#goth enough

[jacqueling35]

Everyone go watch my friend's new music video GOTH ENOUGH by LAST GRASP🦇🖤💀

[jonathan-cranes-mistress-of-fear]

EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN IF YOU'RE GOTH ENOUGH

[boybasher]

[trashyspud330]

Happy October 1st, take a man

[lottalovin]

[gothiccharmschool]

Auntie Jill, I wanted to ask your opinion on something: What do you think of natural blonde goths? My hair is very damaged from dye, so I have a mohawk right now that is around 50 shades of blonde and silver, and I never feel as if I'm goth enough. But what is your opinion on blonde goths in general? I was curious about what our wonderful resident eldergoth had to say on the matter

That natural blonde goths are awesome? That all hair colors, styles, textures, or no hair at all have NO BEARING on how goth someone may be.

In other words: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DO NOT DETERMINE SOMEONE'S GOTHNESS LEVEL. Race? Body type? Tattoos or not? Piercings or not? NONE of those things should make a bit of difference when someone says they're a goth. Do you like the music? Do you like the aesthetic? Do you look for beauty and wonder in strange, dark, or unusual things? Congratulations, you're "goth enough". Stop fretting about your hair color, pumpkin. :D 

[graveglamour]

What can i do to be as awesome a goth as thou?

I’m probably not the best person to ask given that I keep getting anons telling me that I don’t meet their imaginary criteria of goth-enough but since you’re asking me, I must assume that you think I am. So, I’m not going to tell you what you can do — but what works for me.*When people tell you that you’re cute or sweet or a darling, remind them for the umpteenth time that you’re NOT.

Perfect your makeup technique and your evil laugh. Both are invaluable.

Always dress as meticulously and as fabulously as you can. You never know who you might run into — or who might walk in on you.

A good hat goes a long way.

Never be afraid of looking silly, foolish, or goofy. The more confidence you have while being all of those things, the more your enemies will come to fear you — because 1) if you can do that, you must be fearless and 2) there is absolutely no blackmail material on you because you’ve probably supplied all that material originally!

Be able to recite Shakespeare (with the use of your skull or not). Most goths can sing The Cure lyrics at karaoke and quote The Raven, but you’ll always have the right insult at hand with The Bard.

Never enter a room like a normal person. Go big or go home. If you can do it with copious amounts of glitter, even better.

May the snark be strong with you.

Avoid the big yellow hurty thing in the sky that sometimes comes through windows. Bad things happen when it touches you.

Your self-loathing must be equal to the amount of hairspray you use.

Embrace what makes you different. Be proud of it. Love yourself, not in spite of it, but because of it. Trying to hide it only hurts you.

Then, you need a key to the Super Secret Goth Club. It doesn’t have to be a specific key, but ones you pick up at Home Depot won’t look very convincing. Once you have it, you need to wear it around your neck so that everyone realises just how mysterious and deep you are.

Don’t put up with bullying, misogyny, racism, transphobia, rape culture perpetuation, fat-shaming, oppression, or other assorted bullshit.

Really though, at the end of the day? Are you awesome? I’m sure you are. Do you call yourself a goth? If so, then you’re an awesome goth, no matter what, and that’s the end of it.

Be you, be the beautiful person that you are, and you will be fabulous.*Results may vary.

[graveglamour]

(about losing goth followers) You call yourself a goth, but you don't post stuff that's all that goth except on occasion. No wonder you lost them. You should post more goth stuff.

Whooooooooooa there, cowboy. Aren’t you just precious?

I think you need a little bit of an explanation about why I post what I post and what those posts happen to be and why they’re here, on my — a goth person’s — blog in the first place.

First, let me pour myself a goth drink.

And light up my goth pipe.

And use my favourite goth hair product.

And let me show you my key to the Super Secret Goth Club so that you know I’m a “real goth.”

Convinced I’m a goth yet? And not just “calling” myself one? Good. Now that we’re done with that….Goths can like black… but goths can also like colour. Goths can like dark and morbid things…. but goths can also like cute and cuddly things. Goths can like whatever it is you consider goth… BUT THEY CAN ALSO LIKE ANYTHING YOU DO NOT CONSIDER GOTH.The simple fact that a goth likes it is ENOUGH TO MAKE IT GOTH.

So before I conclude…

This is my space on Tumblr. And I happen to be a goth. And I like what I like and am interested in the things I am interested in… and whether or not you think they fit within this fantasy elitist goth standard you’ve set is IMMATERIAL.

But since I am a RomantiGoth, I’m going to give you a gentleman’s send off with some beautiful goth gifs of which I’m sure you’ll approve that sum up my feelings deliciously, you judgmental puce-wearing sprunk nugget.