All of these points are correct to varying degrees. The explanation we got was that "emo is an actual culture and people might take offense to you appropriating it". Even though we explicitly stated we were goth, again, too much to ask of people to do their research and realize they're not in fact the same thing. Punk, goth, emo, scene, etc. are all musical subcultures that descended from various types of music. You can typically identify them through how much color they use in their outfits (going from least to most color its goth, emo, punk, scene), their accessories (for example goths tend to wear a lot of silver jewelry), their hairstyles, etc. There can be some overlap, for example both goth and punk use fishnets, and it's common for people to confuse goth and emo because back when the subcultures first started, there was a lot of overlap and so emo fashion (as I understand it) was originally very similar to goth fashion, but has since developed into its own unique style. And while most of these cultures are predominantly white, I will say the African American goth fashion has seen an uptick recently and man can those folks work it. Their outfits are SO pretty.
But, as the sake of sounding cynical, it feels like you can't dress up as anything nowadays without being accused of appropriation. It's dumb, killed the vibe for all of us, and now our costumes don't match our label. I guess the one positive is, for folks who don't have a lot of black in their wardrobe like me, they can somewhat brighten up their outfit with splashes of color.
Both of these costumes are super cool. I especially like the dark fey one since I literally just saw the new Maleficent movie yesterday. Both costumes are awesome though. Did you purchase them or piece them together?Originally Posted by Lychee
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