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Saturnine · 11-10-2005, 02:05 PM

you know, there was a day when i was in love with Hot Topic. i was blonde, and preppy, and trying to be *cool* with this hot guy i met at school.

but i never actually purchased clothing from there. a few Lenore's here and there, Aviators, and a pen. and I believe a journal... oh and back in the beginning some pins for my bag.

but then one day long ago... i woke up and realized the world sucks. and being the same sucks. and being the same but different via a corporation that cares not for the music nor the "scenes", just what they can profit from it sucks. the way that preteen people become "hardcore" on one shopping trip isn't fair. i became cool by being myself. honestly, i copied a bunch of stuff from magazines and mtv and the web, but i melded it into one unique ball of me.

i wouldn't say i was goth if you asked me what i was. im alternative, becuase i dont have a scene defined by media. and im happy anyway. hot topic can try and sell their crappy made over priced stuff and the cool kids can squeal over it all they want. i dont liiiike hot topic becuase what they stand for in their little motto is not at all what they are doing. and the quality is poor. very poor.

i'd rather thirft and stitch my wardrobe, and look just like they do, but be made fun of by them, than buy the clothes they wear from the places they shop. if they really were punk/emo/goth... whatever HT is going for... they wouldn't shop there frequently. if at all.

11-10-2005, 02:05 PM	#85
Saturnine Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: under your bed Posts: 18	you know, there was a day when i was in love with Hot Topic. i was blonde, and preppy, and trying to be cool with this hot guy i met at school. but i never actually purchased clothing from there. a few Lenore's here and there, Aviators, and a pen. and I believe a journal... oh and back in the beginning some pins for my bag. but then one day long ago... i woke up and realized the world sucks. and being the same sucks. and being the same but different via a corporation that cares not for the music nor the "scenes", just what they can profit from it sucks. the way that preteen people become "hardcore" on one shopping trip isn't fair. i became cool by being myself. honestly, i copied a bunch of stuff from magazines and mtv and the web, but i melded it into one unique ball of me. i wouldn't say i was goth if you asked me what i was. im alternative, becuase i dont have a scene defined by media. and im happy anyway. hot topic can try and sell their crappy made over priced stuff and the cool kids can squeal over it all they want. i dont liiiike hot topic becuase what they stand for in their little motto is not at all what they are doing. and the quality is poor. very poor. i'd rather thirft and stitch my wardrobe, and look just like they do, but be made fun of by them, than buy the clothes they wear from the places they shop. if they really were punk/emo/goth... whatever HT is going for... they wouldn't shop there frequently. if at all.