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I was one of the first goth’s back in the 1980’s.

People in the UK will have heard about Sophie Lancaster who was kicked to death by two teenagers because she was dressed as a goth and her boyfriend was badly beaten. Sophie was trying to stop the beating of her boyfriend when the teenagers turned on her. It makes me want to cry.

I was watching the news and saw a piece about goths in Manchester using a church as a meeting place so youths don’t hassle them. Why is there such hatred and stupidity towards this group of people? I really don’t understand. Can someone explain it to me?

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peter.lf offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

TO be quite hounest. I think its stupid and quite sad aswell. People with a lack of intelligence dont like wahat they cant understand. like myself. I got jumped in my city center and kicked and punched BECAUSE I WAS WEARING A MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE HOODIE D=

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Pae online Verified User (9 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 114 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (28 minutes after post)

I’m not really sure. To be honest with you I don’t think the world will ever be fully accepting to a certain genre of people. However, I think the acceptance of Goths has actually come along way. Events like that are tragic but unfortunately people have to move on and learn from them.

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bonnie offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (52 minutes after post)

Peter, that is dreadful. These people are thugs. I find it all difficult to comprehend.

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Tragically_Misled91 offline Verified User (2 months, 3 weeks) Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (16 hours, 8 minutes after post)

The world will always reacted violenmtly to people who are different. It is only the few good ones that can actually see the difference as a good thing. I was ridiculed and had things tossed at me in high school because I dyed my hair blue. All you can really do about stuff like that is remember who is the better person, the one who doesn’t attack people with differences no matter how small or large. One day I hope the world will find acceptance to thier own kind but until then you just try to do the best you can.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (2 days, 12 hours after post)

well its the same as racism people de=ont see much goths, so wen they do they dont know wat to think so they think of hate because your diffrent. but its mosly just jocks that do in so go places in pairs so they will be more affraid of you

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Indefinite offline Verified User (1 month, 2 weeks) Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (1 week, 2 days after post)

people see goths as sadistic drug abusers… which is so not true.
However stereotypes are easily made and hard to break, its the same reason that any minority gets abused by the majority.
Goths are seen as different, most people don’t fully understand why they choose to be they way they are. and so they lash out at them…
its horrible and wrong but its the way the human race has been for many hundreds of years and will continue to be for years to come.

Sad really… nothing we can do about it tho.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (1 week, 3 days after post)

Well isn’t that just amazing.

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US | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (1 week, 3 days after post)

Incredible….

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 1 week ago (2 weeks, 5 days after post)

people dnt like Goths cuz they just act a lot different then other ppl and have differnt views of things and have a different life style while ppl who rnt goths just think there ppl who r on drugs or there just completely crazy which there not, its kinda sad cuz in a way its like racism….

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bonnie offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 1 week ago (2 weeks, 6 days after post)

It is like racism. It makes me feel sad. In the 80’s Goths were largely ignored but welcomed by both the punk and rock crowds, we could easily go into clubs/bars for either groups. I think we were more a curiosity than something for people to scorn on.

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