Thursday, October 20, 2011
Goth Subculture
Subculture is a distinctive way of life within the wider culture in society. There are many types of subcultures such as male and female subculture, ethnic minority subcultures, and youth subcultures, etc. Being that I am a teenager, I am more interested in the youth subcultures. In class we spoke about the Goth subculture. I found it pretty interesting. I realized that the media didn’t like the Goth subculture because of an incident that happened at Columbine High School in 1999. Apparently two students, who claimed that they were “Goth”, went to school and shot a lot of students, teachers, and staff. The media then came to the conclusion that the cause for the actions that took place was the music, video games, bulling, and the Goth subculture. From this event, the Goth subculture was looked on as bad and evil. Each Goth has their way of what Goth really is. I personally believe that Goth’s aren’t evil people. Just because they dress and act different from other people doesn’t mean that they are evil. They have the right to be different from everyone else. Being gothic is probably the way they choose to show who they are and the things that they like. They really shouldn’t be judged based on two boys who decided to make the wrong choice. Don’t judge people until you get to know them for who they are.
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Yeah! I agree with the whole " don't judge someone until you know them " , but sometimes you just cannot help it. I blame the media for my judgements. In all, your post was good, but I think you should have included a few more examples. :)
ReplyDeletei agree with the french vegetarian, dont judge someone until you know them, but because of the media and type of society we live in it is hard. i think your blog should have been more detailed and a bit longer.
ReplyDeleteSometimes people look over an individual and focus on the group the person associates themselves with, which is not good because people are not taking time to notice the words on a page. Instead they judge on the cover. Nice job I just wish it were a little longer.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Just as anybody expresses his or herself, Goths choose to express themselves, only differently. The example of the tragic incident in 1999 only shows the impact of society's attitude when overgeneralizing.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right! They shouldn't be judged or called evil simply based on how they look. Some people can surprise you.
ReplyDeleteI can't see the picture >.<, but other than that, I agree with you, though I think I'm hypocritical about it. I guess it's in our nature to judge, but they certainly don't deserve it.
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