This pisses me off

PsychicHeart · Wed 09/08/2006 09:51:18

So i was conversing with a friend of a friend the other day, and the subject soon turned to music.

Them: What kind of music do you like?
Me: Um, Metallica, Megadeth, Slipknot, basically any kind of metal or rock.
Them: Oh, so you're like a goth.

Now this pisses me off to insane extent. If someone were to tell you that they enjoyed listening to RnB, you wouldn't instantly assume that they carry a large boombox, breakdance and wear parachute pants.
Needless to say, I abruptly told her that i was not, in fact, gothic, and that she was a stereotyping bitch.
Anyone got any comments?
Cheers,
Fluke.

Obi · Wed 09/08/2006 09:57:28

I think you need to calm down abit. Calling her a stereotyping bitch is abit harsh and that's no way to get into her goodbooks! Perhaps you should instead kindly explain why you like the genre of music and why it is not linked to people of the gothic movement. Or you could just talk about Films, because films are good and you are not.

CaptainBinky · Wed 09/08/2006 09:59:08

Quote from: Flukeblake on Wed 09/08/2006 09:51:18Anyone got any comments?

Oh, so you're a goth?

BOYD1981 · Wed 09/08/2006 10:03:03

yeh man, perhaps she was just joking.
you shouldn't be so goth about it.

PsychicHeart · Wed 09/08/2006 10:08:55

Quote from: CaptainBinky on Wed 09/08/2006 09:59:08
Quote from: Flukeblake on Wed 09/08/2006 09:51:18Anyone got any comments?

Oh, so you're a goth?

How did what i say imply that?
And BOYD, i know for a fact she WASN'T joking.
And btw, i did explain to her that rock music and gothic/emo lifestyles are different, but it annoys me all the same.

Oz · Wed 09/08/2006 10:28:57

This pissed you off enough to call her a "stereotyping bitch"? Considered therapy?

SSH · Wed 09/08/2006 10:30:09

Just one question: what colour clothes were you wearing at the time, Fluke?

Helm · Wed 09/08/2006 10:32:01

Start a blog and/or a myspace page.

Alynn · Wed 09/08/2006 10:33:19

You forgot the part where after the altercation you went home to cut yourself to ease the pain.

I've never actually had anyone consider me goth because I listen to much of the same thing you do. Then again I don't constantly wear black, dye my hair, wear 3000 chains all over my clothes, and eyeliner. To me this is more the goth lifestyle than the music you listen to.

PsychicHeart · Wed 09/08/2006 10:39:40

Quote from: SSH on Wed 09/08/2006 10:30:09
Just one question: what colour clothes were you wearing at the time, Fluke?

My school uniform. Navy, light blue, and grey. Not a dark black in sight.

SSH · Wed 09/08/2006 10:48:40

Dark black? :o

Ishmael · Wed 09/08/2006 10:57:01

She was a bit stereotypical then.

I dare call someone goth when they've painted their face white and eyelines black or something, in addition to black clothes, black hair and a ton of chains hainging on the belt. Because that's what, to my understanding, a goth person actually is... I only have the black clothes and chains parts

PsychicHeart · Wed 09/08/2006 11:41:18

Quote from: Ishmael on Wed 09/08/2006 10:57:01
I dare call someone goth when they've painted their face white and eyelines black or something, in addition to black clothes, black hair and a ton of chains hainging on the belt. Because that's what, to my understanding, a goth person actually is... I only have the black clothes and chains parts

Well said.

Renal Shutdown · Wed 09/08/2006 11:57:14

Does she know what a goth is? Does she know what any fashion movement is? If she's around the same age as you, I doubt she understands it very well. Instead of insulting her, you should have simply said:

"No, I'm not, because..".

Also, 'Blake. There's a difference between being Gothic and being a Goth. Before getting on your high horse, you should research the various styles.

That way, you'll look intelligent. Instead of looking like a mean-spirited, self-obsessed dick.

ManicMatt · Wed 09/08/2006 12:10:22

Like they said, there's two kinds of goth.

Someone who dresses like a "goth". (Although this in itself is a rather contradictive statement, as a goth in the seventies/eighties was someone who refused to dress up like the majority, however the goth look is now commonplace thus losing it's meaning of independence.)

Someone who listens to gothic music. This isn't the bands you mentioned. Gothic music is things like The sisters of mercy, Paradise Lost, Mortiis, HIM, Cradle of filth and Nightwish. I listen to some of these artists but that doesn't make me a goth, and besides, I listen to Keane too. (For example)

modgeulator · Wed 09/08/2006 12:41:46

Them: So what kind of music do you like?
Me: Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Christian Death.
Them: Oh right, thank god you're not some Megadeth loving goth type. I hate those goth peoples.
Me: I concur.