Hi. I’m a 16-year-old babygoth who’s been displaying gothic characteristics since middle school. After investigating various subcultures, from rave to metal to punk, I finally realized that my dark, contemplative, creative nature is best represented as goth. I’ve been exploring this more seriously in the past 6 months, mainly through online research, and now I’d like to enlist in your help.
I’m already friends with all the goths I know, and with no disrespect to them, most of them don’t have a strong grasp of what goth is really about. They are products of the Crow, the Craft, and Marilyn Manson. I was goth before all that, before I had any idea that there was an entire subculture of people like me, and I’d love to talk to someone with beginnings similar to mine, someone who was there when all this got started. Someone with whom I have common interests (mine include literature, medieval and Elizabethan culture, torture methods and apparatus, modern vampire culture, the cultural origins of goth, and the arts) and who shares an appreciation for an aesthetic of beauty similar to mine. I’d also like to expand my gothic music tastes beyond the Cure and Type O Negative. I’m not requesting a close personal relationship; I’d appreciate basic online conversation with someone willing to offer guidence and suggestions. If anyone would be willing to help assimilate me into the scene, feel free to email me at StarFiend3@aol.com, or leave your suggestions below. Thanks for your time.