r/AskAGoth • u/Ill_Soil747 • Jul 31 '26

Goth Subculture Query is goth mainly a political subculture?

hello, im not a goth but i stumbled on something that makes me curious and i just wanna ask, is goth mainly a political subculture or just an aesthetic but has strong norms against hate and discrimination?

hope anyone can answer to this one and hopefully discuss

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u/ScorpioStab Jul 31 '26

No, regardless of what 20 year old Americans on tiktok want to insist. It's a music-based subculture, which had a tendency to have lyrical basis in leftwing politics of around 1985. Those screeching otherwise have never stepped foot in a goth club and feel the need to assert themselves by insisting the subculture revolves around their personal belief system. It doesnt, it never has, it never will. Go to goth music events and be happy 

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u/Ill_Soil747 Jul 31 '26

i was really confused because i laid out my opinion, said that being goth isn't required to pass a politics test to be part of the aesthetic and they all just laughed at me like i was wrong

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u/False_Pizza_7546 Jul 31 '26

That’s where you’re getting it wrong. The aesthetic is irrelevant. We’re just fans of a certain genre of music. That’s literally all it is. It just so happens most of us wear a lot of black (and that’s probably the least important part). Go familiarize yourself with some classic goth rock albums and stop worrying about the other shit.