NEWS: Gothic Over-Exposure

CULTURE: Gothic Over-Exposure

So, April is unofficial Goth month. If there's one thing the goths have figured out, it's how to make headlines. Stories this month have featured the gothic propensity toward self-harm, a string of church burnings, and now we can add a serial goth flasher and a triple murder to the list. Where to begin?

Let's start with the triple murder--that way we can end on a lighter note. This one is really gnarly: a 12-year old Canadian and her, ahem, 23-year old "boyfriend" are accused of killing the girl's parents and brother. The memorial service was held today, and the accused murderers made their first court appearance this past Tuesday.

Um. Okay--what is a 12-year old North American girl doing involved with a 23-year old man? I don't care what subculture you roll with, that's just wrong.

Moving on to less-wrong (it's all relative, remember) stories: a serial goth flasher has been apprehended in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The 21-year old admitted to "exposing himself six times at businesses in Arapahoe County."

I've never been flashed, and I imagine it must be a pretty violating experience, but that kind of makes me giggle. "No, I just wanted to show you this." So business-like. So matter-of-fact.

Anyhoo, apparently Mr. Jobin is being categorized not just as a flasher but as a "goth flasher" because he's pale and wears black.

Be sure to tune in next week for our special report on Goth Car Thieves, Supermarket Grazers and Bank Robbers.

Oh man... I'm on both sites (Nexopia.com and Vampirefreaks.com), and both are being demonized in media now. It's ridiculous. Especially here in Edmonton, because Nexopia started here, there's always something in the news.

I wish kids just were smarter... and didn't have homocidal tendencies. That would make life a little easier.

[Edited on Apr 29, 2006 8:25PM]

I love it how as soon as someone gets a press-pass, their common sense evaporates all together. The construction of these stories almost infers that clothing and make-up is almost a causative factor in these types of events. Where will they draw the line?

Reporter: “The gunman was quietly drinking orange juice before he opened fire.”
Holy shit, I drink OJ! And I usually do so quietly. I must be homicidal!

In my humble opinion, I think it was probably the 'being nuttier than squirrel shit' aspect that had the most influence on this one. Just a hunch.

I completely aggree so hmm if you a goth then your homicidial and a flasher and no other sub cultures does this at all, no race, religion, color or creed only goths. O come on plz when will they get a fucking clue that some ppl are just unhinged and these unhinged fuckwits come from all walks of life.

If you ask me the worst offenders of fucked up shit are rich spoilt brats since they have money to get out of anything they do and since they dont have to work and shit coz they are rich theyre bored.

For the UK contribution to unoffical goth month we have taken on the theme of "what will happen when you get over it/ grow out of it, assuming that you fight your homocidal and sexual predatory urges for long enough?"

Researchers have told us that goths are more likely to become doctors, lawyers and architects, and are "refined and sensitive".

goth kids are a better class than chav kids

So the next time someone troubles you for being gothy, you can reply "mommy, I'm just aspiring to the British middle classes".

All this from the state owned press, marvellous.

[Edited on Apr 30, 2006 by branwell]

agreed on every count people, and
what do you know? I live in the aformentioned city
of 56,000 and have been dealing with our local media freaking out as soon as the word goth was mentioned. They are psychotic individuals who dealt with a very deserved grounding by commiting murder. period. Though I wish they were like hard core kelly clarkson shrine making fanatics or something. that would have made the last weeks worth of motive hunting alot more interesting.......

April was a month to remember. Not fondly mind you, but a month to remember.

Hey now, I was dead at the time (almost).

Er, what? It was a piece of reseaerch by the University of Surrey that The Guardian published first, then the BBC ran it as a magazine piece.

Was simply remarking on the fact that the beeb ran with it, all the way to camden, to run a feature on it, which is why I posted a link to that story rather than Sussex uni.

Apologies to all if I misled you into thinking the BBC had actually conducted the research.

Once Blaush have dealt with those terrorists, we know who they're after

Goth isn't the cause of mental dysfunction, it's a symptom.

No, Bela Legousi's dead.

I can just see the secret service chasing after goths with stakes and holy water, and staking the emo kid who sitting there with a bong by mistake.
must run, damn platforms and corset

Oh the angst. HSF.



[Edited on May 01, 2006 2:02AM]

I'd LOVE it if a Goth girl flashed me her tight little body!

What are "chavs"? I'm curious.

Wikipedia entry on Chavs: it is anything from someone who likes to wear flash cheap jewellery, to someone who is uneducated and proud of the fact. It has many slang definitions.

Also see [http://www.chavscum.co.uk]Chavscum for a, er, biased view of it all.

Wiki entry on Chav's and one of the most high profile chav sites (warning, it portrays chav's in a bad light ie as people who commit various crimes and are a burden on society. Sadly in a lot of cases this can be said to be true)

How ironic that mat and me both chose the same two sites/articles to describe chavs

Clearly it's the goth's fault

He was on the moon.

With Steve.



I'm having trouble moving past the goth boy exposing himself at "Darque Tan".

Flashers can eat shit.

You mean to sunlight?


[Edited on Apr 30, 2006 by PartyAllTheTime]

This is my home town where the family was killed. It has been admitted that it was premeditated by the daughter/sister and the male in question. The fact that he was off his rocker is what is really going on, i know people who knew him in high school, and he latched onto any kind of subculture weekly to try to fit it, be it preppy, jock, or goth. His family is also fucked, his mother had no problem with him banging 12 year olds...yes more than one. Vampirism is just the latest in his attempts to fit in. Remember, it's not what you wear, its whats inside that counts, corny, but relevant. This guy would have been doing 12 year olds no matter what.