
| Drax99 #208668 1 year ago |
Lol, Twilight Shadow?
Goth girls FTW... Nerdy Goth Girls, even better! |
| Anonymous #208771 1 year ago |
^you, sir, digust me. |
| Anonymous #209011 1 year ago |
Goth girls are fugly, thats why they hide behind all the makeup and shit. |
| Anonymous #209079 1 year ago |
ಠ_ಠ stereotyping, yay. |
| Anonymous #209451 1 year ago |
I never understood primping and makeup. Isn't it completely inferior to the sleep, better nutrition, and exercise you could be doing in its place?
I guarantee makeup will not make you more attractive than health. Although if you WANT to look like a drowned corpse, it's probably better to use makeup. |
| Kerrus #209551 1 year ago |
The main problem here is that she doesn't look like a real goth- ie: one that's remotely serious about maintaining their appearance. She's been crying in her makeup- or at least rubbing at her eyes, and that's a big no-no, as it seriously ruins the basic effect. While some... people... use it to accentuate the appearance of the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness- that's generally one of the stereotypes that reflects poorly on Goth culture. She looks like a drowned dog, and that really isn't the image that Goths are aiming for |
| Kerrus #209584 1 year ago |
Generally speaking, Goths dress the way they do for two reasons:
1. To get people who aren't goths to leave them the hell alone. 2. To accentuate their preference for the night, for the associated culture of that, and that they have a lot of dark emotions and the like. It's very much an art form, and it's a damn shame that the emo subculture has generally ruined the Goth one in the eyes of the media. For one, Goths are generally not actually all doom and gloom folks- they're usually happy, friendly- if self-isolated, people. They just prefer to stick to their own circles, because by and large people who aren't goths, or who aren't familiar with them won't understand where they're coming from, or will put them in a situation that they're uncomfortable with. For a Goth, there's no expectation in their subculture to be required to share their problems, or have people dig into them or the like. They can just be who they are without fear of teasing or reprisal. Moreover, there's something to be said about suffering on your own- together. It's sort of... it's a sort of unity that inspires confidence- everyone needs friends, and having someone who knows the side of you you choose to project- and maybe a little more- but doesn't care or judge about the rest of you... that's pretty powerful. A lot of media falsely judges the goth subculture, claims they're suicide cults or that they lead promising young foals to suicide, but I can tell you that isn't the case. While such things may exist, they are merely parasprites, clinging on to the idea of gothic subculture to gather victims to them. But such fools exist alongside any great cultural movement, and the gothic one is one of many. |
| Anonymous #209760 1 year ago |
Oh look, a "DONT JUDGE GOTHZ U GAIZ" storm.
I say that as a goth, myself. Rarity needs to stop looking in Hot Topic. Ditch the shitty eyeliner and spikey collars, and get Twilight a nice steel-boned corset. |
| Kerrus #209886 1 year ago |
Honestly, I don't care if people judge goths or not- I just prefer they do so while actually understanding the movement- not by clinging to internet stereotypes and the like.
As for the outfit in the pic itself, yeah, while it has some workable elements (the fishnet pantyhose can be put to great effect), the rest of it is mostly garbage. Hell, it looks like it came *from* the garbage. Most of the goths I've associated with in the past have had impeccable dress, so I don't really get where the whole down and dirty vision comes from. |
| Kerrus #209888 1 year ago |
That collar looks pretty painful to wear- I think Twilight could go for something more simplistic- smaller spikes, maybe even just a nice silver band. |
| Anonymous #210047 1 year ago |
I just don't like it when goth gets confused with a type of "personality."
Or when people hide behind the label for a source of comfort, for that matter. It's a fandom for a genre of 70s rock, with some fashion influence. Why over-complicate things? |
| Anonymous #210329 1 year ago |
@Kerrus
I'm the guy that drew this, and I'll readily admit that I don't know much about goth culture. As for the vision/concept behind this, I don't think Twilight is wearing this stuff willingly, and Rarity can get a bit too enthusiastic about dress-up. That might address some of your complaints. Thanks |
| Anonymous #210405 1 year ago |
And I'm the silly brony who "inspired" Heretical to draw this piece. Or so I assume.
I'm just silly and wanted to post something. So pointless. |
| Flutterguy #211796 1 year ago |
Hey, isaw this before in El Goonish Shive forum. lol |
| Anonymous #212334 1 year ago |
For lo, let it be known far and wide, Heretical Rants is a fan of EGS, and appears to have drawn this "Goth Twilight" for reason of some thing that was randomly spoken at such forum.
Thus spake the angel. Or maybe the Dragon. Or the Jedi. It appears to have been the Jedi. |
| Anonymous #520673 9 months ago |
best goth pic |