fortunately, the media coverage of subcultural youth isn't all doom and gloom these days -- at least, not in a bad way. if a recent article in the UK Guardian is anything to go by, not everyone is stuck viewing goths as spooky and dangerous -- we might be able to get away with being just edgy (whew!):
I have seen the future - and it's goth
according to Dave Simpson, a new study in culture and media suggests that goths tend to be literate, educated and even financially successful. apparently, the subculture's emphasis on music, art and literature are partly to blame for worrisome outcomes like becoming a web designer, programmer or dentist (though any discussion of class appears to be MIA). in fact, the researcher, Dunja Brill at Sussex University, was once herself goth, and even the author of the article claims to have been into all things gloomy and artsy for six months back in the day.
all snarkiness aside, i couldn't help chuckling when reading the ten "telltale signs" your boss might be a goth, especially number seven on black clothing: "Many items in the longtime goth's wardrobe may now have faded to a sort of charcoal shade." looking in my own closet, i must admit this is sad, yet true.
What do you think?