Baby bat hate?

I was pursuing YouTube comments. and for some reason I came across a lot of young Gothlings having hateful comments thrown at them. while I do realize that some Gothlings are simply not doing research this does not give us a right to hate them. as older goths who have clearly studied the sub culture for some amount of time and have had time to develop, shouldn't we be taking them under our wings instead of sneering at them?

I remember when I was first starting in the subculture. I was curious, liked the style and began to explore. I was particularly interested in one girl my age. her name was Amanda and I noticed  how she did not dress like the other "goths" at school. She never wore ripped jeans or Tripp brand pants. she was most often seen in all black outfits, wearing either boots or heels. she wore skirts and nice shirts, Victorian in style with a modern twist.

This fascinated me and I started to talk to her. we became friends and she taught all about what she knew about the subculture. She introduced me to bands such as Bauhaus and the Cure. she took me under her wing instead of assuming I was just some other random poser.

Color me Goth

The reason for so much hate from older goths is that because they do not know as much about the subculture. they tend to know nothing of the music that started the subculture or of proper fashion.  Many of them listen to heavy metal bands such as Marilyn Manson or Slipknot. Young Gothlings tend to wear lots of heavy makeup and go for more of a scary look rather than a beautiful dark look.

Many older goths fail to realize that this behavior is wrong and no one should treat anyone badly simply because they are "gother" than everyone else.

sorry for the semi rant. Pic-spam up next!

Bats and Kisses,

Lady Zendra