MovieChat Forums > General Discussion > What do you think of the alt aesthetic?

Saturday night I’m going to see the goth band Clan of Xymox in New Orleans. I’ll take some pics for you. 😀

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Looking forward to it!

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I am too!!!

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I'm tired of it. I want people to look "normal".

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Fair enough, but if everyone looks "normal", wouldn't that be kinda boring? Variety is the spice of life.

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Yes, I agree, but it feels like the "alts" have become the new normal. It's out of control. I want to go back to the old normal for a while. The normal normal.

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NEVER EXISTED...EXCEPT MAYBE IN YOUR HEAD.

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Sure it existed. There is always some norm. It's what the majority of people look like, what they wear, their haircuts, the way they speak, etc. Wasn't there a particular look in say the late 90's. If you think of the mainstream fashion, what do you picture? Did those people look goth or "alt" like these people in the pictures? Of course there are subcultures but those are not mainstream.

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FALSE....THAT IS A CLOSE MINDED AND WILDLY INCORRECT TAKE.

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What's false about it? Can you explain? I'm genuinly curious what your take is. I don't think I've said anything controversial.

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I'm sorry you feel that way. I respect your point of view, I just disagree. My humor is not for the faint of heart. But there are people here who enjoy it and so I do it for them.
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It looks like people who have watched too much anime.

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I been torn for years on it. There's something attractive but also very detestable about goths.

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alt =/= goth tbf

like 30 years ago alt was grunge music, and post-hardcore. "Alt" looks very different 20 years ago to what it is now

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You mean flanels and worn jeans? That is dated af

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Do goths exist in very hot/humid climates? Are there goths in India? Or Vietnam?

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No idea.

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Yes. I live in Louisiana and there are goths here. Lol

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Cajun Goths?! They must sweat more than the garlic in Justin Wilson's pot roast!

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Yep! There are even goth mosquitoes here.

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always the same old same old: trying too hard to be different or unique by covering how they look normally.

then they grow up.

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"Alt" isn't really a some kind of subversive, overt or striking fashion style.

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Is this alt? imgur.com/Z7vfIAI

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Maybe? I guess it is hard to define...

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I'd say that's clown show.

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Still

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Nah, I was a punk. Anyone showing up like that would've had their ass kicked. That's not alternative. It's Halloween.

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It’s big in Japan.

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