re expected to share your Spotify playlist to “prove” that you actually listen to the subculture’s music. I shared mine. Keep in mind, it’s an around 40 HOUR playlist. It’s not ridiculously long, but it’s definitely not short. One girl, who apparently was in charge of “judging playlists” (???), looked through my 40 hour playlist in under a minute and declared it was “all basic goth classics” and called me a poser.

First of all, it wasn’t all classics. She probably didn’t even know half the songs but wanted to act like she was the ultimate authority on goth music or something, I know that cause another girl from the gc said she reacts like this to every other goth's playlist. Second, how could anyone possibly go through a 40 hour playlist in 30 seconds?

Then they asked me about my political views. I said I’m not radical in any direction, but I support equality and human rights, so I lean more left-wing. They started LAUGHING at me??? Calling me “woke” and mocking me for it.

The punks and goths in that gc were the most unbearable people ever. They made racist, transphobic, and unfunny “jokes,” said disgusting things about goth girls, called me the f-slur for being a goth guy, and even laughed at how I do my makeup.

Honestly, I get why so many "original" goths and goth music icons like Rozz, Siouxsie, and Andrew didn’t want to be labeled or associated with “goth.” If this is what the subculture was always like among young people/always seen like, then I completely get it.

These people were just a bunch of kids competing to see who could be the edgiest, most “goth” one in the room. It was exhausting and pathetic.

Anyway, I just needed to complain about this because I see situations like these happening so often lately and i'm not the only one experiencing them.

Edit: thank you all for all the nice comments, I'll try to reply to as many as I can when I get back from work<3 I'll make sure to share my playlist too because some people wanted to check it out. Also, as someone mentioned, I did use og as original, without learning the "different" meaning 😭🙏 Sorry for all the mistakes I made, English is my second language