….Apparently, yes they do, along with a whole collection of ethnic goths.
This was a question fueled by myth and factual claim, as my best friend, Spencer, the bizzaro redneck version of me, returned a few years ago one night with news that he had sighted such a creature.
Silverfrost was her name, and upon going to a goth-themed Halloween party at Knoxville’s Blue Cats one year, Spencer had discovered the specimen.
Yes, it was a black.
Yes, it was goth.
And yes, it was apparently female, though with the chances of encountering a black shemale is higher in Tennessee than encountering a black female goth, I’m still just a wee bit skeptical on that last claim.
I remember listening to Spencer the next day, proudly bragging on his rare find like a paler opium induced Ash Ketchum catching a rare Pokemon.
But after my college roommates and I shook off the initial shock, disbelief set in. And the fact that Spencer never was able to either produce a picture of his African Goth Goddess, or introduce her to us really didn’t help out Spencer’s claim theory.
Years later, with a random phone conversation, my friend brings up the name “Silverfrost” yet again, leaving me to revisit the question, “Do black goths exist?”
I know that black rockers exist, as a variety of bands I’ve come to love are fronted by guitar rocking niggas, negroes.
Mick Collins of The Dirtbombs, Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust, and Corey Glover of Living Colour are some of my heroes just because they actually had the Mandingo balls to either pick up a guitar or front a pretty kick ass band.
I’m still wondering about the dude from Killswitch Engage. Can’t yet tell if he’s black or not, but he still has a great set of pipes on him.
Black emos exist. This I know due to my own observations of kids who traded their own curly locks for straighten gelled hair that “just” goes over the eyes. They seem to flock to anime conventions damn them.
Never have I wanted to cry so much.
Never have I wanted to kidney punch another being soooooooo bad.
So the question still persisted, what of black goths?
Well, I used the almighty google images for my answer. And instead of encountering a flood of needed unneeded porn, I’ve discovered them.
Spencer was right. His Silverfrost wasn’t some dark horndog’s dream.
And not only are there black goths. But there are apparently a slew of multi-ethnic goths.
My sweet lord.
Black on the outside and inside.
You can discover them yourself at ethnicgoth.com.
In less goth related news. Dumbledore is gay.
I’ve got my opinions on this, but I’m going to wait for all the right-wing christian zealots and Harry Potter homophobe fans to finish hanging themselves.
–Sleepy Out
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Oh god, thats pretty cool.
Yes, open the world up and let it see the wierdness that is there. Damn freaky pic to say the least though, btw thanks for the redneck comment.
Wow, you mean the Internet is really weird and full of fucked up things like emo-goths and gay Dumbledores? Cool, man! Way to catch up with the year 2004! *thumbs up*
Some of those multi-ethnic goths are pretty hot. Although that drag queen…good lord, man. Have you been visiting Carosel II and not telling?
That drag queen is actually Dennis Rodman. And did you know that the internet has this thing called Google, all right, I’m finally moving up to 2005.
Ethnic goths do exist…there are many East Indian and Mixed raced goths in my country…but people jus think we are weird
Yup they sure do, and last time i checked i was one, and a hot one at that : )… check out my myspace, and check out Counter Culture in Color at myspace cool stuff..
you are a shallow, close minded idiot!!! have you lived under a rock for the last fifty years or are you just an arrogant racist???? the goth style doesn’t belong to just white people?? are you really such a nationalist that you’re SO shocked when a black person puts on chains and spikes??? and for the love of fucking god when hip-hop first started, what did they wear??? denim, chains and studs.
and FYI: i am black and i am a hardcore goth. i’ve been goth since i was in 5th grade. i am now 27. i have all kinds of friends, except closed minded bastards like yourself. read a fucking book or something!!!!!!!!
I’m a black goth. But I don’t pirce or have tatoos or look gay or die my hair. I don’t use makeup, but for some reason everyone thinks I wear eyeliner! My musical interests besides goth rock(Siouxie rocks!) include death rock, death metal (neither are related, but they both kick ass!), doom metal, thrash metal, symphonic metal, hardcore punk, grindcore, deathgrind, power metal, gothic metal (gotta love Lacuna Coil), metalcore, unblack metal ({in dath growl}HORDE, ANTESTOR), thrash metal,(MEGADETH>SLAYER) heavy metal, any metal with a morbid feel, techno, industrial (mixed with metal, it could be weird, but still awesome), 60s blues, grunge, baroque (Bach had to be a 17th century goth), and classical music. No, metal isn’t always goth. However, tons of individual artists in metal are. Black Sabbath, for example. Many people think that you can’t be goth if you’re not white, and that’s just not true. You can’t be a skinhead if you’re not white, though. Tons of stereotypes arise when people don’t understand nonconformity. Goth has been around ever since Christianity started. For quite some time, they were one in the same. If you want to really serve God, become a goth. However, if you don’t fit the description, don’t force it. It’s something spiritual and philosophical, yet, you’re born with it. You could be goth right now, and not know it. It hides until you stop hiding who you truly are. Just be yourself, and you may be goth! Its that simple!
OK First, this blog is meant as a joke against stereotyping!! Which means I want laughs and some smashing of bad ideas. If you’re proclaiming you are a goth on this blog, great. All you’re doing is proving that Black goths, as well as black anythings in ANY culture do exist. That’s fine. That’s one of things I wanted to do with this blog, because there truly are ignorant people that believe that certain culture or ways of life are limited to some due to race. I’m trying to SMASH that idea with a bit of humor. Guess this aint so funny. So before you become offended, keep that in mind.
Man, I’m gonna have to start putting disclaimers on this thing. lolz
Soo…..has anyone tried like reading the OTHER entries. Maybe get a FEEL for this site. Yeah, the comedy is bad, but AT LEAST it’s comedy.