[ZombieG]

Originally Posted by AngelikDemonik

Just because someone listens to something that the mainstream deems to be goth (Tool, Manson, or NIN) hardly makes them unmovitated to listen to other music. I'm a big fan of NIN, but I also enjoy The Sisters of Mercy, the Cure, and Christian Death. I'm a big fan of industrial/ebm, as well. If I see something I like at Hot Topic, and it's within an acceptable price range for myself, I'll buy it; same goes for Target, Value World, the Salvation Army, the internet, or any of the stores in the mall. I don't really give really care where I buy my shit at...if I can afford it without putting myself out for important things, I'll get it. If someone takes him or herself and their "gothiness" too seriously, and writes me off because I like NIN or I got a pair of tights at Hot Topic, they are hardly worth my time and are quite stupid for being so narrow-minded.

For the record, goth is actually derived from the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths. Most people who call themselves "goth" don't even know who the Visigoths/Ostrogoths where.

I fully understand that how I perceive it is not the case, but again, I'm an elitist when it comes to music. And again, I'm fully aware that it makes me an asshole.